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• ABO & NCLE Exam Reviews (Online)

  • Start
    January 01, 2019
  • End
    December 31, 2020
  • Location
    Online

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  Professional Opticians of Florida have partnered with WINK Productions to offer a new on-line program developed to review the fundamentals needed to help you prepare for the American Board of Opticianry (ABO) and the National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE) Certification Examinations required for licensure in Florida.
  

  Each virtual interactive lesson consists of slides, audio, speaker notes and a quiz, allowing you to review and complete the training independently. Online testing can make sure the most important information is understood. And, interactive education is more fun and more likely to be retained.

  Your email confirmation will include information on accessing the review courses.
  

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• ABO/NCLE Basic Certification Exam Prep (Live)

  • Start
    October 26, 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    October 27, 2019
  •  
    3:30 PM
  • Location
    Safety Harbor Resort & Spa 105 N. Bayshore Dr Safety Harbor, FL 34695 (727) 726-1161

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  LIVE ABO/NCLE Basic Certification Exam Prep Courses:

  October 26th & 27th, 2019

  POF, in conjunction with the National Federation of Opticianry Schools (NFOS), is pleased to offer ABO and NCLE live Basic Certification Exam Prep Courses. These live ABO/NCLE exam preps are 6 hours each and are conducted by full time Opticianry program instructors who will review the exam materials and assist you in your exam preparations. Instructors will answer your questions and help you prepare by studying appropriate materials in advance of your exam. 

  ABO Basic Certification Exam Prep Course

  Saturday, October 26, 2019

  8:15 am Attendee check-in

  8:30 -12:00 pm Welcome & Instruction: Exam Review

  12:00 -1:00 pm Lunch on your own

  1:00 -3:25 pm Instruction: Exam Review

  3:25 -3:30 pm Evaluations, Wrap up & Thank you

  
  

  NCLE Basic Certification Exam Prep Course

  Sunday, October 27, 2019

  8:15 am Attendee check-in

  8:30 -12:00 pm Welcome & Instruction: Exam Review

  12:00 -1:00 pm Lunch on your own

  1:00 -3:25 pm Instruction: Exam Review

  3:25 -3:30 pm Evaluations, Wrap up & Thank you

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

  105 N. Bayshore Dr

  Safety Harbor, FL 34695

  (727) 726-1161

  
  

  HOTEL RESERVATIONS: A reduced room rate of $119 will be available to our group. You can make hotel reservations by calling (727) 726-1161 and advising the hotel you are with POF/ ABO & NCLE Review Group to receive the reduced rate. 

  
  

  IMPORTANT NOTICE: POF and all other exam review courses can only be a part of a comprehensive study program. Successful exam candidates have used these POF exam review courses to answer questions and solidify knowledge gained by studying the recommended materials in advance of the reviews and exams. Both ABO & NCLE exams cover vast areas of knowledge from years of experience. We strongly recommend that you use this review course in conjunction with adequate individual study of quality review materials.  POF’s recommended study guides for both the ABO and NCLE exams are available on the POF MarketPlace of this website.
  

  
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• 2019 Vision Preview Conference

  • Start
    November 15, 2019
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    November 17, 2019
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, 321 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Phone: (954) 467-1111

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  The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

  
  

  
  

  This year's Vision Preview 2019 will be hosted at the beautiful Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.

  Vision Preview 2019 offers you the best Optical Education available anywhere, you can earn all 20 CE hours in one weekend for the renewal of your Florida license.

  Here are just some of the benefits for you at this location.
  

  • Vision Preview  offers you the best in Optical Education available anywhere.
    

  • Earn all 20 CE hours for the renewal of your Florida license

  • Choose from over 50 hours of State approved CE courses for opticians

  • World class education presented by the Nation's leading instructors 

  • Full Schedule of Education with eight hours of CE on Friday & Saturday 

  • Only POF offers the State of Florida mandated courses on multiple days

  • Apprentice/Sponsor Orientation & Hand-on Frame Fitting Workshop available

  • Visit International Optical vendors & suppliers at Vision Preview Exhibits

  • Attend and support your profession 
    

  
  

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  The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

  
  

  HOTEL RESERVATIONS:  The Westin is pleased to offer POF guests a reduced room rate of $149.00 with no resort fees.

