Optometric Extension Program Foundation

09/01/2026

🎓 4 Masterclass Courses. 1 Pathway to Success.

Build your clinical expertise. Strengthen your skills. Expand what you can offer your patients.

This fall, take the next step in your behavioral optometry and vision therapy journey with the OEPF Clinical Curriculum — four Masterclass courses that take you from foundational concepts and examination techniques all the way to hands-on treatment and advanced clinical application.

One curriculum. Four Masterclasses. A pathway to greater clinical confidence. 👇

🔹 START WITH THE FOUNDATIONS
The Art & Science of Optometric Care: A Behavioral Perspective
Foundations of behavioral optometry, examination techniques, and practice management — with a special focus on myopia.
📅 35 hrs | 5 days · Part 1 open to optometrists & therapists, Part 2 optometrists only · No prerequisite STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 18

🔹 MASTER BINOCULAR VISION DYSFUNCTION
VT1 — Hands-On Mastery of Binocular Vision Dysfunction
Hands-on training in core vision therapy procedures, with particular emphasis on binocular vision dysfunction.
📅 28 hrs | 4 days · Optometrists & therapists · No prerequisite

🔹 UNDERSTAND THE HIDDEN BARRIERS TO LEARNING
VT2 — The Hidden Barriers to Learning and Treatment Options
Advanced testing and treatment for learning-related visual problems.
📅 35 hrs | 5 days · Optometrists & therapists · Prerequisite: A&S and/or VT1

🔹 GO BEYOND PATCHING
VT3 — Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy for Strabismus & Amblyopia
Supplemental testing and advanced therapeutic approaches for strabismus and amblyopia.
📅 28 hrs | 4 days · Optometrists & therapists · Prerequisite: A&S and/or VT1

✨ Your pathway starts here.
Whether you're just beginning your journey in behavioral optometry and vision therapy, or building on existing clinical experience, the Clinical Curriculum gives you a structured path to develop your knowledge and practical skills.

4 Masterclass Courses. 1 Pathway to Success.

📢 Fall 2026 enrollment is now open.
👉 https://www.oepf.org/calendar-clinical-curriculum/

Questions about the Clinical Curriculum? Contact OEPF at [email protected]

All Clinical Curriculum (A&S, VT1-VT3) courses will be offered over the internet. If you are interested in taking a CC course in person please contact Sherice Gainey at [email protected] to […]

08/29/2026

🏔️ **OEPF PRE-SALE IS HERE!** 🏔️

Getting ready for the **Colorado Vision Training Conference (CVTC)** in beautiful Estes, Colorado?

OEPF is proud to support this regional conference **under the auspices of the Optometric Extension Program Foundation (OEPF)**!

📍 **Estes, Colorado**
📅 **September 25–27, 2026**

And we’re giving you a reason to shop early!

🎉 **SAVE 10% on ALL OEPF products AND continuing education courses!**

Use coupon code: **cvtc26**

PLUS — get **FREE SHIPPING on U.S. orders placed by September 18, 2026.**

Whether you're looking for:
📚 Books & educational resources
🎓 Continuing education
👁️ Practice essentials
🛒 Or something new for your practice...

**Now is the time to shop!**

👉 Visit (http://www.oepf.org and take advantage of the OEPF Pre-Sale before CVTC!

**Shop. Learn. Lead.**
Knowledge. Community. Excellence.
Empowering Optometry Since 1928. 💙

08/28/2026

🎉 **OEPF PRE-SALE IS HERE!** 🎉

Heading to the **86th Northeast Congress of Optometry** in Boston? We’re excited to support this great regional meeting **under the auspices of the Optometric Extension Program Foundation (OEPF)**! Register: https://www.northeastcongress.com/program

📍 **New England College of Optometry — Boston, MA**
📅 **September 19, 2026**

To help you get ready for the meeting, OEPF is offering **10% OFF all products AND continuing education courses!**

🛍️ Use coupon code: **NECONG26**

PLUS — enjoy **FREE SHIPPING on U.S. orders placed by September 11, 2026.**

It’s a great time to stock up on:
• 📚 Optometric books & educational resources
• 🎓 Continuing education courses
• 👁️ Practice essentials
• And much more!

Don’t wait for the conference — **take advantage of the OEPF Pre-Sale now!**

👉 Shop at **http://www.oepf.org**

**Shop. Learn. Lead.**
Knowledge. Community. Excellence.
Empowering Optometry Since 1928. 💙

08/28/2026

💙 **Honoring a Visionary. Celebrating a Legacy. Looking Toward 100 Years!** 💙

Today, University of Health Sciences College of Optometry (WUCO) is honoring the life and legacy of **A. M. Skeffington, OD** — one of the true visionaries who helped shape modern optometry.

Dr. Skeffington was a pioneer in behavioral optometry and **co-founded the Optometric Extension Program in 1928**, helping establish a vision-centered approach that continues to influence optometry and vision care today. He is also widely recognized as the **“Father of Behavioral Optometry”** and developed the influential **Four Circles Model of Vision**.

We are especially proud to see his contributions being celebrated on the WesternU campus, with **Dr. Bennett McAllister** sharing Skeffington’s achievements and the history of OEPF with students.

And there is even more reason to celebrate…

🎉 **OEPF was founded in 1928 — and we are getting ready to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2028!**

For nearly a century, OEPF has carried forward the vision, curiosity, and commitment to education that Skeffington and the early pioneers of our profession envisioned.

As we approach 100 years, we look back with gratitude — and forward with excitement about the future of optometry.

