JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Vision Care has scheduled its third Chief Executive Optometrist (CEO) program for Dec. 11 to 14. The CEO classes will be held at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

J&J’s first two CEO programs were held in June 2007 and January 2008.

Chief Executive Optometrist, an exclusive program from the Wharton School and J&J’s Vision Care Institute, is designed to offer ODs the business skills necessary to maximize their practices’ earning potential and take those practices to higher levels of success. The curriculum combines business strategies and tactics from Wharton professors with case studies and best practices from both Fortune 500 companies and eyecare industry experts.

Tuition for the program is $3,500, including lodging and meals. Registration information is available at (800) 255-3932, or online at http://executiveeducation.wharton.upenn.edu (go to Open Enrollment, HealthCare). ■