Maui Jim Webinar

Wednesday, November 4 | 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM EDT
Join Maui Jim as they discuss a solution called the Eye Health Initiative. This program highlights the need for consumer education on the damaging effects of the sun, provides marketing materials and merchandising tools, and concludes with a blueprint on how to educate and demonstrate sunglasses to the consumer from Reception through Dispensing.

9:00 AM EDT

1:00 PM EDT

4:00 PM EDT

Eyes On 2021

November 20-22, 2020
Earn 11 Hours of FREE COPE-approved CE at Eyes On 2021
Set yourself up for success in the coming year at a groundbreaking virtual event for the optometry industry. Attendees can earn up to 11 hours of COPE-approved optometric CE and attend live education sessions with eyecare leaders like Donald Korb, OD, FAAO; Laura Periman, MD; and Brian Chou, OD, FAAO, FSLS. We're also raffling off $3,500 in prizes and hosting a virtual Exhibit Hall with the latest innovations.

Earn FREE ABO CE Credits with UUniversity

Don’t wait till the last minute to fulfill your CE requirements! Join nationally acclaimed instructor, Andrew Bruce, LDO, ABOM, NCLEC, for two limited-engagement opportunities in October to earn free CE credits before the end of the year.

Saturday, October 24 | 1:00 PM EDT | 1 ABO Credit
All Roads Lead to the Dispensary (ABO G)
Learn the importance of optical sales to the practice, recognize each staff member’s contribution to optical sales, and understand the difference between patient education and selling.

Thursday, October 29 | 7:00 PM EDT | 1 ABO Credit
Teamwork and the Patient Experience (ABO G)
This course examines both individual and shared roles and responsibilities, and how to leverage teamwork for practice success.

10 Ways to Use Social Media to Grow Your Business

Thursday, October 29 | 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM EDT
Zen and the Art of Dispensing (ABO G) – FREE CE
Discover proven techniques to grow your business using social media. Learn how to create a social media strategy, write engaging content, implement time-saving tools, and what metrics to track to measure your ROI. Training also includes proven ways to increase your followers and engagement that will result in existing patient retention and an increase in revenue per patient.

VisionWeb Webinar

Wednesday, October 28 | 8:00 PM EDT
Halloween 2020 Special Webinar: Cold Claims Files
Back by popular demand, our whodunit style webinar will solve the cold claim mysteries that most eyecare practices deal with regularly. Losing revenue on unpaid claims isn't an option in 2020. We will show you how to identify claims that can be corrected, show how to get your money back, and set you up to prevent errors. You'll answer polls and questions to help solve the cold claim mysteries and get your practice paid.

The Vision Council’s All-Member Virtual Meeting

Thursday, November 12 | 2:00 PM EDT
The all-member portion of the meeting will feature presentations from The Vision Council’s leadership and community leaders on timely topics including the post-election outlook for the vision care industry and the state of the industry heading into 2021. Additionally, updates will be provided on key member programs, including the future of Vision Expo and what to expect at Vision Expo East 2021, details on The Vision Council’s 2021 Executive Summit, and the latest trends from The Vision Council’s research team.

Keller University Webinar

Thursday, October 22 | 8:00 PM EDT
VisuALL VRP - Virtual Reality Perimetry
Keeler is excited to be partnering with Olleyes, with the latest technology in mobile visual field testing: the VisuALL Virtual Reality Perimeter. In this webinar, Dr. Alberto Gonzalez and Dr. Marc Bloomenstein will speak about the benefits of this new technology as well as how it has improved their practice workflow. This 45-minute webinar will be educational, informative and provide an opportunity for engaging early adopters in new practices.

HEA Ocular Symposium

Sunday, October 25 | 10:25 AM EDT
Practical Applications Of Prism In Today’s Medical Model
The event’s courses will empower optometrists to advance their practices into the future of population health and use technology to provide improved outcomes through prescribing contoured prism. In addition, attendees will strengthen their clinical retina skills to manage more complex retinal conditions and refer effectively when appropriate. Finally, optometrists in attendance will enhance their knowledge of the myopia epidemic and improve their ability to manage myopia more effectively.

