Resources
Provided below are the ABO-NCLE Course Information (Names, Dates, Course Numbers, and Locations) for the 24-25 renewal period:
| Program Location: | Embassy Suites, 200 Stoneridge Dr, Columbia, SC 29210 | ||||
| Program Date: | 1/27/2024 | ||||
| Date | Speaker | Course Title | Hours | ABO Course # | NCLE Course # |
| 1/27/2024 | Jim Morris | Opticianry Leading the Way | 1 | ST24R112-1 | |
| 1/27/2024 | BW Phillips | The Eyes and the Brain- are they on the Same Page? | 2 | ST24R113-2 | |
| 1/27/2024 | BW Phillips | The Opticians Guide to Understand Genetic Eye Diseases | 1 | ST24R114-2 | |
| 1/27/2024 | BW Phillips | Specialty Soft and Hybrid Contact Lenses | 1 | CT24R053-3 | |
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| Program Location: | Embassy Suites, 200 Stoneridge Dr, Columbia, SC 29210 | ||||
| Program Date: | 1/28/2024 | ||||
| Date | Speaker | Course Title | Hours | ABO Course # | NCLE Course # |
| 1/28/2024 | BW Phillips | The Eyes and the Brain- are they on the Same Page? | 2 | ST24R115-2 | |
| 1/28/2024 | BW Phillips | The Opticians Guide to Understand Genetic Eye Diseases | 2 | ST24R116-2 | |
| 1/28/2024 | BW Phillips | Specialty Soft and Hybrid Contact Lenses | 1 | CT24R054-3 | |
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| 1/28/2024 | Keith Hayes | Optical Math | 2 | ST24R117-2 | |
| 1/28/2024 | Keith Hayes | Prism | 2 | ST24R118-2 | |
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| Program Location: | Embassy Suites, 200 Stoneridge Dr, Columbia, SC 29210 | ||||
| Program Date: | 8/3/2024 | ||||
| Date | Speaker | Course Title | Hours | ABO Course # | NCLE Course # |
| 8/3/2024 | Wm. Grant Brown | Optical Challenge | 1 | ST24R690-2 | |
| 8/3/2024 | Amer Mourad | What Your Lab Wishes You Knew | 2 | ST24R691-2 | |
| 8/3/2024 | Wm. Grant Brown | Don't Overlook the Axis | 1 | ST24R692-2 | |
| 8/3/2024 | Larry Platt | Gas Permeable Contacts - Everything You Wanted To Know | 1 | CT24R254-2 | |
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| Program Location: | Embassy Suites, 200 Stoneridge Dr, Columbia, SC 29210 | ||||
| Program Date: | 8/4/2024 | ||||
| Date | Speaker | Course Title | Hours | ABO Course # | NCLE Course # |
| 8/4/2024 | Wm. Grant Brown | Optical Challenge | 1 | ST24R685-2 | |
| 8/4/2024 | Amer Mourad | What Your Lab Wishes You Knew | 2 | ST24R686-2 | |
| 8/4/2024 | Wm. Grant Brown | Don't Overlook the Axis | 1 | ST24R687-2 | |
| 8/4/2024 | Larry Platt | Gas Permeable Contacts - Everything You Wanted To Know | 1 | CT24R253-2 | |
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| 8/4/2024 | Keith Hayes | Optical Math | 2 | ST24R688-2 | |
| 8/4/2024 | Keith Hayes | Prism | 2 | ST24R689-2 | |
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| Program Location: | Hilton Garden Inn Columbia Downtown, 1200 Pickens St., Columbia, SC | ||||
| Program Date: | 1/25/2025 | ||||
| Date | Speaker | Course Title | Hours | ABO Course # | NCLE Course # |
| 1/25/2025 | Jim Morris | Opticianry Leading the Way | 1 | ST25R132-1 | |
| 1/25/2025 | Kevin Walker | Vocational Opticianry | 1 | ST25R101-1 | |
| 1/25/2025 | Kevin Walker | Bespoke OTC Readers | 1 | ST25R112-1 | |
| 1/25/2025 | Kevin Walker | Incorporating & Understanding Vision Ergonomics | 1 | ST25R113-1 | |
| 1/25/2025 | BW Phillips | Specialty Soft and Hybrid Contact Lenses | 1 | CT25R044-2 | |
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| Program Location: | Hilton Garden Inn Columbia Downtown, 1200 Pickens St., Columbia, SC | ||||
| Program Date: | 1/26/2025 | ||||
| Date | Speaker | Course Title | Hours | ABO Course # | NCLE Course # |
| 1/26/2025 | Kevin Walker | True Multifocal Lenses: NAL® Dream Lenses | 1 | ST25R115-2 | |
| 1/26/2025 | Kevin Walker | Vocational Opticianry | 1 | ST25R116-1 | |
| 1/26/2025 | Kevin Walker | Bespoke OTC Readers | 1 | ST25R117-1 | |
| 1/26/2025 | Kevin Walker | Incorporating & Understanding Vision Ergonomics | 1 | ST25R118-1 | |
| 1/26/2025 | BW Phillips | Specialty Soft and Hybrid Contact Lenses | 1 | CT25R045-2 | |
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| 1/26/2025 | Keith Hayes | Making Lenses Using Math 1 | 2 | ST25R120-2 | |
| 1/26/2025 | Keith Hayes | Making Lenses Using Math 2 | 2 | ST25R111-2 | |
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| Program Location: | Ocean Reef Resort, 7100 N Ocean BLVD, Myrtle Beach SC 29572 | ||||
| Program Date: | 5/17/2025 | ||||
| Date | Speaker | Course Title | Hours | ABO Course # | NCLE Course # |
| 5/17/2025 | Bob Alexander | The Patient Journey – Prescribing | 2 | ST25R397-2 | |
| 5/17/2025 | Bob Alexander | Progressive Lens Fitting Techniques for Today’s Technology | 1 | ST25R398-2 | |
| 5/17/2025 | Bob Alexander | Sunglasses, They’re Not Just for Summer Anymore | 1 | ST25R399-2 | |
| 5/17/2025 | Bob Alexander | Sunglass Sensory Experience | 1 | CT25R167-2 | |
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| 5/17/2025 | Keith Hayes | Making Lenses with Math 1 | 2 | ST25R400-2 | |
| 5/17/2025 | Keith Hayes | Making Lenses with Math 2 | 2 | ST25R401-2 | |
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| Program Location: | DoubleTree Hotel, 2100 Bush River Road, Columbia, South Carolina, 29210 | ||||
| Program Date: | 8/3/2025 | ||||
| Date | Speaker | Course Title | Hours | ABO Course # | NCLE Course # |
| 8/3/2025 | Harry Chilinguerian | Prism Adaptation | 1 | ST25R542-1 | |
| 8/3/2025 | Harry Chilinguerian | Deciphering the Lab Workticket - Part 1 | 1 | ST25R543-3 | |
| 8/3/2025 | Harry Chilinguerian | Deciphering the Lab Workticket - Part 2 | 1 | ST25R544-3 | |
| 8/3/2025 | Harry Chilinguerian | Optical Toolbox I - Optical Cross and How to Use It | 1 | ST25R551-1 | |
| 8/3/2025 | Harry Chilinguerian | The Business of Soft Contact Lenses | 1 | CT25R203-1 | |
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| 8/3/2025 | Keith Hayes | Making Lenses using Math 1 | 2 | ST25R546-2 | |
| 8/3/2025 | Keith Hayes | Making Lenses using Math 2 | 2 | ST25R547-2 | |