Highlights

Vision Expo Education provides you with opportunities to learn best practices for:

• Disease diagnosis, treatment and management
• Clinical application of products and technology
• Healthy business solutions

Our comprehensive program covers a wealth of information for all eyecare professionals and is organized into the segments below. Check back soon to view courses associated with each segment.

1. Clinical/Medical: 203 hours of content. From diagnosis and treatment of disease to contact lenses, pharmacology, neurology, and nutrients you'll gain insight and best practices from leading clinicians that will enable you to practice to the fullest extent of your license.
2. Business Solutions: 102 hours specific to managing the business end of your practice. Increase efficiency, improve practice management, and provide comprehensive and engaging patient care.
3. Optical Technology: Gain access to the latest information on processing equipment and lens and frame technology and the clinical application of these products for increased patient satisfaction.
4. Contact Lenses: Comprehensive and extensive education offerings range from the entry-level courses for technicians and opticians to contemporary hot topics like lens care and advanced sessions such as scleral lens technologies.
5. Staff Training and Cross Training: The most cost effective way to engage and educate your team. Grow your business and enhance patient care by building the skills of your entire staff.

Allied Health courses deliver18 hours of JCAHPO education for technologists, paraoptometrics and assistants. Additionally, Optical and Contact Lens Boot Camps and workshops jumpstart learning for new hires and are great to cross train staff.

Features

• Melton and Thomas: Clinical CE delivered by the two most sought after thought leaders in the Optical community. Sessions include: On Call with Melton and Thomas, Glaucoma Grand Rounds, and a three hour power session: Melton and Thomas Treatment Guidelines. Register early to secure a seat in these sure to be sold out courses.
• Board Certification Review: A unique curriculum design and teaching method to foster clinical problem-solving. Comprehensive preparation for the Board Certification Exam for all optometrists. Includes how to prepare and study for the exam featuring proven test-taking strategies.
• UV Symposium: An engaging and informative 2 hour 3-O panel will explore the effects of UV damage, product solutions to guard against exposure, and ways to get the UV protection message to your patients and community.
• Visionomics®: Financial strategies for your practice. 19 hours of content focused on tips for assessing and maximizing the profits and profitability of a practice in any economy.
• Frame Buyers Certificate Program: 14 hours of content dedicated to streamline the process of managing, monitoring, positioning and promoting your frame inventory.
• New Government Regulations: There are several new "mandatory" programs that involve both incentives and penalties, Electronic Health Records, PQRS, e-prescribing and codeing compliance. Get the most up to the minute requirements and updates.
• Social Media and Internet Marketing – Harness the power of the internet. Learn to develop, set up and use social media, a website, internet marketing and other web tools. Learning experiences include a hands-on workshop, interactive teaching and live online reviews of existing websites and Face book Pages.
• Management & Business Academy: The acclaimed MBA offers management strategies and proven methods for independent practices to optimize patient satisfaction and financial performance. Newly revised program will offer two-three hour modules, one dedicated to financials and private practice benchmarks and the second focuses on marketing and merchandising.
• Optical and Contact Lens Bootcamps: Immersion training to jumpstart new hires and cross train all staff
  • Boot Camp level 1 - Anatomy & Physiology and Optics
  • Boot Camp Level 2 – Lenses and Frames, Measurements, and Eyewear Selection
  • Boot Camp Level 3 – Eyewear Sales and Communications, & Troubleshooting Rx Complaints
  • Contact Lens Boot Camp
  • Boot Camp workshops on: Frame Adjusting & Repair, Spectacle Measurements and Basic Lensometry
• Sales U: Brand new 3 hour practical session on selling. Hone your sales skills from probing to managing objections and everything in between in an informative and interactive workshop
• Workshops: Several courses offer a hands on opportunity to experience and learn about new technology:
• Frame Customization Virtual Workshop
• Virtual Slit Lamp Workshop
• Hands-on Compression Mount Training
• Digital Processing: Learn the fundamentals of what it is, who it's for, and how to measure and troubleshoot. Gain important knowledge to communicate the value of this new lens technology to your patients.
• Nutraceuticals: One of the most asked questions in optometry today is "what nutraceutical do I prescribe for each unique condition?" Get looped in to the use of nutraceuticals for dry eye, AMD, diabetes and general health.
• Glaucoma Courses: select from an increased number of hours in glaucoma diagnosis and treatment to meet the new California license requirements.