Redefining the Patient Experience & Journey

Tuesday, October 27 | 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM EDT
Your practice’s relationship with patients is built over time, nourished by online and physical experiences in their journey, grounded in expectations, and confirmed through repeated interactions. Identify specific checkpoints in the patient journey and discover ways to enhance their experience at each one. Training also includes strategies for creating contactless patient interactions, how to maximize the time spent with each patient, minimize their overall time in-office, and how to properly merchandise to attract new patients, improve existing patient retention, and help patients make better purchasing decisions.

12:00 PM EDT

3:00 PM EDT

ROB and neurolens Free Webinar Series

Thurday, October 22 | 8:00 PM EDT
Practical Applications Of Prism In Today’s Medical Model
Patients are stressed and optometric practices are positioned to help reduce and relieve many of their eye issues. Prescribing prism offers great opportunity to change patients’ lives by lessening visual strain and headaches caused by eye misalignment amid long hours spent on electronic devices. Spectacle lenses with prism can be the life-changing solution many of your current and prospective patients want and desire.

THE Myopia Meeting

Wednesday, November 4 | 8:00 PM EDT
Managing Myopia with Multifocal Contact Lenses
Presented by: Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA
This course briefly describes what myopia is, why it might progress, how to choose your treatment strategy, how to monitor the results and how to modify your treatments to optimize control.

Tuesday, November 17 | 8:00 PM EDT
Your Myopia Marketing Isn't Working. Here’s Why.
Presented by: Matt Oerding, MBA
As childhood myopia rates continue to increase, optometrists are becoming more actively engaged in myopia treatment protocols. Despite a now significant amount of clinical evidence and training on myopia management, most optometrists are still struggling to implement myopia management into their practice. This course helps optometrists learn how to market this new service to their patients to educate and inform parents to take action. The course provides evidence-based recommendations based on the extensive research and real world results proven in the marketing efforts and experience at Treehouse Eyes.

Wednesday, December 2 | 8:00 PM EDT
The Role of OrthoKeratology in Myopia Management
Presented by: Michael Lipson, OD, FAAO, FSLS
This course covers the use of OrthoK to treat myopia and its effect on slowing myopic progression. All aspects of OrthoK are discussed from how it reduces increasing myopia and axial length, the changes it creates to the eye and the changes it makes for the patient. The course continues with tips for bringing OrthoK into the office, determining patient candidacy, examination procedures and follow-up care. Discussion will include tips on ensuring long-term safety as well as design features of OrthoK lenses that maximize their myopia management effects.

Six-Part Webinar Series

October 22 - December 10
Building an Unconventional Practice
Hosted by Dr. Joseph Day, a practicing optometrist for over 30 years and owner of East Main Vision Clinic of Puyallup, WA (USA), he and his team of experts will share their best practices and proven strategies to help independents navigate this exceptionally challenging marketplace and come out on top. Dr. Day’s practice has continued to thrive despite COVID-19 and it’s resulting economic downturn, with a 64 percent increase in per-patient revenue while seeing 26 percent fewer patients.

Ocuco Webinar

Wednesdays, October 14 - November 18 | 11:00 AM OR 4:00PM EDT
BYTESIZE – Digestible Information to Boost Your Online Eyecare Business
The eyecare journey is complex and individual to each practice. Although parts of this journey cannot be performed remotely there are certain sections that can. Adjusting an existing “bricks and mortar” patient journey to a “bricks and clicks” edition will:
1. Assure patients their safety is your utmost concern
2. Keep your practice transacting regardless of any restrictions in your local area
3. Empower your employees (one of your largest costs) to continue delivering exceptional patient service and upselling products

Euclid Emerald Webinar Series

Wednesday, October 28 | 8:00 PM EDT
Optimizing Ortho-K Outcomes with Topography – It’s Not Always A Pretty Picture
Presenter: Jennifer Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Understanding corneal topography may be the most important skill to become adept at for Ortho-K fits. In fact, it plays an important role in monitoring Ortho-K patients during progress checks since the patient is typically not wearing their lenses at those visits. Topography records a baseline that allows for the monitoring of corneal change over time by using difference or subtractive maps. Axial (sagittal) maps show the radius of the surface perpendicular cornea and are used to analyze the optical effects of corneal shape. Tangential maps document the overnight lens position. Elevation maps aid in determining whether a spherical or toric lens is the best choice for the patient. Finally, difference maps show the eye care practitioner how much corneal change has taken place and provide additional information regarding the overnight wearing position.

