Goodwin College to Run ABO & NCLE Review Courses

On July 28, the Ophthalmic Science Department at Goodwin College will run review classes for the ABO and NCLE exams. The cost: A donation of non-perishable food items for families in need. The department also asks participants not to donate items at or near their expiration date. Aside from that requirement, you need to fill out the form found at this link: SU2016 ABO/NCLE Review Registration. Please complete all boxes on the ABO/NCLE registration form. You must register before July 26 at 11:59 pm. You can submit the registration via a link at the bottom of the SU2016 page above.

Questions? Contact: Maryann Santos, Program Director of Ophthalmic Science at Goodwin College.

Event Date: Thursday, July 28, 2016

Location: Goodwin College
403 Main Street
(corner of Crosby and Main Street)
East Hartford, CT 06118

Time: 5:30 pm Registration and Check-In
6:00-8:30 pm ABO Review
6:00-8:30 pm NCLE Review

Reservations Pouring in for OpticalCEUs Spring Continuing Education Seminar

Opticians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are registering quickly for OpticalCEUs Spring 2016 Continuing Education Seminar. It will be held April 10th in the Celebrity Ballroom of the Fox Tower at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino. The opticians will pick up seven ABO/NCLE continuing education credits, which they can apply to their requirements for their state licenses and their ABO/NCLE certification. Register now before the seminar sells out.

OpticalCEUs Again Wows Attendees at Its Annual Fall Seminar for Continuing Education for Opticians

Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs, Joe Forte, and Deborah Kotob wowed a sell-out crowd at this past Sunday's OpticalCEUs Fall 2015 Continuing Education Seminar for licensed opticians.

There were more than twelve dozen opticians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, and New Hampshire. In the classy Celebrity Ballroom of the Fox Tower, these engaged opticians earned 7 ABO/NCLE credits, all valid for their licenses.

The presentationswere as follows: Exploring the Cornea; Light, the Eye and the Brain; Everywhere and Sportwrap – Understanding Digital Technology; Specialty Contact Lenses Are Not That Special; Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses; You Be the Judge: Opticians and Malpractice; The Nature of Light and Its Practical Applications.

For lunch, the attendees went into a connecting dining room where the Foxwoods Casino catering staff had set up 16 tables, seating eight, all with a centerpiece and a wonderful china setting.

The buffet table was stacked with large bowls of Philly cheesesteak, eggplant parmigiana, pulled pork, green tossed salad, pasta salad, and minestrone. On the desert table, there were lemon tarts, a blueberry crumble, and a chocolate thingy that disappeared quickly.

Almost forgot: OpticalCEUs raffled off five polo shirts with its distinguished lighthouse logo. Luxottica had a raffle for two Ray-Ban sunglasses.


Our Lecturers
Accredited lecturers Linda Conlin, Deborah Kotob of Vision-Ease and Joe Forte will present seven courses enabling you to earn ABO/NCLE credits. 

Linda Conlin

Deborah Kotob

For over 15 years Linda, an NAO Fellow Ambassador, has provided continuing education and training for opticians at the state and national levels. She is ABO and NCLE certified, licensed in CT, MA and RI, and has written for 20/20 and EyeWitness magazines.

She founded OpticalCEUs and launched OpticalCEU.com and Optical News from OpticalCEUs news blog for opticians. She is currently an adjunct professor in the Goodwin College's Ophthalmic Science Program.

Joe Forte

Deborah, the ECP Education Facilitator for Vision-Ease, creates and presents ABO, NCLE and JCAHPO seminars related to optics and best practices.

A Massachusetts-licensed optician, she has owned two optical businesses and was a sales representative for MODO and Luxottica. Deborah has achieved ABOM and NCLE certifications. 

Joe, the director of contact lens services for Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates, lectured at CUNY Tech, Vision Expo and Optifair. He is certified as an advanced level speaker, and was program director of the Interboro Institute College of Opticianry where he taught courses in various areas of contact lenses and optics.

OpticalCEUs Fall Continuing Education on Oct. 25th Has Sold Out

Almost twelve dozen opticians are registered for OpticalCEU's Fall 2015 continuing education seminar, selling out the available seats. The 7 ABO/NCLE credit program will start registration Sunday morning at 8:30 at the CELEBRITY BALLROOM, FOX TOWER (formerly MGM Grand), 2nd Level, Foxwoods Resort and Casino on Sunday, October 25.

