Linda Conlin Speaking to NH Opticians

Linda Conlin will speak at the annual New Hampshire Opticians Conference. The conference will be held on Oct. 16 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concorde, NH. She will have presentations on keratonus, the cornea, and malpractice.

OpticalCEUs Fall Seminar Registration Will Begin Sept. 1

Linda Conlin, president and founder of OpticalCEUs and F.E. Enterprises, announced that registration for OpticalCEUs annual Fall seminar for opticians will begin on September 1. You will be able to save your seat online, by phone, or by mail. The seminar will offer approved courses for seven ABO/NCLE credits. Watch for more announcements.

OpticalCEUs Spring 2015--the Movie

OpticalCEUs 2015 Spring Continuing Education Seminar for Opticians a Success

"Judge" Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs,
lecturing about malpractice at the recent
OpticalCEUs continuing education
seminar at Foxwoods.

Around 12 dozen opticians came to the Grand Pequot Ballroom, Foxwoods Resort and Casino on Sunday, April 26. By the end of the day and after a delicious hot lunch, they returned home with 7 ABO/NCLE credits. They listened, took notes, and discussed presented at seven sessions from four excellent speakers:

Miru 1day – New Technology in Daily Disposable Lenses Speaker: Donna Schaub (1 NCLE) 9am-10am

Blue Perspective Speaker: Deborah Kotob (1 ABO) 10am-11am

Night Vision Speaker: Deborah Kotob (1 NCLE) 11am-Noon

Day By Day Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE) 1pm-2pm

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lenses, But Were Afraid to Ask Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 2pm-3pm

You Be the Judge: Opticians and Malpractice Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 3pm-4pm

Reflecting on Refraction. Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 4pm-5 pm.

Registration Opening Soon for OpticalCEU's 16th Annual Spring Seminar for Opticians

Need to renew your state license and ABO/NCLE certification? Want the best
value in continuing education? Need a full-day, 7-credit program? F.E. Enterprises’ OpticalCEUs has what you want and need! And, soon, you will be able to register online, by mail, or by phone.



So keep you eyes open for your chance to hear about the latest ideas in the field - from light and vision to new contact lens technology. Earn your ABO/NCLE credits with 7 courses at the Grand Pequot Ballroom, Foxwoods Resort and Casino on Sunday, April 26.
They’ll help you:

• Advise your patients about blue light and night vision.
• Provide top-notch patient care with new technology and analysis of daily disposable contact lenses.
• Expand your knowledge of vision, spectacle lenses and the optician’s scope of practice.

The presentations that will help you? Here they are:

• Miru 1day – New Technology in Daily Disposable Lenses Speaker: Donna Schaub (1 NCLE) 9am-10am - NEW!
• Blue Perspective Speaker: Deborah Kotob (1 ABO) 10am-11am - NEW!
• Night Vision Speaker: Deborah Kotob (1 NCLE) 11am-Noon
• Day By Day Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE) 1pm-2pm
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lenses, But Were Afraid to Ask Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 2pm-3pm
• You Be the Judge: Opticians and Malpractice Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 3pm-4pm – NEW!
• Reflecting on Refraction. Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 4pm-5pm.

As always, conference attendees can enjoy a delicious hot buffet lunch compliments of OpticalCEUs.

OpticalCEUs Lecturers
Accredited lecturers Linda Conlin, Deborah Kotob of Vision-Ease, Joe Forte and Donna Schaub of Menicon America 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.
• 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 was program director of the Interboro Institute College of Opticianry where he taught courses in various areas of contact lenses and optics.
• Donna, a strategic account executive for Menicon America, is an experienced contact lens fitter and management consultant, overseeing optical shops throughout New England. With over 25 years of optical, retail and management experience, Donna is ABO and NCLE certified and licensed in CT.

Directions
Foxwoods is located at 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, CT 06338, on Route 2 between I-395 and I-95. Valet parking is free. For accommodations, call Foxwoods at 1-800 PLAY BIG. Overnight reservations are not associated with the seminar.

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.

Congratulations: Kotob Receives ABO Master in Ophthalmic Optics

Shortly before Deborah Kotob presented her talk at the OpticalCEUs Fall 2013 Continuing Education Conference, she received one of the highest honors available to an optician. She, a sales consultant for Vision-Ease, earned her ABO Master in Ophthalmic Optics certification.

"The ABO Master in Ophthalmic Optics designation demonstrates to the public and colleagues that an individual has attained a superior level in ophthalmic dispensing," notes the ABO website. The rigorous program requires candidates to pass a comprehensive exam and to write a Master's paper.

"It's an honor for such an accomplished optician to be a part of OpticalCEUs continuing education program," noted Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs. "Her continuing education classes always provide attendees with an intriguing look at optics, and our attendees appreciate the professionalism that she brings to every presentation."

"The Master optician certification is worth the effort," said Kotob. "Preparing for the exam and writing the research paper forced me to become more knowledgeable about optical theory and the effects of light, both good and bad, on ocular tissue."

When asked about what she enjoyed most about the program, she said, "The best part was learning. I'm an optician. I've dispensed. But to dig deep into all that is required for sight and how that little hockey puck of a lens corrects Ametropia or Asthenopia, to name a couple, was satisfying. Through this program, I expanded the depth and breadth of my understanding of ophthalmic optics."

Opticians from the Northeast Rav about Fall Conference

Scores of opticians from the Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island raved about the presentations at OpticalCEUs Annual Fall Conference. Presentation after presentation, veteran opticians approached speakers before they could leave the stage. The audience members were wishing them congratulations. "During your one presentation, I learned more than I did an entire other conference" was how one attendee expressed his appreciation to Deborah Kotob of Vision-Ease. Joe Forte of Raymond Opticians and Greenwich Ophthalmology, an Advanced Level III ABO/NCLE speaker, and Linda Conlin, founder of the conference, also received similar accolades after their presentations. "It was obvious that our attendees thought that the Fall 2013 continuing education conference was our most successful endeavor," reported Conlin. More details about the conference will be provided during the coming week.