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Ohio Licensed Opticians
Self-study courses approved
As of January 1, 2003 Ohio licensed opticians can earn their continuing education credits through the self study courses offered by the Optical Training Institute. You can earn them through the Internet or by mail. To earn your credits through the Internet, click Continuing Education then click CECs through the Internet. To get the credits by mail order form click Continuing Education then click CECs by mail.
Large Selection of approved courses
OTI currently offers a large selection of Ohio state approved courses. These include 52 hours of spectacle dispensing courses and 24 hours of contact lens dispensing courses.
Which courses are approved?All the courses listed on this site are approved by the Ohio state board. Those courses which are designated as ABO are also approved for spectacle dispensing credit hours by the Ohio state board and the NCLE designated courses are approved for contact lens credit hours.
How many credits do you need to earn?
The following CE requirement
information is taken from the
Ohio Administrative
Code 4726
Ohio Optical Dispensers Board
4726-11-01 Continuing
education requirements.
(A) Each spectacle dispensing optician shall have completed four hours of board approved spectacle continuing education credit during the last preceding year, of which only one management hour may be used.
(B) Each contact lens dispensing optician shall have completed eight hours of board approved contact lens continuing education credit during the last preceding year, of which only two management hours may be used.
(C) Each spectacle-contact lens dispensing optician shall have completed four spectacle and eight contact lens hours of board approved continuing education credit during the last preceding year, of which only three management hours may be used.
(D) Each ocularist shall have completed four hours of board approved continuing education credit, during the last preceding year. One hour shall be on communicable diseases as they apply to the handling of ocular prostheses, only one hour per year may be management credit, and all other credit hours must pertain to the fitting and fabrication of ocular prostheses
Additional Questions?
If you have any additional questions you are welcome to contact the Optical Training Institute by phone, e-mail or fax.