Available Courses
4 hours
$ 40
1 hour
$ 10
Required Courses
TechnicalContact Lens Courses
If you are renewing your license for the first time, you are required to take the HIV-AIDS course, and the Medical Errors course. You may do so here:
2 hours
$ 20
5 hours
$ 50
If you are Board-Certified, take any of these CL courses:
Step 1:
Click on the appropriate PayPal Button below to purchase one, two, three, four, or five home-study hours. Once paid, proceed to step 2.
If you attended a live seminar and are completing any complimentary courses, proceed to step 2.
Step 2:
Click on the Print Blank Answer Sheet Button and print as many answer sheets as you will need (one for each class).
Step 3:
All courses are listed at the bottom of this page, by category (required, technical spectacle, technical contact lenses, and elective). Click on the blue box which contains the title of the first course you wish to take. Print it out or read it on screen. Once you have completed it, proceed to the final assessment and completely fill out an answer sheet. On the line that asks for a validation code, please enter “PP-today’s date.” For example: “PP-07-24-2025.” Repeat this step until you have completed ALL the courses you paid for.
Step 4:
Once you have finished ALL the courses, submit all the answer sheets for processing. Follow the directions on the answer sheet by either mailing, faxing, or by texting a pic of each sheet to 352-848-4222. Once submitted, they are usually processed within 24 hours. (During high-volume times please allow up to 72 hours.) They are automatially reported to CE Broker, and you will receive a Certificate of Completion via email.
All courses are 1 credit hour unless otherwise indicated
Technical Spectacle Courses
Florida Board-Approved Provider # 50-13491
If you are not Board-Certified, you may still take the CL courses (above), or take any of these spectacle courses instead:
3 hours
$ 30
Remember, in any given biennium you may only take a MAXIMUM of 5 out-of-classroom (home-study) hours.
Elective Courses
- Florida Laws and Rules for Dispensing Opticians (2 hours - Required)
- Initial Florida Laws and Rules for Apprentice Opticians (2 hours - Elective)
- Reduction of Medical and Ophthalmic Errors (2 hours - Required)
- HIV-AIDS: A Primer for Ophthalmic Professionals (1 hour - required for First-Renewals)
- Apprentice Orientation Class (2 hours - Required for Apprentices During First Year)
- Why is One AR Better Than Another? (1 hour - Technical)
- Myopia Madness (1 hour - Technical)
- Peli Prism (1 hour - Technical)
- Polarization (1 hour – Technical)
- Common Optical Disorders (1 hour – Technical)
- Understanding AR and Increasing Percentages (1 hour – Technical)
- Competing with On-Line Spectacle Sellers (1 hour – Elective)
- Anisometropia in the 21st Century (2 hours – Technical)
- Living in the Material World (1 hour – Technical)
- The Dark (and Light) Side of the Blue (1 hour - Technical)
- Contact Lens Solutions (1 hour – Contact Lens/Technical)
- Contact Lens Dos and Don’ts (1 hour – Contact Lens/Technical)
- Contact Lenses: A Primer for Optical Professionals (2 hours - Contact Lens/Technical)
- The Evolution of Contact Lenses (1 hour - Contact Lens/Technical)
- Scleral Contact Lenses in One Hour or Less (1 hour - Contact Lens/Technical)
- Fresnel (1 hour - Technical)
- Cleanliness and Hygiene for ECPs (1 hour - Technical)
- The "Perfect" I&R Session (1 hour - Contact Lens/Technical)
- Geriatric Dispensing (1 hour - Technical)
- Falling: The Hidden Dangers of Multifocals (1 hour - Technical)
- Contact Lenses: Technology, Terminology, and Tomorrow (1 hour - Contact Lens - Technical)
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye (1 hour - Technical)
- Myth Busters: Florida Opticians Edition! (1 hour - Technical)
- Abbe Road (1 hour - Technical)
- An Optician's Guide to Improving Workplace Relationships (1 hour - elective)
- Building Memory Skills (1 hour - Elective)
- The History of Opticianry and More (1 hour - Elective)
- An Optician's Guide to Improving Workplace Relationships (1 hour - Elective)
- Essential Management and Leadership Skills for ECPs (2 hours - Elective)