  
  

  For those staying at the hotel, overnight self-parking is reduced to $20 per day.  Daily self-parking is reduced to $10 per day.

  Please use the link below to make your hotel reservations or call the hotel at 1-800-937-8461 and advise the hotel representative that you are with the POF/Vision Preview group in order to receive the reduced rate.  Please book your room by October 25, 2019.

  **The Marriott online reservation system is not able to remove the resort fee or the reduced parking rates. Your card will not be charged until checkout and the resort fee and reduced parking rates will be corrected**

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• Florida Apprentice Contact Lens Certificate Program @ Vision Preview 2019

  • Start
    November 15, 2019
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    November 17, 2019
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, 321 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 467-1111
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  Florida Apprentice Contact Lens Certificate Program

  POF's  32 hours of training in Contact Lenses meets and exceeds the Apprenticeship Requirements and Training Program for an Apprentice with a sponsor that is not Board Certified. (FL Admin Rule 64B12-16.003)

  Professional Opticians of Florida (POF) and the Contact Lens Society of America (CLSA)  have combined their experience and resources to offer a contact lens program designed specifically for Apprentice Opticians in Florida. This new 32-hour course will be offered in two parts: 13 hours of on-line training, plus 19 hours of live and hands-on clinical training offered at this conference.

  PART 1: Available Online in advance of workshop

  The first part of the program is delivered on-line and covers contact Lens theory in carefully designed modules that can be completed at your own pace and in advance of the live hands-on clinical Part 2.

  Part 2: Clinical Workshop in Fort Lauderdale at POF’s  Vision Preview 2019 Event

  This part of the program is offered as a clinical workshop model, which is delivered over a three-day weekend. You will spend nineteen (19) hours with highly skilled contact lens instructors learning the key concepts of Contact Lens fitting firsthand. 

  
  

  Be sure to register for the Certificate program now and complete the 13 hours of training online in Part 1 before Thursday, Nov 11th  to be eligible to take the clinical workshops listed above.

  Discounted POF Members Registration Total: $425 (including a complimentary one-year POF apprentice membership)

  
  

  For additional information on any of these Apprentice Training programs or to register, visit:  POF.org/apprentice.

  
  Register online, by phone, or mail or fax in our convenient Downloadable Form

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  The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

  
  

  HOTEL RESERVATIONS: A reduced room rate of $149.00, Self parking is $20 per overnight and $10 per day. You can make hotel reservations by calling (800) 937-8461 and advising the hotel you are with the POF/Vision Preview group to receive the reduced rate or click below to book online by October 25th, 2019.

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• Contact Lens Fitting Course for Board Certification

  • Start
    November 15, 2019
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    November 17, 2019
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, 321 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 467-1111
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    8

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  FLORIDA's 20 HOUR CONTACT LENS

  FITTING COURSE   For Florida Board Certification

  A 20 hour course covering state-of-the-art contact lens technologies and fitting techniques presented by the Professional Opticians of Florida.

  Become a Florida Board Certified Optician

  Earn the required 20 hours of training for your State Board of Opticianry Certification. This course fulfills the educational requirement to enable Florida opticians to fill, fit, adapt, and dispense contact lenses without the supervision of the prescriber. FL Statue 484.002(6)

  Education Schedule: New format with an advance live online webinar

  Monday, November 11:     6:30 - 9:30pm Live Online Webinar*

  Friday,  November 15:       Noon - 5:00pm at Vision Preview 2019, Classroom & Hands-on

  Saturday,  November 16:   9:00 - 5:00pm at Vision Preview 2019, Classroom & Hands-on

  Sunday, November 17:    9:00 - 2:00pm at Vision Preview 2019, Classroom

  * The advance webinar on Monday night allows for the course to end Sunday at 2pm instead of at 5:00 pm.   

  
  

  
  

  The course will include discussion and review of the following topics:
  

  • Optical anatomy and physiology
    
  • Indications and contra-indications of contact lens fitting
    
  • Identification of abnormal responses secondary to contact lens wear
    
  • Basic rigid and soft lens design
    
  • Fitting and follow-up care
    
  • Identify fluorescein contact lens patterns
    
  • Special lens designs and fittings
    
  • Review of clinical fitting case examples
    
  • 4 hour hands-on workshop with slit-lamps & keratometers
    

  POF has established a hotel rate of $0 per night will be available to our group.

