Continuing Education at Optometry's Meeting

Elevate Your Learning Experience & Expertise With Industry-Renowned Continuing Education

Discover why Optometry's Meeting is recognized as an industry leader in optometric continuing education and professional development with a wealth of progressive, innovative educational opportunities. Our carefully curated educational program is designed to empower optometrists, paraoptometric staff and optometry students with contemporary topics, recognizable speakers and all-new courses you won't find anywhere else.

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What to Expect from CE at Optometry's Meeting?

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2026 Education at a Glance

• Diverse Course Offerings: 300 hours of CE & professional development across 198 courses. From clinical lectures to 15 hands-on workshops & demonstrations of the latest technological and scope advancements, Optometry's Meeting education offers something for everyone.
  
  
• Premier OD, Paraoptometric Speakers: 125+ industry-renowned optometric lecturers, experts and thought-leaders will bring their insights, experience, research and knowledge to the forefront as Optometry's Meeting helps enhance your clinical and practice management skills and knowledge.
  
  
• CE Credits, Credentials You Need: Offering AOA CE Hours, CPC and COPE credit, including CEE/TQ, to satisfy your education needs and requirements. Enjoy innovative, engaging education that elevates your knowledgebase and skillset while also earning the credits you need.

2026 Schedule

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2026 Course Highlights

• Covering Leading CE Topics, Including:
  • Visual fields
  • Retinal disease & gene therapy
  • AI in eye care
  • Anterior segment laser lab
  • Glaucoma diagnosis & management
  • OCT imaging
  • Navigating pediatric eye care
  • Comprehensive diabetic eye care
  • Coding for optometry
  • Surgical co-management
  • Ocular emergencies
  • Migraine & eye health
  • Neuro-optometry
  • Myopia management
  • Emerging technologies for low vision
  • Sports vision
  • Managing contact lens patients & scleral lenses
  • Optometric surgical procedures
  • Optic disc edema
  • Systemic diseases & ocular health
  • Laser workshops
  • Mental health & optometry
    
    
• Doctor-Paraoptometric Staff Integrated CE Opportunities: Optometry's Meeting offers 99 hours of CE in a combined, doctor-paraoptometric setting intended for care teams to learn together in a way that promotes practice cohesion and coordination. Explore topics ranging from cutting-edge advancements in technology, such as AI and innovative surgical techniques, to hands-on workshops, practice management or billing and coding topics, and patient education strategies.

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Workshops and Innovative CE Opportunities

• Workshops and Hands-on Learning Opportunities: Prefer to learn through one-on-one professional guidance? Optometry's Meeting offers 15 hands-on workshop courses for optometrists, students and paraoptometric professionals. Sessions feature cutting-edge topics, including real-life practical scenarios to laser and surgical procedures. Discover the perfect interactive workshop to hone your skills and stay at the forefront of optometry's dynamic evolution.
  
  
• Expanded! Education Theater in the Eye Care Square: The Education Theater returns to the Eye Care Square with 12, all-new courses in the exhibit hall. Featuring a diverse range of topics, the Education Theater offers something for everyone. Immerse yourself in the dynamic atmosphere of the exhibit hall and enhance your knowledge while connecting with fellow professionals.
  
  
• New! 2026 EYETalks Stage in the Eye Care Square: Visit the EYETalks Stage to participate in hot-topic discussions or learn about cutting-edge products during industry CE sessions in the Eye Care Square. Check out the 2026 schedule below:
  • Wednesday
    • 7:30-8 p.m. | Clear Vision, Confident Looks: Adding Asthetics to Eye Care |Feat. Carly Rose, O.D., Shane Swatts, O.D., Jerry Neidigh, O.D.
    • 8-8:30 p.m. | MARLO—Celebrating 5 Years as Your Innovative and Intuitive Digital Partner | Feat. John Deaso, Diana Milam, Christopher Wroten, O.D. | Supported by Alcon
  • Thursday
    • 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Eye on AI: Exploring AI and New Technology within EHRs | Feat. Jay Henry, O.D., MS, Morgan Murphy, O.D. | Supported by MaximEyes
    • 1-1:30 p.m. | Optometry’s Central Role in Migraine Care | Feat. Julie Helmus, O.D., Andrea Posternack | Supported by Avulux
    • 1:30-2 p.m. | How Much is Enough? 2 Formulas for Financial Success | Feat. Eric Miller | Supported by Econologics Financial Advisors
    • 2-2:30 p.m. | Title coming soon | Paul Karpecki, O.D., Cory Lappin, O.D., MS, Jade Coats, O.D. | Supported by Harrow
  • Friday
    • 10:30-11 a.m. | Ask the Experts: A discussion with Johnson & Johnson R&D on the latest innovations from ACUVUE® | Feat. Giovanna Olivares, O.D., and panelists | Supported by Johnson & Johnson
    • 11-11:30 a.m. | A quick overview of ECP Economics today | Feat. Steve Alexander | Supported by Anagram
    • 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Title coming soon| Supported by InMode

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Paraoptometric CE, Professional Development for Optometric Practice Staff

• Save 10 Hours, See 11 More Patients Per Week: That's how much time doctors say they recapture each week by delegating non-physician tasks to well-trained or certified paraoptometric staff. The 2023 Survey of Paraoptometric Membership illustrates why paraoptometric staff CE and professional development is so vital—and Optometry's Meeting is your opportunity to deliver that training.
  
  
• Dedicated Track of Paraoptometric CE & Training: Optometry's Meeting offers 32 hours of CE dedicated solely to paraoptometric professionals, technicians and practice staff with courses accredited and authorized by the Commission on Paraoptometric Certification and eligible for AOA CE Hours.
  
  
• Offering Staff Micro-Credentialing in Surgical Assisting: Is your practice offering optometric surgical procedures or looking to in the future? Optometry's Meeting offers the in-person, workshop component necessary for paraoptometrics to earn their Optometric Surgical Assisting Micro-Credential. Access the AOA EyeLearn Professional Development Hub to get started with the lecture component of this micro-credential.

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About CE Credits

• Doctor of optometry courses will be COPE or AOA CE Hours approved unless otherwise noted in the CE schedule. The AOA will offer Continuing Education Examination/Transcript Quality (CEE/TQ) credit at this year's Optometry's Meeting (if applicable, scan the QR code at the end of your CEE/TQ course to register for the examination component; attendees must request the course examination through the QR code process and the exam must be completed within the testing window in order to be claimed).
  
  
• All optometric staff courses will be approved by the Commission on Paraoptometric Certification (CPC) for the CE credit and are acceptable for certification renewal requirements.
  
  
• AOA CE Hours satisfy most state boards’ CE requirements and are respected by many organizations within the practice of optometry; however, it is advised that attendees verify their state board requirements prior to selecting courses to attend.*

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