As always, conference attendees can enjoy a delicious hot buffet lunch compliments of OpticalCEUs in one of the finest banquet rooms in New England.

Program Schedule

• Explore the Cornea Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 9am-10am – NEW!
• Light, the Eye and the Brain Speaker: Deborah Kotob (1 ABO) 10am-11am – NEW!
• Everywhere and Sportwrap – Understanding Digital Technology Speaker: Deborah Kotob (1 ABO pending) 11am-Noon – NEW!
• Specialty Contact Lenses are Not That Special Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE pending) 1pm-2pm – NEW!
• Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE pending) 2pm-3pm – NEW!
• You Be the Judge: Opticians and Malpractice Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 3pm-4pm
• The Nature of Light and Its Practical Applications Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO pending) 4pm-5pm – NEW!

Our Lecturers
Accredited lecturers Linda Conlin, Deborah Kotob of Vision-Ease and Joe Forte will present seven courses enabling you to earn ABO/NCLE credits. 

For over 15 years Linda, an NAO Fellow Ambassador, has provided continuing education and training for opticians at the state and national levels. She is ABO and NCLE certified, licensed in CT, MA and RI, and has written for 20/20 and EyeWitness magazines. She founded OpticalCEUs and launched OpticalCEU.com and Optical News from OpticalCEUs news blog for opticians. She is currently an adjunct professor in the Goodwin College's Ophthalmic Science Program.

Deborah, the ECP Education Facilitator for Vision-Ease, creates and presents ABO, NCLE and JCAHPO seminars related to optics and best practices. A Massachusetts-licensed optician, she has owned two optical businesses and was a sales representative for MODO and Luxottica. Deborah has achieved ABOM and NCLE certifications. 

Joe, the director of contact lens services for Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates, lectured at CUNY Tech, Vision Expo and Optifair. He is certified as an advanced level speaker, and was program director of the Interboro Institute College of Opticianry where he taught courses in various areas of contact lenses and optics.

Directions
FOX TOWER, Foxwoods is located at 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd., Ledyard. CT 06339, on Route 2 between I-395 and I-95. Go to http://www.opticalceu.com/DirectionsToCelebrityBallroom.pdf for map and directions. Valet parking is free. For accommodations, call Foxwoods at 1-800 PLAY BIG. Overnight reservations are not associated with the seminar.

Goodwin College's Ophthalmic Science Department Offering Free ABO/NCLE Test Review on Oct. 18

For the expense of an unwrapped toy or non-perishable food items, individuals in the optical field will receive a six-hour ABO/NCLE test review. Goodwin College will host the event on Sunday, Oct. 18, at its East Hartford campus. Registration will begin at eight. The school will provide lunch, and the afternoon sessions will end at four.

Do you want to attend? You will need to pre-register by emailing Maryann Santos msantos@goodwin.edu, who is the director of Goodwin's Ophthalmic Science Department. You will receive a registration form by email that must be filled out and submitted in advance.

Registration on Oct. 18	8:00-8:30
ABO Review by Rebecca Soto	8:45-11:45 1:00-4:00
NCLE Review by Maryann Santos	8:45-11:45 1:00-4:00
Lunch provided by Goodwin College’s Ophthalmic Science Department

Remember. Goodwin's Ophthalmic Science Department is offering this opportunity only for the cost of an unwrapped toy or non-perishable food, which it will distribute to underprivileged families in the East Hartford community.

ABO/NCLE Changed Certification Process for Next Year (2016)

In a recent email, the ABO-NCLE said that starting January 2016, it is changing certification renewal requirements. It will apply to all three-year certificates (certifications) that expire in 2016. Here are the new renewal requirements, as described by ABO/NCLE:

• ABO Certification Renewal: $85 renewal fee and completion of 12 ABO and/or NCLE approved CECs [continuing education credits], of which at least 6 hours are ABO approved technical CECs.
• NCLE Certification Renewal: $85 renewal fee and completion of 18 ABO and/or NCLE approved CECs, of which at least 9 hours are NCLE approved technical CECs.
• ABO & NCLE (Joint) Certification Renewal: $85 renewal fee for each certification and completion of 21 ABO and/or NCLE approved CECs, of which at least 5 hours of must be ABO approved technical CECs and at least 6 hours must be NCLE approved technical CECs.

