NYSSO's CE Seminar Coming May 4-5

The New York State Society of Opticians (NYSSO) will present its 2013 New York State Opticians Gala & Professional Development Symposium May 4-5 at the Turning Stone Casino and Resort, Verona, NY. Saturday's Pre-Gala Continuing Education Program will include four hours of continuing education: Noon–1:00: Post Refractive Ectasia: Contact Lens Options after RK and LASIK with Joe Forte; 1:00–2:00: Getting Started as a Contact Lens Fitter with Joe Forte; 2:00–3:00: Computer Vision Syndrome with Ralph Kent; and 3:00–4:00: Varilux S Series with Greg Rodriguez.

On Sunday, NYSSO will present its Professional Development Symposium, where opticians could earn as many as eight hours of CE. It will present a special four-credit course from eight to noon: Medicare Post-Op Cataract Eyewear: Coding, Billing and Supplier Compliancy. Participants must register in advance online.

Rather than taking the Medicare course, participants could opt for four other courses: 8:00–9:00: Xperio with Greg Rodriguez; 9:00–10:00: Multicultural Dispensing with Greg Rodriguez; 10:00–11:00: State of the State's Ophthalmic Dispensing Profession with Executive Secretary Seth Rockmuller and members of the State Board for Ophthalmic Dispensing; and 11:00–12:00: Mentoring for the Ophthalmic Dispensing Profession with NYSSO Mentoring Program Team.

Sunday afternoon will offer the following: 12:30–1:30: New York State DMV's New Online Vision Registry with New York State's DMV Staff; 1:30–2:30: Adventures in Sales Prevention with Ralph Kent; 2:30–3:30: Real World Vision with Laurie Pierce; and 3:30–4:30: Auto 111 with Laurie Pierce.

NYSSO also will raffle for an Apple iPad and a Kindle Fire. Proceeds from the raffle will fund the association's lobbying efforts in Albany. To participate, go online.