OpticalCEUs Fall 2014 Busts All Attendance Records

OpticalCEUs Fall 2014 continuing education seminar for opticians, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, has busted all previous attendance records. On Nov. 2, 2014, scores of opticians will arrive at the Grand Pequot Hotel at Foxwoods Resorts. They will come from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island for the annual event. They will earn seven ABO/NCLE continuing education credits, which they will use for the ABO/NCLE certifications and for their opticians’ licenses in their respective states. Deborah Kotob, Linda Conlin (founder of OpticalCEUs), and Joe Forte will present courses on the following:

• The Full Spectrum of Prism Speaker: Deborah Kotob  (1 ABO) NEW!

• Night Vision Speaker:  Deborah Kotob (1 NCLE) NEW!

• Contact Lenses on the Job Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE)

• Day By Day Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE) NEW!

• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lenses, But Were Afraid to Ask Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) NEW!

• Score with Contact Lenses for Sports Speaker:  Linda Conlin (1 NCLE)

• Reflecting on Refraction Speaker:  Joe Forte (1 ABO) NEW!

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

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.

Long–Time Fan Finally Meets the Great Mariano Rivera

For some 18 years, Linda Conlin, founder of F.E. Enterprises and the OpticalCEU continuing education seminar for opticians, breathed easier when her now-famous New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera stepped onto the clay. Thanks to Eyefinity, she met her baseball hero at the recent Vision Expo East. The Irvine, CA,-based company set up a waiting area at its booth at two in the afternoon. Scores of fans, including Linda Conlin, waited for two hours. Then “Enter the Sandman,” the anthem played at Yankee Stadium when “Mo” took the mound. Conlin admits that she was a bit tongue-tied when she approach the Hall-of-Fame bound closer. She did say, “God bless you.”  And he offered the same blessing to her. It was not until a few hours later that her hands stopped shaking.

Sell-Out OpticalCEUs Seminar Major Success

Linda Conlin, founder
of OpticalCEUs, presenting.

Yesterday, some 150 opticians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania 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. They came to the ballroom of the Grand Pequot at Foxwoods Resorts in Connecticut.

Accredited lecturers Linda Conlin, Deborah Kotob of Vision-Ease and Joe Forte presented six courses enabling opticians 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 dwritten 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.

OpticalCEUs Sells Out Spring 2014 CEU Seminar

So many opticians from the tri-state region (CT, MA, and RI) have signed up for OpticalCEU's continuing education on Sunday, April 6, that the conference has sold out. Two days ago on-line registration was closed. On Sunday, F.E. Enterprises will offer the following six courses in the Grand Pequot Ballroom, Foxwoods Resort and Casino: The Miracle of Sight by Deborah Kotob (2 ABO); Contact Lenses on the Job by Linda Conlin (1 NCLE)NEW!; Fitting Irregular Corneas by Joe Forte (1 NCLE) —Level III; Score with Contact Lenses for Sports by Linda Conlin (1 NCLE)– NEW!; Diseases of the Eye by Joe Forte (1 ABO); and Beam Me Up! Understanding the Slit Lamp by Linda Conlin (1 NCLE).

Directions to the CEU seminar for opticians: 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.

The Reviews Are In for OpticalCEUs Fall 2013 Conference

Go to http://opticalceu.blogspot.com/2013/11/opticians-rave-about-opticalceus-fall.html.

Time and Seats Running Out for OpticalCEUs Fall Conference

“Time is running out to reserve space for our Fall Conference,” notes Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs and F.E. Enterprises. “There are less than ten days left. After that date, we cannot guarantee a seat at the conference.” The program permits licensed opticians to renew their licenses and receive the ABO/NCLE certificationi with a7-credit program from F.E. Enterprises at the Grand Pequot Ballroom, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT on Sunday, October 20. Participants can register for the conference by clicking this link.
The seminars include the following:
1. The Miracle of Sight and How to Preserve It Speaker: Deborah Kotob (2 ABO) 9am-11am NEW!
2. Grading Contact Lens Complications Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 11am-Noon
3. Fitting Irregular Corneas Speaker: Joe Forte (1NCLE) 1 pm-2 pm NEW!
4. Beam Me Up! Understanding the Slit Lamp Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 2 pm-3 pm NEW!
5. Diseases of the Eye Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 3pm-4pm NEW!
6. Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 4 pm-5pm
For more information about the conference, send an email to F.E.Enterprises@OpticalCEU.com.
In addition, speakers for the conference have achieved several milestones in the past six months. ABO/NCLE (American Board of Opticianry/National Contact Lens Examiners) has approved OpticalCEUs speaker Joe Forte as an Advanced, Level III speaker for ABO/NCLE courses. Level III speakers can give level I, II or III courses. Earlier this year, Deborah Kotob, a sales consultant for Vision-Ease and an OpticalCEUs speaker, received an 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." At the same time, Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs and a speaker at all the conferences, was recognized by the NAO. "In this issue, we are choosing to use this space to highlight a particularly amazing [NAO] ambassador" Linda Conlin. That's the start of an article (page 16) in this month's Vision of the Industry, the official publication of the National Academy of Opticianry.

