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  • 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
    800 - The Physics of Thinness: Understanding Lens Materials & Index
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Phernell Walker II, MBA, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC – Pure Optics, LLC
    ABOOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT 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
  • 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 KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • 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: Diane F. Drake, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FNAO – Personal card
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SPOPT 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 KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • 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-SPOPT 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
    808 - Optics vs. Cosmetics
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 403
    Lecturer: Brent McCardle, ABOM – ZEISS
    ABONCLEOPT FLOPT GAOPT KYOPT NC-SPOPT 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 KYOPT 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 KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • 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 KYOPT 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 KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2
  • 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-SPOPT 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-SPOPT 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 KYOPT NC-SPOPT 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 KYOPT NC-SPOPT SC
     CE Hours 2