"If you are licensed in a state that requires continuing education for license renewal, all you need to do is provide a copy of your current license, with your $85 payment, per certification. In order to maintain your ABO and/or NCLE Advanced & Masters Designation Renewal: $85 renewal fee for each certification and at least one-third of your required credits, as described above, must be Approved Level II or III CECs." Need more information? Contact ABO/NCLE on its certification webpage.

Registration Running Briskly for Fall 2014 Continuing Education Seminar for Opticians

This past spring opticians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island celebrated OpticalCEUs 15th annual spring continuing education seminar. Scores of opticians will earn seven ABO/NCLE continuing education credits on November 2 at the Grand Pequot Ballroom when they participate in OpticalCEUs 15th annual fall continuing education seminar. They will participate in the following seminars.

• The Full Spectrum of Prism Speaker: Deborah Kotob (1 ABO pending) 9am-10am – NEW! 
• Night Vision Speaker: Deborah Kotob (1 NCLE) 10am-11am – NEW!
• Contact Lenses on the Job Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 11am-Noon
• Day By Day Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE) 1pm-2pm – NEW!
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lenses, But Were Afraid to Ask Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 2pm-3pm – NEW!
• Score with Contact Lenses for Sports Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 3pm-4pm
• Reflecting on Refraction Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 4pm-5pm – NEW!

Register now to earn accreditation and some Foxwoods fun! You can sign up for a full day (7 credits) for only $135; morning only for $90; and afternoon only for $100.

ABO/NCLE Reinstate Registration Grace Period

A few months ago, ABO/NCLE cancelled the grace period for registering continuing education credits with the organization. That's no longer the case. Yesterday, an optician received the following from ABO/NCLE:

If you are unable to complete the necessary requirements, or fail to turn in your renewal fee prior to the end of the year, ABO & NCLE have established a ninety (90) day grace period, ending on March 31 of the year immediately following your expiration, with an additional $50 fee, for you to complete any remaining course work and to file your renewal paperwork.

Opticians Rave about OpticalCEUs Continuing Education/Seminar Goes "Hollywood"

The reviews of OpticalCEUs Continuing Education Seminar for opticians this past April are in, and opticians are cheering. As required by the American Board of Opticianry and the National Contact Lens Assn., participants in ABO/NCLE approved continuing education (CEUs, CECs) must ask participants to respond to five questions posed by the ABO/NCLE.

Some 150 opticians learned about contact lenses on the job and for athletes, fitting irregular corneas, the fundamentals of sight, diseases of the eye, and use of the slit lamp at OpticalCEUs seminar with ABO/NCLE approved courses. See their evaluations of each seminar. One attendee summed it up best when he described the seminar as being “consciously planned.”

If you want a taste of what these opticians saw, enjoyed, and tasted during a day of ABO/NCLE certified classes, watch our short movie above.

Linda Conlin to Speak at 2014 OptiCon

OpticalCUE’s Linda Conlin will speak at the 2014 OptiCon, the annual continuing education conference organized by the American Board of Opticianry and the National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO/NCLE). At the Sept. 5-7 conference, national experts will present more than 70 topics about spectacles, contact lenses, and opticianry business management at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, in Nashville, TN. Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs, will present "What's Up With Myopia" and "Augmented Reality Contact Lenses" on Sunday, Sept. 7. To get hold of a schedule, click this link. To register for the conference, click this one.

ABO/NCLE Offering Exams Four Times a Year

A few days ago, ABO/NCLE Executive Director James Morris, Esq., informed state’s licensing board that the organizations will offer their National Opticianry Competency and Contact Lens Registry Exams four times a year. Starting on June 15 this year, candidates will be able to register for the exams throughout the year. Applicants also will be able to select the exam date from two options.

