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• ABO & NCLE Exam Reviews (Online)

  • Start
    January 01, 2021
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    (EST)
  • End
    December 31, 2021
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    (EST)
  • 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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• 2021 Summer Showcase

  • Start
    August 06, 2021
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    10:00 AM (EDT)
  • End
    August 08, 2021
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    2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    The Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, 100 N Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach 32118

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  Your friends at Professional Opticians of Florida look forward to you joining us at Summer Showcase 2021  at The Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort! We put together the best educational speakers in Opticianry for this weekend's event.

  
  

  For Full Details on  Summer Showcase Click Here

  
  

  Schedule at a Glance

  
  

  Friday, August 6th 

  10:00 am Registration Desk Opens

  12:00 pm CE Courses Start 

  Saturday, August 7th 

  7:30 am Registration Desk Opens

  8:00 am CE Courses Start 

  11:45 am Lunch & Trade Show

  Once education ends on Saturday, please join us for Happy Hour in the Trade Show followed by Rock with the Doc and The Pupils 

  Sunday, August 8th
  

  7:30am Registration Desk Opens

  8:00am CE Courses Start 

  
  

  For the  Summer Showcase Education Schedule Click Here

  The Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort

  100 N Atlantic Ave

  Daytona Beach, FL 32118
  

  (386) 254-8200

  Please call The Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort toll free 386-254-8200 and ask for the Professional Opticians of Florida group rate of $139 per night, or click below to book online.  Please book before July 14,2021.  

  Hotel Booking Code: POF21

  
  

  

  
  

  • No Resort Fees
  • All Ocean view Rooms
  • WiFi in every room

  
  

  
  

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• POF's West Coast Coast Chapter @ Future Optics Lab

  • When
    August 18, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    11333 47th St, Clearwater, FL 33762
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  WEST COAST CHAPTER PRESENTS

  2 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

  Future Optics Lab

  August 18, 2021

  
  

  Future Optics Lab

  11333 47th St

  Clearwater, FL 33762

  
  

  
  

  
  

  6:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  - Registration 

  7:00 p.m. - 7:50 p.m. - Delivering Enhanced Durability with New Crizal Rock Lenses

  8:00 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - Production Lab tour with Specialty Edging and Mirror Treatments

  *Meal provided

  Member Rate - $30.00         

  Standard Rate - $30.00 + $20.00 per hour of education

  (CE Provider #50-1645)

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• Gulf Coast Chapter Education

  • When
    August 29, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport, 9931 Interstate Commerce Drive, Ft. Myers, FL 33913
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  GULF COAST CHAPTER PRESENTS

  4 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

  August 29, 2021

  
  

  Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport 

  9931 Interstate Commerce Drive

  Fort Myers, FL 33913

  
  

  10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  -  UV vs. Blue

  John Zimmerman - One (1) Hour Technical

   

  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  -  Spectacle Lens Solutions for Digital Eye Strain
  

  John Zimmerman - One (1) Hour Technical

  
  

  12:00 p.m. -  1:00 p.m.  -  The Sleeping Giant of Multiple Pair Sales
  

  John Zimmerman - One (1) Hour Technical

  
  

  1:00 p.m. -  2:00 p.m.  -  Smart Life: The Evolution of Lens Design for Dynamic Connectivity.
  

  John Zimmerman - One (1) Hour Technical

  
  

  Members - $35.00 education included

  Luxottica - Use code from LUX Homepage 

  Standard Rate - $85.00

  (CE Provider #50-1645)

  
  

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• 2021 West Coast Better Vision Conference

  • Start
    September 10, 2021
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    10:00 AM (EDT)
  • End
    September 12, 2021
  •  
    1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, 105 North Bayshore Dr, Safety Harbor, FL 34695

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  We are looking forward to seeing you and your colleagues at the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa for West Coast Better Vision 2021.

  You can look forward to multiple educational options every hour so that you can choose the topics and a schedule that fit your needs. We have scheduled a full, education-packed weekend for Opticians, Apprentice Opticians, and Student Opticians.