Women In Optometry’s 2020 Women’s Leadership Conference

Tuesday, October 13-15 | 7:00 PM EDT
Women In Optometry announced that its annual 2020 Women’s Leadership Conference will take place during the American Academy of Optometry’s Academy 2020 At Home annual meeting. The Women’s Leadership Conference is packed with important information for women in the profession. “The WO Leadership Conference offers unique content not offered at any other Industry conference or event,” said Marjolijn Bijlefeld, Editor in Chief of Women in Optometry. “This conference offers content that is designed specifically for and by women. We will cover topics that encompass issues that are important and relevant to women professionals in the industry.”

Eyefinity Virtual Education Conference

November 10-13, 2020
Eyefinity EHR and Eyefinity Practice Management software users are invited to The Lodge, Eyefinity’s Virtual Education Conference November 10-13, 2020. Basic and advanced online product training is available for every role in an optometric practice with over 30 courses to choose from. Visitors at The Lodge will be able to connect with expert presenters who will share their insights and knowledge on Eyefinity Products, Industry Insights, Product Integrations, and VSP Products & Programs. Attendees can also earn CE credits through three ABO approved courses aimed at optimizing patient interactions. To be a guest at The Lodge, register by November 1.

ASCO Compimentary Webinar

Available Now
Optometry Gives Me Life
This webinar and its companion tool kit includes videos of three featured Doctors of Optometry, downloadable artwork for posters and brochures, and sample social media posts. Optometry Gives Me Life was launched in March 2019 to address the troubling decline of qualified applicants in recent years, and lack of diversity within the applicant pool. It is a public education campaign that reaches college-aged students who have expressed an interest in pursuing a STEM degree or working in a health profession. The campaign is also focusing on students in underrepresented groups through highly targeted outreach.

Download the toolkit!

Reichert Remote Learning Series

Thursday, October 22 | 11:00 AM & 8:00 PM EDT
Safe and Superior Glaucoma Technology with Corneal Hysteresis
Reichert invites you to join Felipe Medeiros, MD, PhD and Davinder Grover, MD, MPH for a 1-hour live webinar presentation, Safe and Superior Glaucoma Technology with Corneal Hysteresis. Tune in as we discuss the utilization of Corneal Hysteresis and Corneal-Compensated IOP (IOPcc) as vital risk factors in Glaucoma management and diagnosis, and the safe use of non-contact technology methods during the COVID-19 era and beyond.

Thursday, October 29 | 8:00 PM EDT
Tono-Pen: Convenient, Confident IOP for Today's Evolving Practice
Join Reichert and Paul Singh, MD for a 1-hour live webinar presentation, Knowing the Pressure with Convenient and Safe Glaucoma Care. During this webinar, we will discuss the shifting environment for glaucoma screening during the pandemic, and the current need for portable and convenient tonometry solutions, while continuously keeping your staff and patients protected.

Academy 2020 at Home

October 7-22 | 8:00 PM EDT
With a focus on continuing to bring value to the optometric community and delivering the highest quality education and superior meeting experience, the American Academy of Optometry presents the annual meeting in the comfort of your home.

Leveling Up Myopia Management - FREE COPE CE Webinars

The prevalence of childhood myopia in the U.S. is rising rapidly, and the age of onset is lowering. It’s no wonder that myopia management is the hottest topic in eyecare. Professor Mark Bullimore, Dr. Maria Walker, and Dr. Vishakha Thakrar will present the latest evidence-based myopia knowledge to enhance your clinical and patient communication skills. Each lecture will enable you to earn 1-Hour of COPE Live Event Distance Learning C.E. Sign up today for all three FREE webinars!

Thursday, October 15th, 2020 | 8:00 PM EDT
The Use of Technology in Myopia Management
Maria Walker, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 | 8:00 PM EDT
Managing Myopia Control Complications and Challenges
Vishakha Thakrar, OD, FAAO, FSLS

Safilo Live Men’s Spotlight: BOSS Eyewear/HUGO Eyewear Broadcast for Frame Buyers Hosted by Safilo USA

WEDNESDAY, November 4 | 6:00 PM EDT
SAFILO LIVE Men’s Spotlight
Join Safilo USA for its Men’s Spotlight, a new 45-minute virtual broadcast covering new men’s optical frames and sunwear from its BOSS Eyewear and HUGO Eyewear collections on the new SAFILO LIVE online channel. Find out what’s trending for men of all ages. View live or watch the show 24/7 for one week “on demand” through Wednesday, November 11th at 9pm ET.