OpticalCEUs Speakers Receive Recognition

ABO/NCLE (American Board of Opticianry/National Contact Lens Examiners) has approved OpticalCEUs speaker Joe Forte as an Advanced, Level III speaker for ABO/NCLE courses. Level III speakers can give level I, II or III courses. ABO/NCLE grants certification based on education, work experience, teaching and/or speaking experience, specialized training and certifications. OpticalCEUs is pleased to have Joe offer this level of education to our attendees.

Joe has lectured at CUNY Tech, specializing in contact lenses and was program director of the Interboro Institute College of Opticianry where he taught optics, anatomy and physiology, contact lenses, fabrication, and ophthalmic mathmatics. He has lectured at Vision Expo and Optifair. He is currently director of contact lens services for Raymond Opticians and a contact lens specialist for Greenwich Ophthalmology. Joe is also a percussionist and was a member of the orchestra for Miss Saigon on Broadway.

Earlier this year, Deborah Kotob, a sales consultant for Vision-Ease and an OpticalCEUs speaker, received an 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."

Another the same time, Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs and a speaker at all the conferences, was recognized by the NAO. "In this issue, we are choosing to use this space to highlight a particularly amazing [NAO] ambassador. Linda Conlin...has been an NAO fellow since 1999 and an ambassador for many years. Her work for us is consistently wonderful that she has won our Ambassador of the Year Award twice." That's the start of an article (page 16) in this month's Vision of the Industry, the official publication of the National Academy of Opticianry.

Register for OpticalCEU’s Fall 2013 Conference on Oct. 20th

Need to renew your state license and ABO/NCLE certification (see details about the elimination of ABO/NCLE’s certification grace period)? You can with the best value in continuing education - a full-day, 7-credit program from F.E. Enterprises (click this link).
Pick up the latest ideas in the field - from preserving vision health to new contact lens technologies.  The six courses at the Grand Pequot Ballroom, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT on Sunday, October 20, will help you discover how to fit irregular corneas with contact lenses, provide top-notch patient care by identifying vision health issues, and learn about new technology in spectacle and contact lenses.
Register for OpticalCEUs Fall 2013 Conference for opticians and eye care providers. Here are the seminars being presented:
The Miracle of Sight and How to Preserve It  Speaker: Deborah Kotob (2 ABO ) 9am-11am NEW!Grading Contact Lens Complications  Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) $65 11am-Noon 
Fitting Irregular Corneas  Speaker: Joe Forte (1NCLE ) 1 pm-2 pm NEW!Beam Me Up!  Understanding the Slit Lamp  Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 2 pm-3 pm NEWDiseases of the Eye  Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO ) 3pm-4pm NEWAugmented Reality Contact Lenses  Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE)4 pm-5pm
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.

OpticalCEUs Spring Conference a Success

More than 150 opticians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island furthered their understanding of the latest developments in contact lenses and ophthalmic lenses. Where? At OpticalCEUs 2013 Spring Conference at Foxwoods. 

The seven-credit, six-course continuing education seminar for opticians was comprised of the following: Lensology—A Review of Lens Basics Speaker: Deborah Kotob (2 ABO) 9am-11am; Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 11am-Noon; Troubleshooting Prism Speaker: Joe Forte (1 ABO) 1 pm-2 pm; Dry Eye and Contact Lenses Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 2 pm-3 pm; Getting Started—How to Start Fitting Contact Lenses Speaker: Joe Forte (1 NCLE) 3pm-4pm; Grading Contact Lens Complications Speaker: Linda Conlin (1 NCLE) 4 pm-5pm NEW! As always, all conference attendees enjoyed a complimentary hot lunch buffet prepared by the resort's culinary staff!

More than 150 opticians attended OpticalCEUs 2013 Spring Conference.

OpticalCEUs Spring Conference—a Sellout!!

OpticalCEUs Spring Conference this Sunday has sold out. Individuals wishing to attend should call 203-366-5991 and your name will be placed on a wait-list. Should an opening occur, you would receive a call. The seven-credit, six-course continuing education seminar for opticians will run from 8:30 to 5:00, April 7th event in the GRAND PEQUOT BALLROOM, Foxwoods Resort and Casino. As always, all conference attendees will enjoy a complimentary hot lunch buffet prepared by the resort's culinary staff!

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