  
  

   

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  LOCATION: 

  
  

  
  

  The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

  321 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
  

  Phone: (954) 467-1111

  HOTEL RESERVATIONS

  A reduced room rate of $149.00, Self Parking is $20 Overnight per day and $10 daily self parking. You can make hotel reservations by calling (800) 937-8461 and advising the hotel you are with the POF/Vision Preview group to receive the reduced rate or click below to book online.  

  Book before October 25 , 2019

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  *Book Early As Hotel Will Sell Out*

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• West Coast Chapter Education

  • When
    November 20, 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Hoya Largo, 12345 E Starkey Road, Largo, FL 33773

  

  WEST COAST CHAPTER

  PRESENTS

  2 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

  November 20, 2019

  Education

  6:30 p.m. –8:30 p.m.   

  Binocular Harm

  James Lambrou, LDO – 2 Hour Technical

  
  

  Location

  Hoya Largo

  12345 E Starkey Road

  Largo, FL 33773

  Click HERE for Directions

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  Please contact Juan Carlos Moreno at avaldes@pradovision.com or call 813-616-0384 to RSVP.

  
  

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• ABO Exam Review Webinar Series

  • Start
    January 01, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • End
    January 31, 2020
  •  
    9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Webinar

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  ABO Exam Review Webinar Series:

  Professional Opticians of Florida is pleased to offer the ABO Exam Review Webinar Series.  This ABO webinar series consists of 6 - (2) hour sessions instructed by, Thomas Neff, an HCC Opticianry program instructor.  Your instructor will help you prepare for the ABO exam by teaching appropriate materials and answering any questions  in advance of your exam.

  ABO Exam Review Webinar Series

  TBD

  Webinar Hours: 7 - 9pm

  This review course covers the core areas of knowledge to assist in preparation for the ABO Exam.  Topics reviewed include:

  
  

  I. Ophthalmic Optics

  • Terminology
    
  • Lens characteristics, powers and formulas
    
  • Multifocals
    
  • Lens Materials
    
  • Prism
    

  II. Ocular Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology

  • Structure of the eye and function
    
  • Refractive errors
    

  III. Ophthalmic Products

  • Lenses & Frames
    
  • Applying produce Knowledge
  • Verifying frame and lens parameters

  IV. Instrumentation

  • Use of lens power devices
    
  • Select ophthalmic tool, instruments, and equipment
    
  • Use and maintain ophthalmic tool, instruments, and equipment
    

  V. Dispensing Procedure

  • Visual needs for lifestyle and occupational activities
    
  • Fitting, adjusting, measuring, and verification

  VI. Laws, Regulations, and Standards

  
  

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• NCLE Exam Review Webinar Series

  • Start
    January 01, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • End
    January 31, 2020
  •  
    9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Webinar

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  NCLE Exam Review Webinar Series:

  

  Professional Opticians of Florida is pleased to offer the NCLE Exam Review Webinar Series.  This NCLE webinar series consists of 6 - (2) hour sessions instructed by, Thomas Neff, an HCC Opticianry program instructor.  Your instructor will help you prepare for the NCLE exam by teaching appropriate materials and answering any questions  in advance of your exam.

  
  

  NCLE Exam Review Webinar Series

  TBD

  Webinar Hours: 7 - 9pm

  This course will prepare the candidate for the NCLE Basic examination.
  
  Topics will include:

  
  Domain I -
  

  • Ocular Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the eye as it pertains to contact lens wear and

  Domain II -

  • Refractive errors regarding ametropias and optical conditions related to contact lenses.

  Domain III -

  • Pre-fitting techniques will be discussed to evaluate the relationship between the corneal readings and the refractive error to identify the possible need for specialty materials and designs.

  Domain V and VI –

  • Will discuss the diagnostic fitting and dispensing of both soft and rigid lenses, including aftercare, wearing schedules and patient hygiene.
  • This Domain will also include the use of instruments, tests and evaluation procedures.

  Domain VII –

  • Will discuss follow-up and problem solving protocol as it relates to normal and abnormal symptoms and

  Domain VIII –

  • Will discuss the legal aspects of contact lenses and tolerance standards utilized in contact lens fitting.

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