Oculus Events

Wednesday, November 4 | 8:00 PM EDT
Enhancing Ortho-K Fitting with the Latest Technology and Software
Dr. Jason Jedlicka will discuss orthokeratology with the OCULUS Keratograph® 5M and Pentacam® while demonstrating different lens design softwares such as WAVE, EyeSpace, and more. Whether you are just starting with specialty contact lenses or a practitioner with years of experience, do not miss this opportunity to learn from an expert that has dedicated much of his professional career to specialty lens fitting.

Tuesday, November 10 | 8:00 PM EDT
Special Event! - World Keratoconus Day Webcast
Modern Management of Keratoconus: From Diagnostics, Progression, to Treatment
Get insight into the management of keratoconus in 2020 with Dr. Steven Greenstein, Dr. John Gelles, Dr. Peter Hersh from the CLEI Center for Keratoconus. We will dive deep into the latest diagnostics, tools needed to follow progression, and advanced treatment modalities.

Tuesday, November 17 | 8:00 PM EDT
Simple Solutions for Complex Cases: How to Manage Keratoconus Patients with Cataracts
Join Dr. William Trattler as we discuss pre-operative planning of premium IOLs and managing keratoconus patients with cataract. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an expert that has dedicated much of his professional career to refractive, corneal, and cataract eye surgery.

Regeneron Complimentary Webinar

Establishing a Partnership in the Effective Management of Patients With Diabetic Retinal Disease: Early Detection, Monitoring, and Timely Referral

• Examine the progressive nature and clinical consequences of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema
• Recognize the significant need for patient education about diabetic eye disease
• Discuss how the optometrist’s role is critical in identifying patients with diabetic retinopathy
• Provide information on appropriate and timely referral to retina specialists
• Review the treatment landscape for patients with diabetic eye disease

Webinar Series: Optical Survival

Available Now
Part V: PPP Loan Forgiveness Red Flags
Now that PPP loan forgiveness applications are being submitted, red flags are showing up which are lengthening the process and limiting full loan forgiveness. This webinar is to help you avoid making errors and instead to help you position yourself to potentially receive maximum loan forgiveness.

Vision Expo's Virtual EYE2EYE Series

Wednesday, October 21 | 12:00 PM EDT
Brand Differentiating Service | Delivering an Elevated Experience
Any brand not emotionally engaging their customers risks losing those customers to a brand who will– and in anxious times, consumers are especially likely to spend time and money where they feel safe and valued. With this program you will learn how our time-tested methodologies foster a culture of personalized service and genuine care albeit in-person or through virtual engagement. Demystifying the legendary Ritz-Carlton mystique, we will show you exactly how to anticipate and fulfill unexpressed needs, pivot quickly to customize interactions, and make indelible impressions that create passionate internal and external brand advocates.

Wednesday, Novemer 11 | 12:00 PM EDT
Excellence in Healthcare | Building Success from Within
Creating an excellent service culture for patients begins with creating trust. To create an experience that drives patient loyalty, an organization must offer consistently exceptional service to patients. Creating an organizational culture that will foster and sustain such a service culture begins by understanding the foundational business practices of The Ritz-Carlton, and how to leverage these processes in the healthcare industry. Throughout this journey, you will also learn how service provider onboarding and empowerment drive an elevated patient experience.

Cataract and Refractive Education for Staff

Monday, October 26 | 12:00 PM EDT
Thursday, October 29 | 3:00 PM EDT
Eye Conditions and Treatment
Speaker: Ravi Patel, MD

Monday, November 9 | 3:00 PM EDT
Thursday, January 7 | 12:00 PM EDT
Keys to Successful Patient Converations
Speaker: Andrew P. Schwartz, MD, FAAO

Monday, November 16 | 12:00 PM EDT
Thursday, December 2 | 3:00 PM EDT
Managing the Ocular Surface Prior to Cataract Surgery
Speaker: Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS

Wednesday, December 9 | 12:00 PM EDT
Thursday, January 14 | 3:00 PM EDT
Testing Tips & Refracting
Speaker: Sondra Black, OD

The Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit

Explore the big themes and urgent questions facing ECPs and vision care decision makers, giving them a framework to problem solve and see the future clearly.

