Meetings

NCOPS Spring Meeting

WHEN: June 6th and 7th 2009

WHERE: BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Alamance Eye Center
1016 Kirkpatrick Road
Burlington, NC  27215

COST:  Members - $85 for both days ($60 for Saturday Lectures only)
Nonmembers - $115 for both days ($75 for Saturday Lectures)

Itinerary

Saturday June 6:

8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30 Van Romine, OD; Contact Lens Fitting
9:30-10:30 Bob Henderlite, Ocularist “You make what you see....how to see with self confidence”
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 William Young, MD; The Pediatric Patient
11:45-12:45 James Bryan III, MD; Refractive Surgery (LASIK & multifocals)
12:45-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:00 Chad Brasington, MD; Glaucoma and Visual Fields
3:00-4:00 Amy Fowler, MD; Oculoplastic, Therapeutic and Cosmetic Surgery

Sunday June 7:

7:00 am Breakfast
8:00-10:00 Workshop
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-12:15 Workshop
12:15 Adjourn

Workshops:

You will be assigned 2 (two hour) workshops for Sunday morning.  All participants must attend Saturday lectures to partake in the workshops.

All participants will take part in the Eye Bank presentation and will get to dissect a human eye.

Other workshops, in which you will choose one:

OCT with Greg Hoffmeyer, Humphrey Instruments.
Retinoscopy (beginner to advanced, plus and minus cylinder)

Slit Lamp (beginner to advanced) “The Eyes Have It....What’s inside.”

This course has been submitted to JCAHPO for consideration of 10 CE Credits

RSVP by April 13th by sending check or money order made out to NCOPS (along with workshop choices if attending Sunday) to:

Vickie Underwood
6616 Raylewood Drive
Greensboro, NC  27406
Em:  vlunderwood@att.net

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Tina Brown, Vice President at (800) 858-7905 x 588 or nceyetech@yahoo.com  

Registration starts at 8:00 am. Lectures begin at 8:30 am.

Continental Breakfast and Italian style luncheon included in price.

Directions:

From Greensboro:
I-85 North/I-40 East to Burlington.
Take Exit 141 Huffman Mill Road.
Turn right at the top of exit ramp.
Turn left on Longpine Road (at Mayflower Restaurant).
Right on Kirkpatrick Road.
Alamance eye Center is approx. 0.2 miles on left.

From Raleigh:
I-85 South/I-40 West to Burlington.
Take Exit 141 Huffman Mill Road.
Turn left at the top of exit ramp.
Turn left on Longpine Road (at Mayflower Restaurant).
Right on Kirkpatrick Road.
Alamance eye Center is approx. 0.2 miles on left.
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Hotels at exit 141

Comfort Inn (336) 584-4447
2701 Kirkpatrick Rd, Burlington

Hampton Inn (336) 584-8585 2935
Saconn Dr, Burlington