Welcome to No-Fee CE:
Continuing Education for Optometrists and Opticians

Here you will find a variety of interesting, relevant and helpful courses offered for your continuing education.

These free continuing education courses, brought to you by Contact Lens Spectrum, are offered in conjunction with the New England College of Optometry and supported by an educational grant from The Vision Care Institute™, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company. The courses are approved by the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) for optometrists and by the National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE) for opticians.

Instructions:
To obtain credit for each course, you must:
  1. Be a licensed optometrist or an NCLE-certified contact lens fitter.
  2. Read and study the course presented.
  3. Complete the test at the end of the course.
  4. Obtain a grade of 70 percent or higher on the exam.
There is no tuition or processing fee to you. Please allow 12 weeks for processing, completed in the order they are received. You are encouraged to respond early.

Optometrists
The New England College of Optometry will correct only the optometry tests, notify optometrists of their scores, and issue certificates of credit to those who have passed the test. For information regarding your CE credits and/or certificates, for Optometry call NEWENCO’s Center for Continuing Education at (617) 587-5586.

After reviewing the material in this course, you can take the test whenever you're ready. The test will appear on the following screen, and you'll be asked to supply some personal information. After completing the test, press the submit button. Please press the button only once. Your test will be graded instantly and your score will be displayed. If you have passed the test, you'll be given a link to print your certificate immediately.

Note: Each optometry state board has specific regulations about recognizing correspondence and online courses for continuing education certification. If you have questions about your particular state, please confirm with your state board.

Opticians
Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research will correct only the opticianry tests and notify the examinees of their scores and credits. For information regarding your CE credits and/or certificates in opticianry call (215) 628-6554.

After reviewing the material in this course, you can take the test whenever you're ready. The test will appear on the following screen, and you'll be asked to supply some personal information. After completing the test, press the submit button. Please press the button only once. Your test will be graded instantly and your score will be displayed. If you have passed the test, you will be notified and you certificates will be sent to you. Please print this notification page as a temporary record and retain until your official certificate arrives.

Note: Each state has specific regulations about recognizing correspondence and online courses for continuing education certification. If you have questions about your particular state, please confirm with your state.

Course Menu:
Hydrogel and Silicone Hydrogel Lens Care
By Susan J. Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO
This course is a review of different care systems currently available for cleaning and disinfecting soft contact lenses.
This course is COPE-approved for 2 credits for optometrists (22298-CL) and is NCLE-approved for 1 credit for opticians.

Imaging and Instrumentation in Contact Lens Practice
By: David A. Berntsen, OD, MS, FAAO
These instruments provide useful data for basic and advanced contact lens fitting and follow up.
This course is COPE-approved for 2 credits for optometrists (22286-CL) and is NCLE-approved for 1 credit for opticians.

Educating Patients About UV Radiation
By: Stephen Cohen, OD
This course discusses types of ultraviolet radiation, conditions caused by ultraviolet radiation, what patients can do to protect their eyes from UV radiation, risk factors and how to educate patients about UV.
This course is COPE-approved for 2 credits for optometrists (22795-GO) and is NCLE-approved for 1 credit for opticians.

Contact Lens Materials Update 2008
By: Gregory J. Nixon, OD, FAAO
This course begins with a basic discussion of soft lens materials’ characteristics. It then describes in detail the characteristics of modulus and wettability. It concludes with a discussion of rigid gas permeable materials’ characteristics, including those of hybrid lenses.
This course is COPE-approved for 2 credits for optometrists (23692-CL) and is NCLE-approved for 1 credit for opticians.

Ocular and Refractive Considerations for the Aging Eye
By: Kathryn Richdale, OD, MS, FAAO
This course discusses vision and refractive error in adults, changes of the ocular system with age (anterior segment and presbyopia) and visual correction in presbyopic patients (contact lens and surgical options).
This course is COPE-approved for 2 credits for optometrists (24346-CL) and is NCLE-approved for 1 credit for opticians.

The New Dry Eye: A Global Perspective
By: Kelly K. Nichols, OD, PhD, and Gary N. Foulks, MD, FACS
This course discusses the progress of dry eye research and clinical care over this past decade and its present status in terms of international dry eye, who has dry eye, definitions of dry eye, core mechanisms, diagnosis, symptomatology, dye testing, meibomian gland dysfunction, and contact lens wear.
This course is COPE-approved for 2 credits for optometrists (25175-AS) and is NCLE-approved for 1 credit for opticians.

Fitting Kids With Contact Lenses
By: Pauline Cho, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA, Sin Wan Cheung, MPhil, FAAO
This course discusses the use of contact lenses in children ages 8 to 12 and teens 13 to 18 years old. It describes patient selection, indications/contraindications, lens choices, informed consent, training and care instruction, aftercare, and research reports.
This course is COPE-approved for 2 credits for optometrists (25882-CL) and is NCLE-approved for 1 credit for opticians

Understanding Microbiology and Contact Lens Solutions
By: William J. Gleason, OD
This course discusses how the regulations and clinical controls established by the Food and Drug Administration over the past 3 decades have changed and evolved to improve the safety and efficacy of contact lenses, solutions and lens cases. It describes current regulations, recent problems, causes of problems and the standard set of test organisms and patient education.
This course is COPE-approved for 2 credits for optometrists (27070-CL) and is NCLE-approved for 1 credit for opticians

These courses are supported by an educational grant from