Can’t-miss hands-on workshops at this year’s Optometry’s Meeting®

Optometry’s Meeting® | 5th World Congress of Optometry in Minneapolis, June 25-28, is not only poised to bring together the top optometric minds across the globe but promises doctors of optometry and paraoptometric professionals a supercharged educational experience.

Why Optometry’s Meeting for doctor of optometry/paraoptometric integrated education?

With 79 hours of credits dedicated to integrated, doctor-paraoptometric education this year, hands-on, collaborative learning is on the menu in Minneapolis.

Picture this: You’re in a lab-style setting hosted by top-tier clinical educators guiding you through myriad topics—from ocular conditions and foreign body removal to the latest diagnostic imaging techniques. These workshops are designed to mimic real-world scenarios; so, you leave with confidence, not just credits.

Doctors of optometry and paraoptometric professionals can both earn up to 36 credits across topics ranging from cutting-edge advancements in technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI) in eye care and innovative surgical techniques, to hands-on workshops covering intense pulse light (IPL) and radio frequency (RF) applications.

Choose from:

• 9 OD-specific workshops
• 6 paraoptometric-specific workshops
• 5 OD-paraoptometric combined workshops

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Advancing the paraoptometric professional

Paraoptometric professionals—whether you are front desk, a clinical tech, chairside or in another staff role—can take advantage of tailored education tracks designed to elevate your role, increase your knowledge and become an even more essential part of your team.

A popular workshop among paraoptometric professionals is the Optometric Surgical Assisting for the Paraoptometric Technician. This 4-hour workshop is an immersive, hands-on competency-based educational qualification that delivers to staff a foundational understanding of surgical assisting techniques, patient care and surgical office management. A paraoptometric who completes this workshop is one step closer to earning their AOA Paraoptometric Micro-credential: Optometric Surgical Assisting. 

Don’t forget, if you are looking to earn the micro-credential you will need to complete this required workshop and the AOA Optometric Surgical Assisting Micro-credential - Lecture & Theory component (the lecture & theory component is available within the AOA EyeLearn: Your Professional Development Hub.