West Coast Better Vision Conference

June 8 - 10, 2012

West Coast Better Vision Conference

POF’s Biggest and Best West Coast event ever, with...

• 20+ hours of Florida & ABO/NCLE approved education
• Over 30 different CE topics offered, plenty of options
• Six different Hands-on Workshops to enhance your skills
• Now 15 of the Nation's finest optical trainers
• World Class education available in a World Class Resort
• Safety Harbor Resort at the lowest rate ever of $89 a night
• Latest in eyewear fashions and accessories on display

The Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, has SOLD OUT over that weekend, visit the event's accommodations page for other options.

For complete details visit the West Coast Better Vision page

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Florida State Board Adopts a New Practical Exam

During their quarterly meeting earlier this year, Florida Board of Opticianry voted to adopt a new two part state board exam for initial licensure that will replace the current board exam in February 2012.

The new exam was developed by the National Committee of State Optical Regulatory Boards (NCSORB) based on their years of research and surveys on the required competencies of opticians from member state licensing boards.

One part of the exam will test for competencies and knowledge of optics and dispensing skills and the other on contact lenses and their fitting. Each part of the exam is designed to be two hours in length.  The estimated cost of the exams will be $300 total for both parts of the exam, a significant reduction from the current $870 exam fee.  

The computer based exam will test for multiple skill competencies including the computer simulation of a variety of spectacle and contact lens tasks. 

Understandably, there will be many opticians and others that will be skeptical about the ability to test for opticianry skills virtually.  However, here is what one well respected and long time optical educator, Ed De Gennaro, MEd, ABOM had to say about the NCSORB exam in his May....

Read the whole story on the new State Board Exam on POF.org's Board of Opticianry Page

 

Great Online CE Hours Available Anytime at pofCE.org

You can earn up to five educational hours to renew your license online right now at pofCE.org with over 12 different CE hours available to choose from, there is something for everyone.
POF makes it easy for you, select the courses you want, read the course material online or take it with you, take the test when you want, you will get instant test results and your C.E. certificate is available to print immediately.

As Always online courses are FREE to POF Members and at a new lower price of $14.97 per hour for non members. Check out these great courses anytime that you want, they are always available - but not always this cheap.

Here are the education courses that are on sale and available on pofCE.org.