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  • Wednesday, Feb 25th
    12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
    400 - 10 Ways to Enrich Your Leadership Skills
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Dori Carlson, OD – Heartland Eye Care, PC
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Wednesday, Feb 25th
    12:15 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    501 - SECO Contact Lens Summit - A Day in the Life of a CL Expert: Cases to Make You Laugh or Cry
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 404/405
    Moderator: Milton M. Hom, OD – Canyon City Eyecare
    Panelist: Jenn Harthan, OD – Illinois College of Optometry
    Panelist: Ashley D. Wallace-Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS – Bellaire Family Eye Care/The Contact Lens Institute of Houston
    Panelist: Aaron Zimmerman, OD, MS – The Ohio State University
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-CLCEE-TQOD ILOD FLOD SCOD TXAOA-PARANCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Wednesday, Feb 25th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    401 - Promoting the Happiness Advantage in Your Office
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Dori Carlson, OD – Heartland Eye Care, PC
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Wednesday, Feb 25th
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    402 - 7 Ways to Improve Your Culture
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Dori Carlson, OD – Heartland Eye Care, PC
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Wednesday, Feb 25th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    502 - SECO Contact Lens Summit - The CL Journal Club
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 404/405
    Moderator: Milton M. Hom, OD – Canyon City Eyecare
    Panelist: Jenn Harthan, OD – Illinois College of Optometry
    Panelist: Ashley D. Wallace-Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS – Bellaire Family Eye Care/The Contact Lens Institute of Houston
    Panelist: Aaron Zimmerman, OD, MS – The Ohio State University
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-CLCEE-TQOD ILOD FLOD SCOD TXAOA-PARANCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Wednesday, Feb 25th
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    403 - Overcoming Burnout
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Dori Carlson, OD – Heartland Eye Care, PC
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Wednesday, Feb 25th
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    404 - Communication That Converts Patients to Customers
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Sharon Carter, ECOC – Eye Care Optometric Consulting
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Thursday, Feb 26th
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    60 - Special Session - The Fascinating Intersection of Genetics, Color Vision, & Modern Myopia Management
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Sidney Marcus Auditorium
    Moderator: Chris Wroten, OD – Bond-Wroten Eye Clinic
    Panelist: Jay Neitz, PhD – University of Washington
    Panelist: Ashley D. Wallace-Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS – Bellaire Family Eye Care/The Contact Lens Institute of Houston
    Panelist: Shane R. Kannarr, OD – Kannarr Eye Care, LLC
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-GOOD ILOD FLOD SCOD TXAOA-PARAABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Thursday, Feb 26th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    405 - Grow Your Team, Grow Your Business
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Dori Carlson, OD – Heartland Eye Care, PC
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Thursday, Feb 26th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    800 - The Physics of Thinness: Understanding Lens Materials & Index
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Sam Winnegrad, MBA, LDO, NCLE-AC – Piedmont Eye Center
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Thursday, Feb 26th
    1:45 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    61 - Keynote - Eye Care Reimagined: The AI Advantage
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Sidney Marcus Auditorium
    Moderator: Scot Morris, OD – AI in Eye Care
    Panelist: Easy Anyama, OD – ODX Health
    Panelist: Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, FSLS – West Broward Eyecare Associates
    Panelist: Darryl Glover, OD – Defocus Media
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD SCOD TXAOA-PARAABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Thursday, Feb 26th
    3:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
    407 - Facilitated Learning Lab - Strategic Team Building: Leading Growth Through Restructuring
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 408
    Lecturer: Katie Davis, OD, FOVDR – Vision Therapy Institute of SC
    Co-Lecturer: Heidi Bell, OD, FAAO, FOVDR – Elite Eye Care
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Thursday, Feb 26th
    3:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
    801 - Principles of Visual Assessment for Opticians and Technicians
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Diane F. Drake, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FNAO – Personal card
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    802 - Prescription for Perfection: The Science Behind a Great Rx
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Sam Winnegrad, MBA, LDO, NCLE-AC – Piedmont Eye Center
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    803 - Unleash Your PHA-BULOUS
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
    Co-Lecturer: Bill J. Gerber, BA – Omg! Optical Marketing Group / Contentlinq
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    804 - Hands-on Workshop - Lensometry: The Basics
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 407
    Lecturer: Thomas R. Neff, MA, LDO, ABO-AC, NCLE-AC – Hillsborough College
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    408 - Ditch the Sales Pitch: Educating Patients Without Feeling Like a Salesperson
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Kurt T. Steele, OD – Legit Vision
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    805 - The Color of Vision: How We See the World
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Sam Winnegrad, MBA, LDO, NCLE-AC – Piedmont Eye Center
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    806 - Hands-on Workshop - Lensometry: Advanced Concepts
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 407
    Lecturer: Thomas R. Neff, MA, LDO, ABO-AC, NCLE-AC – Hillsborough College
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    409 - Staff Retention Hacks: Develop and Delegate
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Tami Franklin, CPOT ABOC – Vision Source, LP
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    704 - Why are You Buying Online?
