Continuing Education

Please join us for upcoming Chicago College of Optometry Continuing Education (CE) opportunities!

February 2026 CE Event

Please join 鶹Porn Chicago College of Optometry (CCO) for 2 hours of COPE-Qualified (tested available) continuing education on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

Where:

鶹Porn
Dobbelaere Building, 5th Floor
555 31st Street 
Downers Grove, IL 60515

When:

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
5:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Dinner included)

Topic: “Why Do Some Patients Go Blind From Glaucoma? The Role of the Optometrist in Early Detection, Accurate Treatment and Improving Compliance” presented by Shelby Rogers, O.D., FAAO.

Contact Us

For information on CCO continuing education programs, please contact Karyn Houbolt, khoubo@midwestern.edu

Past Events

  • 1/31/2026: 
    • “Diagnosis and Treatment of Refractive Amblyopia” presented by Dr. Jenelle Mallios
    • “The Role of Binocular Vision and Accommodation in Myopia Control” presented by Dr. Daniel Deligio & Dr. Karen Kehbein
    • “Serology in Eye Care” presented by Dr. Neha Gulati
  • 11/19/2025: The ERAs of Dry Eye Disease: A Review of the Past, Present and Future of the Disease
    • Jessica Conroy, O.D., FAAO, FSLS
  • 8/20/2025: Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS): Current Understanding, Clinical Challenges and Management Strategies
    • Adrienne Quan, O.D., FAAO
  • 3/12/2025: Management of Adult Onset Diplopia
    • Karen Kehbein, O.D., FAAO, FOVDR
    • Clinton Prestwich, O.D., FAAO

 

  • 11/20/2024: Seeing Clearly: Advanced Strategies for Glaucoma Detection and Care
    • Dr. Jenny Geevarghese, OD
    • Dr. Dana Rhea, OD, FAAO
  • 2/21/2024: A Comprehensive Look at Dry Eye Disease with a Pharmaceutical Update on New Dry Eye Disease Medications
    • Dr. Jessica Conroy, OD, FAAO, FSLS
    • Dr. Vakishan Nadarajah, OD, FAAO, FSLS
    • Dr. Margaret Wilczek, OD, FAAO
  • 1/10/2024: Pediatric Eye Exams: What can go wrong?
    • Sarah El-Khazendar, OD, FAAO
    • Jenelle Mallios, OD, FAAO, Dipl of ABO
  • 11/15/2023: Exploring Ocular Toxicity: Navigating Complex Cases and Personalized Care in Optometry Practice
    • Adrienne C. Quan, OD, FAAO
    • Steven Quan, OD, FAAO
  • 09/13/2023: Myopia Control for the Primary Care Optometrist
    • Karen Kehbein, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
    • John P. Gialousakis, OD, EdM, FAAO (Dipl CCLRT)
  • 08/16/2023: Infant and Toddler Eye Exams; Binocular Vision Disorders: Management Strategies for the Primary Care Optometrist
    • Samantha Rice, OD, FAAO
    • Clinton Prestwich, OD, FAAO
  • 06/09/2021: Optometry's Role in the Opiod Epidemic; Opiod Use Disorder: Identification & Management; Opioids: A Pharmacological Perspective
    • Jeanie Lucy, OD, MPH, MS, FAAO
    • George Weyer, MD
    • Tran H. Tran, PharmD, BCPS      
  • 02/10/2021: Dry Eye in a Primary Care Setting &  Incorporating Gas Permeable Contact Lenses in a Primary Care Setting
    • Jessica Jose, OD
    • John P. Gialousakis, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Dip ABO, Diplomate: Cornea, Contact Lenses, & Refractive Technologies
  • 11/04/2020: Low Vision Technology and Beyond & Ocular Manifestations of Rheumatologic Conditions
    Parres Wright, OD, FAAP
    • Jenny Geevarghese, OF
  • 08/26/2020 African Americans, COVID-19 and the Interdisciplinary Team: A panel discussion with Medicine, Optometry, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and Psychology
    • Kimberly Huntington-Alfano, DO, MBA, CS
    • Jeanie C. Lucy, OD, MPH, FAAO
    • Ryan Vahdani, DDS,  MHA, MAGD
    • Alice Chapman, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
    • Mariah K. Zeigler, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
    • Radhika S. Polisetty , PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS AQ-ID, AAHIVP
    • Lorna London, PhD
  • 06/10/2020 鶹Porn Spring Quarter CE event
    • Suraj Upadhyaya, OD, Ph.D., FAAO : Coding and decoding of the injured brain 
    • Ruchi Shah, OD: Review of Cranial Nerve Palsies 
  • 02/26/2020 鶹Porn Quarter 1 CE event
    • Christina Miller, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO, ABCMO :Impromptu Emergency Patients: Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls 
    • Jenelle L. Mallios, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO: Common Pediatric Anterior Segment Disorders and Diseases
    • Clinton R. Prestwich, OD, FAAO : Binocular Vision Disorders: Management Strategies for the Primary Care Optometrist
  • 05/21/2019 鶹Porn Optometric Update - Summer 2019
    • Jeanie C. Lucy, O.D., MPH, FAAO: Glaucoma Updates: Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
    • Kristin Adams, O.D.: Optometric Care for the Patient Post Brain Injury
  • 11/13/2018 鶹Porn Optometric Update - Winter 2018
    • Javeria Azhar, O.D.: Myopia Control Update and Clinical Pearls
    • Pablo de Gracia, M.Sc., Ph.D., FAAO: Multifocal Contact Lenses Design and Applications
  • 05/15/2018 鶹Porn Optometric Update 2018: CE and Open House
    • Caryn LaBuda, O.D., M.B.A., FAAO: AMD-An Update and A Look Into the Future
    • Frederick T. Collison, O.D., FAAO: That's not AMD! Recognizing Late-onset Inherited Macular Dystrophies. 
  • 08/21/2017 CCO and WSOS Continuing Education and Open House
    • Kim Huntington-Alfano, D.O.: An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: How we can make a difference together!
  • 05/16/2017 鶹Porn Optometric Update 2017: CE and Open House
    • Naveen Yadav, B.S. Optom., M.S., Ph.D., FAAO: Binasal Occlusion (BNO) Technique in mTBI Patients with Increased Visual Motion Sensitivity (VMS)
    • Maria Doelman, O.D., FAAO: Vision Rehabilitation for NO Vision Patients