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Our Mission
The goal of VisionCareCE is to offer optometrists, opticians and ophthalmic medical personnel high-quality continuing education on a full
range of topics conveniently and cost-effectively; provide an environment where practitioners can monitor their professional development
and learn about other continuing education programs; and forge relationships with state associations and societies to increase the
acceptance of and accessibility to online continuing education.
Who We Are
VisionCareCE was created by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins VisionCare Group (LWW). LWW publishes four of the vision care market's leading trade journals: Optometric Management and Ophthalmology Management provide critical practice management information; Eyecare Business offers strategies for profitable dispensing; and Contact Lens Spectrum covers clinical contact lens prescribing. Each month, these publications deliver the information optometrists, opticians, ophthalmologists and other vision care specialists need to succeed. In addition, LWW organizes, produces and manages educational conferences and seminars for vision care professionals all over the country through its Health Care Conference Group, and conducts custom and syndicated Internet research through LWW Research Services. The company is based in Ft. Washington, PA.
Our Partners
International Vision Expo East and West are the largest continuing education and trade events serving the entire ophthalmic community in the Americas. Each event features a world-renowned continuing education program, expertly assembled at the direction of the Conference Advisory Board comprised of Kirk L. Smick, OD; Wayne W. Wood, OD; Edward DeGennaro, MEd, ABOM; Richard Witlin, MD, FACS; Vincent K. Young, MD; David Edwards, LDO; Robert Main, Jr., ABOM, FNAO; and Jack L. Schaeffer, OD. The programs feature the largest assembly of a "who's who" of ophthalmic education providers and a wide array of courses to suit the needs of every practitioner and staff member. The programs also boast the most comprehensive selection of courses approved by COPE, ABO , NCLE, JCAHPO, and the State Boards of Optometry and Opticianry. The accompanying exhibit halls offer access to over 500 of the most innovative national and international companies in the eyewear and eyecare industry. From frames and accessories to diagnostic equipment and lens processing, International Vision Expo is the cutting-edge showcase for the newest trends in fashion and technology. The events are sponsored by Vision Council of America; and produced by Association Expositions & Services, a division of Reed Exhibitions.
Ernest
L. Bowling, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O., Dipl., editor of
optometric continuing education for VisionCare CE, acquires and oversees
all continuing education for optometrists and acts as a consultant on the
overall structure and content of the site. Dr. Bowling received his Doctor
of Optometry and Master of Science in Physiological Optics degrees from
the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry and operates a
private optometric practice in Summerville, Georgia. He also serves as
Clinical Associate Professor of Optometry and Director of Primary Eye Care
Services at the UABSO. Dr. Bowling is a Diplomate in the Primary Care
Section of the American Academy of Optometry and serves on the Academy’s
Lectures and Workshops Committee. He is Associate Clinical Editor of the
journal Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses and serves on the
editorial board of Optometric Management and Contemporary
Optometry journals. He is the former editor of the internet
e-journals Comprehensive Optometry and Diagnostic
Digest
. Dr Bowling is a past recipient of the Georgia Optometric Association’s Bernard Kahn Memorial Award for outstanding service to the optometric profession.
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