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Contact Lens Fitting Course for Board Certification

Contact Lens Fitting Course For Board Certification

September 11-13, 2026

Become a Florida Board Certified Optician

Professional Opticians of Florida is proud to present this twenty (20) hour course covering state-of-the-art contact lens technologies and fitting techniques.

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

Available for CE Credit or License Renewal

This course can be used for 20 hours of technical contact lens CE for Florida license renewal. (CE renewal credits are only earned & issued for attending the entire 20 hour course.) However, you cannot use this course for both Florida Board Certification and license renewal.

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

Become Board Certified at Summer Showcase 2026

POF Member Rate $347

Standard Rate $447

Education Schedule

Tuesday, September 8: 6:30-9:30pm Live online Webinar

Friday, September 11: Noon-5pm at Summer Showcase

Saturday, September 12: 9am-5pm at Summer Showcase

Sunday, September 13: 9am-2pm at Summer Showcase

REGISTER NOW

*Space is Limited*

Accommodations

Hosted at:

Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek

14651 Chelonia Pkwy

Orlando, FL 32821

(407) 390-2300

Please call The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek 407-390-2300 and ask for the Professional Opticians of Florida group rate of $165 per night or click below to book online. Please book before August 19, 2026.

Driving Directions to Hotel

Resort fee waived
Self-Parking $15
Valet Parking $38

To ensure your stay is both convenient and cost-effective, POF secures a limited number of rooms at an exclusive group rate. The deadline to secure your special group rate is listed under each event, and availability if first-come, first-served. Once the block is sold out, this discounted rate will no longer be available.

Act promptly and reserve your room today!

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Cancel for any reason and receive 100% credit toward a future POF event.
Cancellations at least 2 weeks prior: credit applied to your POF account.
Cancellations within 2 weeks: registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Special Accommodations

In accordance with the ADA, accommodations are available upon request.
Please call 850-201-2622.
Pre-registration and 7 days’ written notice are required.

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