Who Are The New Healthcare Gatekeepers? What's Vision's Role In This Process?
Wednesday, October 7 | 3:00 PM EDT

Leadership Lessons From Healthcare's Front Lines: What’s Next For Payors, Providers… And Vision Care?
Wednesday, October 14 | 3:00 PM EDT

Stepping Up The Patient Experience: New Technologies Take Hold and Transform Engagement
Wednesday, October 21 | 3:00 PM EDT

Ophthalmic Residents Virtual Symposium Series

IOL Optics and Quality Vision
Tuesday, November 17 | 7:00 PM EDT
Thursday, November 19 | 6:00 PM PDT

PCIOL Case Discussion/Patient Conversations
Tuesday, December 15 | 7:00 PM EST
Thursday, December 17 | 6:00 PM PST

Biometry and Understanding Optics and Design
Tuesday, October 20 | 7:00 PM EST
Thursday, October 22 | 6:00 PM PST

VSP and NECO Partner to Deliver COVID Sanitization Webinar

October 29 | 7:30 PM EDT
Looking for ways to reassure patients that your practice puts their safety first? Join Premier Academy360™ and the New England College of Optometry for a complimentary webinar, “Infection Control in the midst of COVID-19” on October 29, 2020 – register today.

Focus on Diabetes: Complimentary CE Course from Premier Academy360

Thursday, October 22
The VSP Global Premier Program is committed to fully supporting all network practices with Diabetes focused CE courses. Join us for an American Diabetes Association (ADA) webinar, “Focus on Diabetes: An Overview for Optometrists” on October 22 and earn live, COPE-approved CE credits at no cost – register today.

VSP and NECO Partner to Deliver COVID Sanitization Webinar

Thursday, October 29
The VSP Global Premier Program is committed to fully supporting all network practices with Diabetes focused CE courses. Join us for an American Diabetes Association (ADA) webinar, “Focus on Diabetes: An Overview for Optometrists” on October 22 and earn live, COPE-approved CE credits at no cost – register today.

CooperVision On-Demand Webinar Series

Available Now
Biofinity toric multifocal Contact Lenses
CooperVision three-part webinar to provide eye care professionals deeper insight into the lens technology, how to best ensure successful fitting, and initial feedback from some of the first prescribers.

Review of Optometry Video Series

AVAILABLE NOW
Enhancing the Management of Red Eye
• Patient “Wow” Factor When Dosing
• bout the Targeted Mechanism of Action
• Starting the Conversation
• Impressions of the Safety Profile

Bausch + Lomb Webinar

Saturday, November 14 | 12:15 PM EDT
Innovations in Inflammation and IOP Control
Join your peers for a webinar presentation on LOTEMAX SM (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic gel), 0.38% and VYZULTA (latanoprostene bunod ophthalmic solution), 0.024% from Bausch + Lomb

Eyevance Webinar

AVAILABLE NOW
Alleviate with Zerviate: The First New Molecule for Allergic Conjunctivitis in Over a Decade
• Learn when and who to treat
• Deciphering treatment options for Allergic Conjunctivitis
• Reasons for moving to topical agents vs. oral antihistamines

A Medscape Live! Event

Sunday, October 18 | 8:00 AM EDT
Dry Eye Colloquium: Improving Diagnosis, Treatment, and Patient Outcomes
Speakers: Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, Director of Optometric Services, Schwartz Laser Eye Center and Douglas K. Devries, OD, Co-Founder, Eye Care Associates of Nevada

Tuesday, Thursday, November 19 | 8:00 PM EDT
Population Health: What You Don’t Know About The Healthcare System Will Hurt You
Speakers: Justin L. Manning, OD, MPH, FAAO and Dorothy L. Hitchmoth OD, FAAO, ABO, ABCMO Diplomate

On Demand | Available Now
Technology is Expensive Unless it Differentiates Your Practice Through Patient Outcomes
Tim Fries, OD, MBA, MPH and Larry Wan, OD

On Demand | Available Now
Understanding the Role of the Trigeminal Nerve in Ocular Disease
Speakers: Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO and Carol Nelson, MD

On Demand | Available Now
Enhancing Vision: Tips and Tricks with Torics
Speaker: Chandra Mickles, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS

A Medscape Live! Conference

DECEMBER 11-12
Optometric Glaucoma Symposiums
The Optometric Glaucoma Symposiums, brought to you by Review Education Group and MedscapeLIVE!, come to you virtually in 2020! The OGS conferences are long-running and trusted programs for optometrists managing patients with glaucoma. Join us in October for diagnosis and management and again in December for glaucoma therapies and innovations for comprehensive glaucoma coverage.

