JCAHPO recently launched a
comprehensive new website that
offers continuing education
credits to support the certification
and recertification of ophthalmic
allied health personnel.
and it conducts general and retina-focused continuing education programs throughout the United
States and Canada.
• Online Education. JCAHPO recently launched a
comprehensive new website—EyeCareCE.org—that
offers continuing education credits to support the
certification and recertification of ophthalmic allied
health personnel. The courses range from basic
text courses and video-based lectures to dynamic
interactive simulations of core principles, such
as visual fields, tonometry, keratometry, retinoscopy/refinement, ocular motility, and lensometry.
Credits earned through EyeCareCE.org may be
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To learn more about JCAHPO, its mission of enhancing the delivery and quality of ophthalmic patient
care, its core certifications, and educational programs,
visit JCAHPO.org. n
Lynn D. Anderson, PhD, is Secretary/CEO
of the Joint Commission on Allied Health
Personnel in Ophthalmology. Ms. Anderson
reports no relevant financial disclosures related to the content herein. She may be reached
by phone at (800) 284-3937.
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applied toward other credentials. In addition to
on-demand courses available at EyeCareCE.org,
JCAHPO hosts 3 new, live webinars each month.
• Additional Resources. EyeCareMarketplace.org is a
new online gateway to additional resources that are
key to the successful ophthalmic technician. Here,
technicians can purchase clinical textbooks, textbased continuing education modules, the JCAHPO
Learning Systems on CD-ROM, and the POCKET
GUIDE: A Clinical Skills and Reference Guide for the
Ophthalmic Technician.