ABO/NCLE Deadlines	and Exam Dates for	2014 and 2015
Exam Dates	Registration	Late Registration
Aug. 16-30, 2014	July 12, 2014	July 19, 2014
Nov. 8-22, 2014	Oct. 4, 2014	Oct. 11, 2014
Feb. 14-28, 2015	Jan. 10, 2015	Jan. 17, 2015
May 9-23, 2015	April 4, 2015	April 11, 2015
Aug. 15-29, 2015	July 11, 2015	July 18, 2015
Nov. 7-21, 2015	Oct. 3, 2015	Oct. 10, 2015

Celebrate OpticalCEUs 15th Birthday at Its Spring Continuing Education Seminar for Opticians

And Get a Great Value in Optical Continuing Education--
A 7-Credit, ABO/NCLE Accredited Program from F.E. Enterprises!!!! 

Register today through our secure online reservation service to ensure that you pick up the latest ideas in the field - from preserving vision health to new contact lens techniques.  F.E. Enterprises will offer the following six courses in the GRAND PEQUOT BALLROOM, Foxwoods Resort and Casino on Sunday, April 6:

The Miracle of Sight Speaker: Deborah Kotob (2 ABO) 9am-11am;
Contact Lenses on the Job Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 11am-Noon—NEW!
Fitting Irregular Corneas Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE) 1pm-2pm—Level III;
Score with Contact Lenses for Sports Speaker: Linda Conlin  (1 NCLE) 2pm-3pm – NEW!; Diseases of the Eye Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 3pm-4pm
Beam Me Up! Understanding the Slit Lamp Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 4pm-5pm

The six courses will help you:
·         Discover how to fit irregular corneas with contact lenses
·         Provide top-notch patient care by identifying vision health issues
·         Expand your knowledge of vision, spectacle and contact lenses

Register now to earn accreditation and some Foxwoods fun! 
P.S.  As always, OpticalCEUs serves its conference attendees a complimentary hot-lunch buffet with the resort's traditional lavish style in a room adjacent to the meeting area!

Our Lecturers

Accredited lecturers Linda Conlin, Deborah Kotob of Vision-Ease and Joe Forte will present six courses enabling you to earn seven ABO/NCLE credits. 

For 15 years Linda, an NAO Fellow Ambassador, has provided continuing education and training for opticians at the state and national level. She is ABO and NCLE certified, licensed in CT, MA and RI, and has written for 20/20 and EyeWitness magazines.

Deborah, a sales consultant for Vision-Ease, creates and presents ABO seminars related to best practices. A Massachusetts-licensed optician, she has owned an optical business and was a sales representative for MODO and Luxottica.  Deborah has achieved ABOM and NCLE certifications.

 

Joe, the director of contact lens services for Raymond Opticians, lectured at CUNY Tech, Vision Expo and Optifair. He was program director of the Interboro Institute College of Opticianry where he taught courses in various areas of contact lenses and optics.
Directions 
Foxwoods is located at 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, CT  06338, on Route 2 between I-395 and I-95.  You can get directions to the resort by clicking this link. Valet parking is free.  For accommodations, call Foxwoods at 1-800 PLAY BIG and by clicking this link.  Overnight reservations are not associated with the seminar.

Help Renew Your License! Update Your ABO/NCLE Certification!! Celebrate Our 15th Anniversary!!!

And Get a Great Value in Optical Continuing Education--
A 7-Credit Program from F.E. Enterprises!!!! 

Register today through our secure online reservation service to ensure that you pick up the latest ideas in the field - from preserving vision health to new contact lens techniques.  F.E. Enterprises will offer the following six courses in the GRAND PEQUOT BALLROOM, Foxwoods Resort and Casino on Sunday, April 6:

The Miracle of Sight Speaker: Deborah Kotob (2 ABO) 9am-11am;
Contact Lenses on the Job Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 11am-Noon—NEW!
Fitting Irregular Corneas Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE) 1pm-2pm—Level III;
Score with Contact Lenses for Sports Speaker: Linda Conlin  (1 NCLE) 2pm-3pm – NEW!; Diseases of the Eye Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 3pm-4pm
Beam Me Up! Understanding the Slit Lamp Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 4pm-5pm

The six courses will help you:
·         Discover how to fit irregular corneas with contact lenses
·         Provide top-notch patient care by identifying vision health issues
·         Expand your knowledge of vision, spectacle and contact lenses

Register now to earn accreditation and some Foxwoods fun! 
P.S.  As always, OpticalCEUs serves its conference attendees a complimentary hot-lunch buffet with the resort's traditional lavish style in a room adjacent to the meeting area!