**From Skeffington’s vision in 1928 to the next generation of optometrists today — the legacy continues.** 👁️💙

08/27/2026

Why Fall 2026 Is the Season to Invest in Your Clinical Future - https://mailchi.mp/oepf/romance-lessons-at-the-optometrist-why-fall-2026-is-the-season-to-invest-in-your-clinical-future

08/26/2026

🎓 4 Masterclass Courses. 1 Pathway to Success.

Build your clinical expertise. Strengthen your skills. Expand what you can offer your patients.

This fall, take the next step in your behavioral optometry and vision therapy journey with the OEPF Clinical Curriculum — four Masterclass courses that take you from foundational concepts and examination techniques all the way to hands-on treatment and advanced clinical application.

One curriculum. Four Masterclasses. A pathway to greater clinical confidence. 👇

🔹 START WITH THE FOUNDATIONS
The Art & Science of Optometric Care: A Behavioral Perspective
Foundations of behavioral optometry, examination techniques, and practice management — with a special focus on myopia.
📅 35 hrs | 5 days · Part 1 open to optometrists & therapists, Part 2 optometrists only · No prerequisite

🔹 MASTER BINOCULAR VISION DYSFUNCTION
VT1 — Hands-On Mastery of Binocular Vision Dysfunction
Hands-on training in core vision therapy procedures, with particular emphasis on binocular vision dysfunction.
📅 28 hrs | 4 days · Optometrists & therapists · No prerequisite

🔹 UNDERSTAND THE HIDDEN BARRIERS TO LEARNING
VT2 — The Hidden Barriers to Learning and Treatment Options
Advanced testing and treatment for learning-related visual problems.
📅 35 hrs | 5 days · Optometrists & therapists · Prerequisite: A&S and/or VT1

🔹 GO BEYOND PATCHING
VT3 — Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy for Strabismus & Amblyopia
Supplemental testing and advanced therapeutic approaches for strabismus and amblyopia.
📅 28 hrs | 4 days · Optometrists & therapists · Prerequisite: A&S and/or VT1

✨ Your pathway starts here.
Whether you're just beginning your journey in behavioral optometry and vision therapy, or building on existing clinical experience, the Clinical Curriculum gives you a structured path to develop your knowledge and practical skills.

4 Masterclass Courses. 1 Pathway to Success.
👉 Register now at OEPF.org

://www.oepf.org/calendar-clinical-curriculum/

08/26/2026

🎉 **OEPF PRE-SALE IS HERE!** 🎉

Heading to the **86th Northeast Congress of Optometry** in Boston? We’re excited to support this great regional meeting **under the auspices of the Optometric Extension Program Foundation (OEPF)**! Thank you Dr and the planning committee. Don't wait to register: https://www.northeastcongress.com/program

📍 **New England College of Optometry — Boston, MA**
📅 **September 19, 2026**

To help you get ready for the meeting, OEPF is offering **10% OFF all products AND continuing education courses!**

🛍️ Use coupon code: **NECONG26**

PLUS — enjoy **FREE SHIPPING on U.S. orders placed by September 11, 2026.**

It’s a great time to stock up on:
• 📚 Optometric books & educational resources
• 🎓 Continuing education courses
• 👁️ Practice essentials
• And much more!

Don’t wait for the conference — **take advantage of the OEPF Pre-Sale now!**

👉 Shop at www.oepf.org

**Shop. Learn. Lead.**
Knowledge. Community. Excellence.
Empowering Optometry Since 1928. 💙

08/25/2026

The Next Patient You Change Starts Today.

Every course you take expands your knowledge.

Every patient you help strengthens your purpose.

Every new skill has the potential to change someone's life.

The OEPF Clinical Curriculum is more than an educational program—it's an investment in your career, your confidence, and the future of patient care.

Registration for upcoming courses is now open.

Take the next step.

See Beyond Sight. Transform the Way You Practice.

Worldclass education is about being better, more in-depth, higher quality, and more individually supported for truly effective learning, and the benefit to patients depends on you and the quality of your education

🔗 www.oepf.org/calendar-clinical-curriculum/

08/20/2026

🧠 Last Call: Visualization Course

Registration is Closing Soon!

Visualization is one of the most powerful—and often overlooked—skills in behavioral optometry and vision therapy.

Join Dr. John Abbondanza for this engaging two-day online course and discover how visualization can strengthen your clinical approach, enhance patient outcomes, and deepen your understanding of the visual process.

You'll explore:

👁️ How visualization develops
🧠 The behavioral and neurophysiological foundations of visualization
🎯 Practical techniques you can immediately integrate into vision therapy
📚 Clinical applications supported by real-world experience

Whether you're new to behavioral optometry or an experienced vision therapist, this course offers practical knowledge you can put to work right away.

📅 August 22–23, 2026
💻 Live Online
🎓 14 CE Hours

Don't miss this opportunity to strengthen one of the foundational skills of vision therapy.

👉 Register today before enrollment closes!

08/18/2026

👁️ Become certified in Visualization.

Visualization can have a significant impact on patients in a vision therapy program — yet it's a skill that's commonly not emphasized in optometric programs, and often misunderstood.

This two-day seminar reviews current understanding of visualization from a behavioral and neurophysiological perspective, and teaches how visualization techniques can be incorporated into any vision therapy program.

🔹 WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
A complete manual of procedures, homework sheets, procedure grids, and explanations — everything you need to start incorporating visualization into your practice right away.

📅 August 22–23, 2026
💻 Online · 14 CE hours
🎓 No prerequisite · Open to optometrists, therapists, and students
👨‍⚕️ Taught by Dr. John Abbondanza, OD — Instructor & Chair, Education Committee

✨ Mastering the procedures isn't the goal — it's the principles behind each technique, and the ability to help your patients truly experience the process, that make this course unique.

👉 Register now at OEPF.org https://www.oepf.org/visualization-august-2026/
Questions? Contact [email protected] or [email protected]