  
  

  For Full Details on West Coast Better Vision Click Here 
  

  
  

  Schedule at a Glance

  
  

  Friday, September 10th 

  10:00 am Registration Desk Opens

  12:00 pm CE Courses Start 

  Saturday, September 11th 

  7:30 am Registration Desk Opens

  8:00 am CE Courses Start 

  11:45 am Lunch & Trade Show

  Once education ends on Saturday, please join us for Happy Hour in the Trade Show followed by Rock with the Doc and The Pupils 

  Sunday, September 12th
  

  7:30am Registration Desk Opens

  8:00am CE Courses Start 

  
  

  For the West Coast Better Vision Education Schedule Click Here 

  
  

  Driving Directions to Safety Harbor

  
  

  
  

  Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

  105 N Bayshore Dr, Safety Harbor, FL 34695

  Phone: (727) 726-1161  x7100

  Provide Group Name:  POF WCBV

  Cut off for Reservations: August 8, 2021

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• Contact Lens Fitting Course for Board Certification

  • Start
    September 10, 2021
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    12:00 PM (EDT)
  • End
    September 12, 2021
  •  
    2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    West Coast Better Vision 2021, Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, 105 North Bayshore Drive, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
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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, September 6:     6:30 - 9:30pm Live Online Webinar*

  Friday,  September 10:       Noon - 5:00pm at West Coast Better Vision, Classroom & Hands-on

  Saturday,  September 11:   9:00 - 5:00pm at West Coast Better Vision, Classroom & Hands-on

  Sunday, September 12:    9:00 - 2:00pm at West Coast Better Vision, Classroom

    

  
  

  
  

  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
    

  
  

   

  Additional Information

  LOCATION: 
  

  Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

  105 N. Bayshore Dr

  Safety Harbor, FL 34695

  Phone: (727) 726-1161

  HOTEL RESERVATIONS

  A reduced room rate of $99 per night will be available to our group. You can make hotel reservations by calling 727-726-1161 ext-7100 or In House Reservations and advise the hotel you are with POF/West Coast Better Vision Group to receive the reduced rate.

  Book before August 8,2021

  *Book Early As Hotel Will Sell Out*

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• Florida Apprentice Contact Lens Certificate Program @ West Coast Better Vision 2021

  • Start
    September 10, 2021
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    2:00 PM (EDT)
  • End
    September 12, 2021
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    4:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, 105 N Bayshore Dr, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
  • Spaces left
    3

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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)  has formulated 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 Safety Harbor at POF’s  West Coast Better Vision 2020 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, September 9th, 2021  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.

  
  
  

   MORE on the Florida Apprentice Contact Lens Certificate Program

  
  

  
  

  105 N Bayshore Dr, Safety Harbor, FL 34695

  Phone: (727) 726-1161 ext 7100

  Provide Group Name POF/West Coast Better Vision when making your Reservation

  $99/ night

  Cut off for Reservations: August 8, 2021

  ·           Only 8 Miles from the Majestic Sands of Clearwater Beach

  ·         15 Minutes to St. Petersburg/ Clearwater International Airport (PIE)

  ·         Just 20 Minutes from Tampa International Airport (TPA)

  ·         Hotel rooms only $99/night

  ·         No Resort fees

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Apprentice/Sponsor Orientation Webinar

  • When
    September 14, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Webinar-Online
  • Spaces left
    74

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  All Florida Apprentices are required to attend an approved two-hour Apprentice/Sponsor Orientation course within one year of registering for their program. This webinar will fulfill your orientation course requirement and it includes the latest requirements, current deadlines, new exam updates and educational options for Apprentices.

  A limited number of spaces are available during the webinar, and they will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. Sponsors of Apprentices can participate on the space available basis, however, this webinar will NOT be available for CE credit to Florida Opticians.

  This webinar is FREE to all Future Optician Members of POF and the standard rate of only $29 for Apprentices that are not members of POF. Join POF as a Future Optician Member for only $45 a year for the many benefits, including this Webinar. 

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• 2021 Vision Preview Conference

  • Start
    December 03, 2021
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    10:00 AM (EST)
  • End
    December 05, 2021
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    3:00 PM (EST)
  • 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 2021 will be hosted at the beautiful Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.

  Vision Preview  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 $30 per day.  Daily self-parking is reduced to $18 per day.

  Please use the link below to make your hotel reservations or call the hotel at 1-888-627-7108 and advise the hotel representative that you are with the Vision Preview 2021 group in order to receive the reduced rate.  Please book your room by November 8, 2021.

  
  

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