Our Lecturers

Accredited lecturers Linda Conlin, Deborah Kotob of Vision-Ease and Joe Forte will present six courses enabling you to earn seven ABO/NCLE credits. 

For 15 years Linda, an NAO Fellow Ambassador, has provided continuing education and training for opticians at the state and national level. She is ABO and NCLE certified, licensed in CT, MA and RI, and has written for 20/20 and EyeWitness magazines.

Deborah, a sales consultant for Vision-Ease, creates and presents ABO seminars related to best practices. A Massachusetts-licensed optician, she has owned an optical business and was a sales representative for MODO and Luxottica.  Deborah has achieved ABOM and NCLE certifications.

 

Joe, the director of contact lens services for Raymond Opticians, lectured at CUNY Tech, Vision Expo and Optifair. He was program director of the Interboro Institute College of Opticianry where he taught courses in various areas of contact lenses and optics.
Directions 
Foxwoods is located at 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, CT  06338, on Route 2 between I-395 and I-95.  You can get directions to the resort by clicking this link. Valet parking is free.  For accommodations, call Foxwoods at 1-800 PLAY BIG and by clicking this link.  Overnight reservations are not associated with the seminar.

ABO/NCLE Ends Grace Period for Certification

ABO/NCLE has ended its grace period for opticians who wish to remain ABO and/or NCLE certified. Here's a copy of the notice that has been emailed to opticians.

This notice is to advise you that your ABO and/or NCLE certification is going to expire on 12/31/2013.  This is the absolute last date for you to complete all of your credits and your payment due for re-certification and to submit documentation showing proof of completion of the required number of CECs.  There is no 4th year, suspension year, late fee period, or grace period [the blog's emphasis].  If you do not submit your appropriate credits and payment(s) due by 12/31/2013, your certification will expire, and you will be required to re-take the examination(s) in order to become ABO and/or NCLE Certified again.  There are no exceptions [ABO/NCLE emphasis].

To renew your certification through 12/31/2016, you must:

1.) Complete the required number of hours of continuing education on or before December 31, 2013. ABO Certified: 12 ABO approved CECs (up to 3 may be NCLE approved). NCLE Certified: 18 NCLE approved CECs (up to 6 may be ABO approved). ABO & NCLE Certified: 21 CECs total (9 ABO approved and 12 NCLE approved).

2.)  Submit your CECs or proof of current state licensed (only if your state requires continuing education to renew) by December 31, 2013.  The ABO renewal fee is $85.  The NCLE renewal fee is $85.

You worked hard to earn your certification, don't let it slip away!

OpticalCEUs Fall Continuing Education Seminar for Opticians Coming on Oct. 20, at Grand Pequot in Foxwoods

On Sunday, Oct. 20, OpticalCEUs will conduct its 15th Fall continuing education conference for opticians, announced Linda Conlin, L.O., founder and president of OpticalCEUs. The 2013 Fall program, which will offer opticians seven ABO/NCLE credits, will be held in the luxurious Grand Pequot Ballroom of the Grand Pequot at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT.

Conlin noted that registration will begin at the end of August or early September. At that time, OpticalCEUs will provide a complete list of the courses and their presenters. OpticalCEUs, as it always has, will provide a complimentary buffet lunch for most registrants. Attendees will be able to register online through links at OpticalCEUs websiteor its blog Optical News from OpticalCEUs. They also can choose to register by mail or by phone.

Since Conlin founded OpticalCEUs in 1999, it has provided opticians with accredited continuing education units. Each year, hundreds of opticians use the earned credits to fulfill their licensing requirements in many states, such as Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, to name only three. Opticians also apply their earned credits to their ABO and NCLE certifications.

Conlin added that in addition to the conference, OpticalCEUs provides opticians with a blog designed exclusively for their needs--Optical News from OpticalCEUs. The blog provides optical news from around the Web in digest form with links for more information.

For more information about the conference or the blog, send an email to F.E.Enterprises@OpticalCEU.com.