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 406
    Lecturer: Sharon Carter, ECOC – Eye Care Optometric Consulting
    AOA-PARAABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    807 - Solutions for Presbyopes
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Brent McCardle, ABOM – ZEISS
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    821 - Eyewear Catwalk Unleashed: The Fashion Forecast You’ll Love
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, The Optical Theater
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
    Co-Lecturer: Bill J. Gerber, BA – Omg! Optical Marketing Group / Contentlinq
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    410 - Social Media for Optometry: What Works in 2026
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Sharon Carter, ECOC – Eye Care Optometric Consulting
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    808 - Optics vs. Cosmetics
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Brent McCardle, ABOM – ZEISS
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    809 - UV vs. Blue
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Brent McCardle, ABOM – ZEISS
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    212 - AHP Hot Topic Breakfast Symposium: Conflict Management & Difficult Conversations for Optometric Staff
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 404/405
    Lecturer: Brooke K. Carrasco, ABOC, NCLEC – EssilorLuxottica
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    810 - First Impressions to Lasting Loyalty: Customer Service by Role in the Optometric Office
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Ryan Lee Parker, OD – EssilorLuxottica
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    820 - Demystifying Myopia Management with Essilor Stellest: From Science to Chairside Success
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Ryan Lee Parker, OD – EssilorLuxottica
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    811 - Hands-on Workshop - Spectacle Measurements and How to Perform Them
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 407
    Lecturer: Diane F. Drake, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FNAO – Personal card
    Co-Lecturer: Russ Tolar, ABOC;FNAO;LDO – National Academy of Opticianry
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    213 - AHP Lunch Symposium: Patient Buying Behaviors
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 404/405
    Lecturer: Brooke K. Carrasco, ABOC, NCLEC – EssilorLuxottica
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    411 - First Impressions: Creating an Awesome Patient Experience
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Tami Franklin, CPOT ABOC – Vision Source, LP
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    812 - Tackling Troubleshooting
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Brent McCardle, ABOM – ZEISS
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    813 - Hands-on Workshop - What Makes Glasses Fit Correctly and How to Troubleshoot
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 407
    Lecturer: Diane F. Drake, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FNAO – Personal card
    Co-Lecturer: Russ Tolar, ABOC;FNAO;LDO – National Academy of Opticianry
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    412 - Drive Value in Your Practice
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Tami Franklin, CPOT ABOC – Vision Source, LP
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    707 - I'm New and Don’t Know What to Do
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 406
    Lecturer: Sharon Carter, ECOC – Eye Care Optometric Consulting
    AOA-PARAABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    814 - Lens Fabrication: How Lenses are Made
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    413 - Reputation Management and Online Reviews
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Darryl Glover, OD – Defocus Media
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    708 - The Technician and AI
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 406
    Lecturer: Tami Franklin, CPOT ABOC – Vision Source, LP
    AOA-PARAABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    815 - Master Opticianry: Mastery of Ophthalmic Lens Theory and Math
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    414 - Scheduling for Profitability
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Sharon Carter, ECOC – Eye Care Optometric Consulting
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    709 - What Every Optician and Tech Needs to Know About Ocular Emergencies
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 406
    Lecturer: Lynn Eric Lawrence, Sr., MSOL, CPOT, ABOC, COA, OSC – See The Light Consulting
    AOA-PARAABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    816 - Oculomics: Hidden Narratives to Systemic Disease from a Comprehensive Eye Exam
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SP/CLOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    415 - Chasing the “Benjamins”: Billing & Coding Bootcamp 2026 
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 402
    Lecturer: Frances Bynum, OD – Northwest TN Eye Clinic
    Co-Lecturer: Tonya Reynoldson, OD MBA – Acuity Eyecare Group
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    817 - The Influence of Light and Vision
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Jackie O'Keefe, ABOC – O'Keefe Optical Consultants
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    416 - AI Bootcamp: The Basics
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 408
    Lecturer: Walter Mayo, OD – SECO International
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 1
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    417 - AI Bootcamp: Advanced Concepts and Practical Use
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 408
    Lecturer: Walter Mayo, OD – SECO International
    OD-AOA CE HOURSCOPE-PMOD ILOD FLOD TXABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-CL/MGMTOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    818 - An Overview of Ophthalmic Optics
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Jackie O'Keefe, ABOC – O'Keefe Optical Consultants
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOP NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2