VISION EXPO EAST
FEATURES ENHANCED
EDUCATION CONTENT
INTERNATIONAL VISION EXPO
Highlights include:
& CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES
Three new education tracks will offer
content via condensed formats allowing
on-the-go attendees to absorb information quickly and helping them
maximize their time at the conference.
ADDITIONS TO ITS LEARNING
FORMATS AND EXPANDED
CONTENT FOR ALL EYECARE
PROFESSIONALS AT VISION
EXPO EAST, HELD APRIL 14-17,
2016 IN NEW YORK, NY.
- Lightning Rounds, a rapid-fire
"speed-dating" format will deliver five
unique perspectives on a single topic
in one class.
- The event also include Crash Courses,
COPE-approved 30-minute sessions
on multiple topics including innovations in retinal treatment, current
uses of amniotic membranes,
Google Contact Lenses, an
update on acanthamoeba, new
perspectives on glanglion cell
complex analysis, and ocular
emergencies in college students.
- Fashion-focused education,
including Must Have Eyewear
Fashion Trends for 2016, a
Frame Buyers Panel, The HOW?
behind the WOW! at retail, Sunwear: How to Steal Market Share
and Make Big Money, and Tips
and Tricks to Better Purchasing.
Vision Expo's Business Solutions
Track will expand to include more
than 100 hours of curriculum
organized around five key areas
of focus to address the core business needs of attendees:
Leadership, Customer Experience,
Human Resources, Big Data, and
Profitability & Growth. Highlights
will include a sneak peak of the year's
upcoming frame styles (and tips for
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matching customers' fashion style
with their eyewear) as well as an
expert Frame Buyers Panel to share
perspectives on buying for everything
from boutiques and small chains to
optometric and ophthalmology
dispensaries.
The Dispensing Essentials Track,
new for Vision Expo East, will offer an
opportunity to cross-train the entire
optical team through 11 hours of foundational courses covering the four
core competencies of a successful
and multifaceted optician: Clinical,
Technical, Fashion, and Sales. Course
highlights include The New Rules of
Selling in Eyecare and Eye Diseases
Opticians and Technicians Should
Know About.
The new Corcoran Coding Academy
will teach attendees how to maximize
revenues through documentation and
coding which includes valuable takehome reference materials.
Vision Expo's popular Global Contact
Lens Forum will feature a new format
that provides direct access to the
program's thought leaders and their
perspectives on the future of the contact
lens practice. The popular program
will also debut an all-new session
dedicated to the patient perspective.
Registration for the 30th International
Vision Expo East is open. To learn
more, visit www.VisionExpo.com.
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