Kotob Earns Advanced Certification from AB0/NCLE

Deborah Kotob, Vision-Ease and a speaker for OpticalCEUs, recently achieved ABO Advanced Certification. According to ABO/NCLE, “the Advanced Certification designation, ABOC-AC is earned only after a practitioner has attained several years experience, completes a prescribed curriculum of advanced education, and achieves a passing score on the rigorous examination. Professionals with advanced certification credential are equipped to work in a variety of practice settings, such as: independent opticians, ophthalmology practices, university hospitals, commercial offices, HMO/managed care offices, optometric offices, large clinics, optical product manufacturers. In short, Advanced Certification equips you in all settings which provide eyeglasses to clients."

"Please join me in congratulating Deb on her achievement,” noted Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs. “The Advanced Certification is a testament to her knowledge and expertise, and I am proud to have her as a speaker again this year."

Attendees Say OpticalCEUs Hit a Homer with Its Fall 2012 Conference

Linda Conlin, founder of the innovative, attendee-oriented continuing education program OpticalCEUs and the increasingly popular optical news site, Optical News from OpticalCEUs, recently released the outstanding performance evaluations from opticians attending its Fall 2012 Continuing Education Seminar for Opticians at Foxwoods. As mandated by ABO/NCLE (American Board of Opticianry/National Contact Lens Examiners), OpticalCEUs surveys attendee reaction to each seminar using a standard ABO/NCLE questionnaire. “Clearly our attendees appreciate the time, energy, and professionalism that each speaker puts into her/his work,” said Linda Conlin. To see all the evaluations, click this link.

New Self-Service Portal from ABO/NCLE

The American Board of Opticianry and the  National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO/NCLE) now offers a self-service portal at www.abo-ncle.org. Eye care professionals can review and print a copy of your transcript, renew your certification, and update your contact information. ABO/NCLE assign members a six-digit user name (their certificaiton numbers) and password. The user name is the same as the members certificatino number, and his/her password is composed of the first three letters of his/her last name plus the certificanio number. Read more at www.abo-ncle.org.

Attendees Rate OpticalCEU's Spring 2012 CEU Seminar a Success

Based on a survey of attendees after each presentation, OpticalCEUs again presented what attendees rated as a great conference in terms of speaker knowledge, organization, and presentation skill. OpticalCEUs conducts the surveys at the request of the certification boards of the ABO and NCLE, and Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs, insists that the information be made public. For more information, click this  link.

Here are some of the comments made by individuals about the different presentations (titles appear in boldface): 

Ocular Allergies
"Very informative"; "Instructor very organized and informative"; "Instructor organized and informative - yes+"; "Excellent speaker, enjoyed." 

A Sun Strategy for the Preservation of the Visual System
"Very good investment of time - awesome"; "Excellent speaker!  Enjoyed!"; "Very informative.  Invite her back!"; "Excellent subject matter"; "Instructor very organized and informative"; "Enjoyable course"; "Awesome"

Therapeutic Contact Lenses
"Awesome"; "Linda always knows what she is teaching us"; "Very informative, learned a lot about diabetes, color blindness, special order (contact lenses)"; "Thorough explanation"; "Excellent speaker - enjoyed!"; "Good presentation"; "Keep up great subjects"; "Worthwhile investment of time - yes!!!"; "Instructor organized and informative - yes!!"; "Great job"

The Three Bugs:  Acanthamoeba, Pseudomonas and Fusarium
"I learned from this and every other session during this seminar.  Very informative.  Thanks so much!"; "Great presentation and explanation"; "Loved this one!"; "Excellent explanations and presentation"

Eye Know Why
"Jean, you are awesome"; "Awesome"; "Instructor organized and informative - yes!!"; "A lot of fun"; "Great presentation"; "Fun, entertaining, interesting!"

Keratoconus
"Fascinating topic"; "Excellent speaker.  Thank you";  "Very interesting subject.  Seeing more of this condition"; "Extremely informative!"

Former Exec Director of ABO/NCLE Goes to Slammer

"The executive director of a Fairfax County-based national association of opticians [ABO/NCLE] was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for his part in a scheme that authorities said stole about $1.7 million from the association.
Hugh Michael Robey, 48, of Bowie, had been the executive director of the American Board of Opticianry and the National Contact Lens Examiners, a nonprofit group on Loisdale Road in the Springfield area.s" That's that start of the Washington Post story.