JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and The Vision Care Institute will host next month the first Chief Executive Optometrist webinar developed specifically for optometrists.

This exclusive online learning program offers both new and established optometrists executive-level education that will help them achieve higher levels of success in their practices, an announcement said.

Scheduled for Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET, the one-hour webinar is titled, “Learn How to Think More Strategically & Make Better Decisions for Your Practice.” This interactive course will examine strategies for framing problems and demonstrate when and how to apply them. It also will show doctors how to deconstruct more complex challenges and offer strategic approaches for addressing key issues. All theoretical aspects of the course will be illustrated through practical examples directly applicable to the contact lens practice.

The Chief Executive Optometrist webinar will be presented by Kathy Pearson, Ph.D., adjunct associate professor, operations and information management department at the Wharton School, and Walt West, OD, FAAO, program director at The Vision Care Institute, and is available at no cost to participants. More information and registration information is posted at www.tvciedu.com.

The Vision Care Institute is a Johnson & Johnson company which supports the education of eyecare professionals through a range of programs.