OCTOBER 16–17 | NOVEMBER 13–14
New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care
The New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care meeting series brought to you by Review Education Group and MedscapeLIVE comes to you virtually in 2020! NT&T's long-running and trusted program for optometrists serves to keep you up-to-date with the latest diagnosis, treatment and management in the areas of dry eye, glaucoma, and retinal disease. Renowned faculty will also share their expertise on viral eye disease, surgical co-management, neuro-optometry, contact lenses and much more.

DECEMBER 4-5
ORS Retina Update
ORS Retina Update brought to you by The Optometric Retina Society & Review Education Group and MedscapeLIVE!, come to you virtually in 2020! The mission of the Optometric Retina Society (ORS) is to promote the advancement of vitreoretinal knowledge for clinicians, ophthalmic educators, residents, and students. The ORS is dedicated to posterior segment disease prevention, diagnosis, management and co-management.

Review of Optometric Business & neurolens Webinar Series

AI Meets OD: How Machine Learning is Impacting Optometry and its Treatment of Digital Eyestrain and Headaches
Dr. Carol Nelson, Dr. Timothy Fries and Aric Plumley, chief technology officer of neurolens, discuss how artificial intelligence is helping optometrists improve the lives of patients struggling with digital eye strain and headaches.

Eye Misalignment and Headaches: Differentiate Your Practice and Improve Patient Outcomes
Paul Karpecki, OD, and Timothy Fries, OD, discuss how to turn treatment of eye misalignment and headaches into a practice builder that transforms patients’ lives in a webinar brought to you by Review of Optometric Business and neurolens.

Hoya ECP Resources for Bouncing Back

Eyecare practices will face an influx of customer communications with pressure to meet their needs, all while maintaining safe boundaries for everyone. You may be feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Hoya is here to help you bounce back in the safest, most effective way possible.

Review of Optometric Business and Shamir Webinar Series

The Effects of COVID-19 on Vision
In a webinar presented by Shamir, Eli Ben-Moshe, OD, discusses the first big data survey cross-referencing COVID-19 with vision behavior to learn what effect COVID-19 has on consumers and what visual needs they are looking to address in our new way of life.

OWA Talks Podcast

OWA Talks with Trudi Charest
If you are like every business owner, executive or sales person, when the lockdown happened you understood how important it was to be able to connect virtually to your patients and customers. Now virtual and digital communications are the norm. Connecting, networking and selling online will be the way of the future. What do you need to do to build a personal and business profile and where should you start?

OWA Talks with Carrie Wilson
As the shelter-at-home restrictions begin to lift and the country opens back up, what changes might we expect to see in regard to doing business in the optical industry and how will we continue to adapt to a "new normal?" Listen to Carrie Wilson's take on this and more.

InsideVision

InsideVision is a weekly live streaming talk show aimed at eye care professionals and the vision care community worldwide. Join hosts Howard Purcell OD, FAAO, NECO President and CEO and Erik Liljegren, Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer at Sector Media Group for a special Live Online TV Broadcast aimed at eye care professionals and the vision care community worldwide.

ROB Podcast Series “Manage Your Practice Like a Professional”

How to Be the Practice CEO
Practice owners who learn to delegate and function like CEOs can realize gains in patient care and business growth. Michael Kling, OD, founder and CEO of Impact Leadership, shares his insights on becoming the CEO of his practice.

How to Create a Simple Practice Budget
Creating a practice budget and reviewing it every 1-3 months allows you to accurately set earning goals and manage expenses. Adhering to a budget enables you to make data-based decisions on investing in your practice to enhance patient care and increase profitability. Also, a practice that runs by a budget has a higher valuation to potential buyers. Michael Kling, OD, founder and CEO of Impact Leadership, shares his insights, and provides templates to help you get started.

How to Manage Net Cash Flow
Net cash flow is the most critical metric in practice management and practice valuation. Here are keys to maintaining a positive cash flow that allows you to manage comfortably, expand services and sales, and readily borrow to make improvements. .

