ABO Accreditation

ABO/NCLE Accreditation
All 20/20 Magazine Opticianry Study Center CE courses are approved by ABO/NCLE for credit.

Optician CE Topics

Dispensing Skills (7)

Frames, Design and Use (1)

Kids (2)

Lens Material, Design or Treatment (6)

Marketing, Merchandising and Sales (9)

Progressives and Freeform (12)

Sunlenses and Sunwear (6)

The Business of Eyewear (1)

Wellness and Eye Health (4)

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Continuing Education

Optics of Progressive Lenses - Part 3

Approved for ABO credit

Topic:

Progressives and Freeform

Release Date:

01.01.11

Expiration Date:

04.02.15

Cost:

$14.99

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

Understand the effects of the progressive corridor’s design considerations.
Describe the characteristics of peripheral design effects and design symmetry.
Understand the evolution of mono, multi and design by prescription lenses.
Be able to define “as-worn optimization."
Learn the effects of prism thinning on progressive lenses.

FACULTY/EDITORIAL BOARD:

Darryl Meister is a Certified Master Optician, technical marketing manager for Carl Zeiss Vision, technical representative to the VCA and ANSI, has been a key contributor to many important industry initiatives and writes and lectures frequently on ophthalmic optics, lenses and dispensing.