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  • Thursday, Feb 26th
    3:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
    801 - Principles of Visual Assessment for Opticians and Technicians
    Lecturer: Diane F. Drake, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FNAO – Personal card
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     CE Hours 2
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    802 - Prescription for Perfection: The Science Behind a Great Rx
    Lecturer: Sam Winnegrad, MBA, LDO, NCLE-AC – Piedmont Eye Center
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     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    803 - Unleash Your PHA-BULOUS
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
    Co-Lecturer: Bill J. Gerber, BA, ABOC, NCLE – Omg! Optical Marketing Group / Contentlinq
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     CE Hours 2
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    805 - The Color of Vision: How We See the World
    Lecturer: Sam Winnegrad, MBA, LDO, NCLE-AC – Piedmont Eye Center
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     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    807 - Solutions for Presbyopes
    Lecturer: Brent McCardle, ABOM – ZEISS
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     CE Hours 1
  • Friday, Feb 27th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    808 - Optics vs. Cosmetics
    Lecturer: Brent McCardle, ABOM – ZEISS
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     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    707 - I'm New and Don’t Know What to Do
    Lecturer: Sharon Carter, ECOC – Eye Care Optometric Consulting
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     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    814 - Lens Fabrication: How Lenses are Made
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
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     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    708 - The Technician and AI
    Lecturer: Tami Franklin, CPOT ABOC – Vision Source, LP
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     CE Hours 1
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    815 - Master Opticianry: Mastery of Ophthalmic Lens Theory and Math
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
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     CE Hours 2
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    709 - What Every Optician and Tech Needs to Know About Ocular Emergencies
    Lecturer: Lynn Eric Lawrence, Sr., MSOL, CPOT, ABOC, COA, OSC – See The Light Consulting
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     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
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
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     CE Hours 1
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    819 - Georgia Opticianry Laws & Rules
    Lecturer: Diane F. Drake, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FNAO – Personal card
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     CE Hours 1