Hoya Vision Webinar

More Screen Time During Self Isolation
Help your patients overcome the symptoms of digital eye strain.
Dr. Gosling walks through the highlights of our international study on digital eye strain and the highlights of our 60+ page white paper in less than 25 minutes. You too will be an expert.

ForeseeHome Webinar

Barriers for the Timely Detection of Wet AMD
Early detection of wet AMD is critical for maintaining a patient’s functional vision. While patients with poor visual acuity at diagnosis regain more letters with anti-VEGF treatment, the majority will not return to good functional vision. Learn about effective solutions to detect wet AMD earlier in this webinar and help your patients maintain their functional vision.

The Mackool Online Fundamentals CME

The Fundamentals CME Video Series is complimentary and is supported by an Alcon Academic Independent Medical Education grant as well as support from the Mackool Eye Institute Research Foundation.  A new surgical video will be released every month and also archived on their website, allowing viewers to see previous episodes as well as earn CME credits if desired.

Each month a new online surgical video by Richard Mackool, MD, with the goal of making CME accredited surgical training available online for surgeons motivated to improve or expand their surgical repertoire.

Vision Show

A marketplace where independently owned brands in the optical and optometry industry could connect with owner-operated eyecare businesses.
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BHVI Courses on Myopia

Managing Myopia for Practice Staff
This course is designed to help you successfully integrate myopia management through dedicated staff training.

SECO University Launches LIVE CE Webinar Series to Meet the Optometry Profession’s Educational Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

SECO University provides optometrists and ophthalmic professionals educational opportunities in an online environment to meet the needs and requirements of the profession. In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent cancellation and or postponement of CE meetings, SECO University launched SECO LIVE CE Webinars approved by COPE for live CE.

WO Voices Podcast Series

Dr. Michele Andrews: Introducing the Myopia Management Conversation
Michele Andrews, OD, Senior Director of North America Professional & Academic Affairs at CooperVision, discusses how clinicians can—and why they should—talk about the progression of myopia with parents. The Brilliant Futures™ Myopia Management Program provides guidance on ways to include these conversations.

Dr. Linda Chous: Could Coronavirus-Related Stress Result in More Increased Non-Organic Vision Loss?
Linda Chous, OD, owner of the whimsically named The Glasses Menagerie in Minneapolis, Minnesota, encourages ODs to be on the lookout for a possible spike in nonorganic vision loss. She explains how NOVL is different from malingering and how to counsel patients and their parents.

Dr. Melissa Barnett And Dr. Stephanie Woo: The Thrill Of A Specialty Lens Practice
In January 2020, Stephanie Woo, OD, FAAO, FSLS, opened the Contact Lens Institute of Nevada in Las Vegas, a clinic dedicated entirely to custom contact lenses. Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, shares Dr. Woo's passion for fitting scleral lens patients. Enjoy listening to these two past presidents of the Scleral Lens Education Society talk.

Dr. Bridgitte Shen Lee: Reopening
Bridgitte Shen Lee, OD, FBCLA, FAAO, and her practice partner reopened Vision Optique in Houston, Texas, with safety protocols in place to help protect doctors, staff and patients. Dr. Shen Lee was a guest on WO Voices as she was planning the reopening.

Dr. Theresa Colonna: Use Customized Video Training For Staff
Theresa Colonna, OD, of Westminster Eyecare Associates in Providence, Rhode Island, has mastered a strategy for consistent and thorough staff training in the use of instrumentation and procedures: customized video. Hear how she developed this process as the staff at this practice grew to 65 employees.

Dr. Kelechi Mezu-Nnabue: Routine Eye Care And Foundation Work On Hold; Planning Ahead
Kelechi Mezu-Nnabue, OD, MS, MPH, DrPH, worries about the patients she serves in her Pikeville, Maryland, practice, as well as those who would normally be served by her family foundation in Baltimore and in Nigeria.

Dr. Dorothy Hitchmoth: The Primary Importance of Primary Eye Care
From keeping patients with ocular infections out of emergency rooms and urgent care clinics to providing counseling on ocular and systemic health issues, the critical role that optometrists play in the health care becomes more apparent during the COVID-19 crisis.

Dr. Cheryl Murphy: Dealing with Coronavirus Uncertainty – One Day at a Time
Cheryl Murphy, OD details some of the steps that the doctors and staff members are taking to do what they can to flatten the curve, protect themselves and protect patients.