Michigan's Superheros
an exceptionally skillful or successful person
Crowne Plaza Lansing West
April 12-13, 2025
stronger together
Our keynote speaker, Carrie Wilson, is a top-notch Master Optician and Master Contact Lens Fitter who knows the optical industry inside out. She’s also the brains behind her study guides that include the ABO Exam Prep, ABO Advanced Exam Prep, and NCLE Exam Prep.
Course Educators are Carrie Wilson, Jenell Spino, George Bourque Jr., Bob Alexander, Dr. Aarlan Aceto, Jenny Webb, Jeff Brady, Jennifer Block, and David Ellis.
There will be several items up for raffle this year, don’t forget to bring cash.
Our Saturday evening event features dinner with a DJ.
Register online now!
ABO REVIEW course
8 HOUR COURSE NO CREDITS
Course Description: Course 103
Our review course is open to anyone interested in preparing to take the American Board Opticianry Certification Exam. This course is going to be running at the same time as our other CE Education opportunities. Attendees are invited to join us with the other scheduled events, such as lunch and the vendor experience.
The Foundation of Opticianry
FOUR 1-HOUR COURSES NO CREDITS
These classes will be best taken concurrently from the beginning, however, you can choose to sit in on any of them at their scheduled time.
’EYE’ Sense the Foundations of Anatomy & Optics: Course 102
Description: This class will provide Opticians with an understanding of the foundations of the eye anatomy and optics that are necessary for your role with selecting the proper eyewear, dispensing, and troubleshooting.
’EYE’ Can Create Life-Long Patient Relations: Course 105
Description: This class will provide Opticians the soft skill tools to build a relationship for life when recommending a lens solution. It is never about closing the sale!
’EYE’ Am a Frame Selection Expert!: Course 109
Description: This class will provide an in-depth understanding of how the frame selection plays its role with the prescription and the lens solution. This will be an interactive learning experience in a working through patient scenarios.
’EYE’ Deliver the WOW!: Course 113
Description: This course continues the path of creating long term relations by fostering every patient relationship during the delivery process. There are key items to have in place to gain the opportunities for life-long eyecare. It doesn’t stop at delivery!
Fitting Pediatrics
1 Hour ABO
Course Description: Course 111
There is nothing like fitting children. The joy that occurs when helping them to see is one of the most rewarding aspects of working in the optical field. This course will help you to identify the unique fitting requirements for children’s frames, make adjustments to optical measurements to accommodate the needs of a child, create appropriate lens design adjustments based on the Rx, and design eyewear for children with unique fitting challenges.
Optical Myth Busters
1 Hour No Credit Course
Course Description: Course 110
This course is going to demonstrate some of the best and worst optical myths out there. There will be discussion while trying to bust the myths about fixing scratched lenses and more.
When to take manual measurements
1 Hour ABO Basic
Course Description: Course 203
When to take a manual PD is about recognizing the value of technology and it’s purpose but to also recognize when it’s not the best option based on each individual. This course also reviews the importance of measurement accuracy for pupil distance, optical centers, bifocal heights and prism induction.
Gain them don’t strain them
1 Hour ABO Basic
Course Description: Course 201
This course is designed to get you to think about how target marketing can increase your profitability using those who play video games, virtual learners, sporting activities and more as a target consumer for your business. Looking at products available in both private and online settings compare how the ranges of filtration, return policy, prescription availability vary and how we as professionals need to be aware of the goods we are selling along with ways to begin capturing those missed opportunities.
color perception and how we see it differently
1 Hour ABO Basic
Course Description: Course 205
This course is designed to give an overview on color, how we perceive it, perceive it differently, and how lighting can affect color. It goes into the function of rods and cones, color blindness, the various types of colorblindness, and how it affects one’s vision. In addition, it reviews occupations that may be affected by a lack of color perception and devices that are stated to assist in the perception of color.
The SUNGLASS Sensory Experience
1 Hour ABO Technical II
Course Description: Course 112
In this course, the learner will gain a better understanding of the misconceptions patient consumers have about the need for proper UV protection, how different sunglass lens colors can positively/negatively affect the wearers’ perception of the environment, & how to effectively communicate features & benefits of specific lens colors in patient consumer driven language to meet stated visual needs.
Cow’s Eye DISSECTION
2 Hour ABO Hands-On Course, Limited Seating
Course Description: Course 204
This workshop is a hands-on dissection that will use real preserved Cow’s eyes to help the attendee better understand the inner workings of the eye. Attendees will explore the external and internal structures of the cow eye to better understand the principles of how the human eye anatomy contributes to vision.
Please note that this lab contains actual preserved specimens and we will be using sharp objects, such as scissors, scalpels and other instruments normally used for dissection purposes. Any attendee to this workshop must be aware of the nature of the lab, and observe ALL safety protocols at all times to keep themselves and fellow attendees safe. Any attendee that exhibits behavior that is deemed unsafe by the instructor may be asked to leave the workshop.
Vertex & Magnification
2 Hours ABO course
Course Description: Course 101
As free-form lenses and digital compensation become more prevalent, today’s opticians must understand vertex distance and compensation. By the end of this course, you will be able to understand the importance of vertex and how it affects power, measure vertex distance, adjust the lens power to compensate for vertex changes, identify how lens design impacts magnification, and calculate spectacle magnification and adjust accordingly.
ANSI Standards
1 Hour ABO
Course Description: Course 108
What are ANSI Standards? It is a term we often hear in the industry, but what does it mean? Is it a law? Is it a manufacturing guideline? Is it a dispensing guideline? This course will help answer these questions for the in-office dispenser.
Seeing Through your patients eyes
2 Hour No Credit Course
Course Description: Course 104
During this course, you will learn about the diseases that affect the eye and what it looks like to live with it. You will be able to move around the room and perform some challenges the disease presents.
Out of the box repairs
1 Hour No Credit Course
Course Description: Course 107
This course will set you up for success to get the patient to their next appointment by repairing their eyewear. There will be supplies on hand that you will have to use to complete the challenge.
Sunglasses, Not just for summer anymore
1 Hour ABO Technical II
Course Description: Course 106
In this presentation we’ll discuss the opportunity to increase sunglass sales in winter by recognizing winter specific sunglass needs as they pertain to the winter season: UV and environmental risks associated with outdoor winter activities.
Basic Lensometry
1 Hour ABO Basic Hands-On Course Limited Seating
Course Description: Course 202
Understand the parts and functions of the lensometer and how to verify prescriptions.
Pressure Mounting
1 Hour ABO Basic Hands-On Course, Limited Seating
Course Description: Course 206
3 Piece mounts, description coming soon.
Frame Adjustments
1 Hour No Credit Hands-On Course, Limited Seating
Course Description: Course 207
During this course, we will be discussing the importance of adjusting, including pre-adjustments, benching adjustments, and walk-in adjustments. We will be practicing all techniques during the hour.
2025 SPEAKERS
Carrie Wilson
Bob Alexander
Jenny Webb
Jeff Brady
Jennifer Block
David Ellis
Jenell Spino
Dr. Aarlan Aceto
George Bourque Jr.
