April
18. Mid-America Vision Conference 2004, St. Louis, Mo. Co-sponsored by the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry and the Ophthalmic Education Institute. CE hours: 8. Contact Lis Ellerbusch, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121; call (314) 516-5615; e-mail ellerbusch@ umsl.edu; go to www.umsl.edu/~optometry.html.

16. Minnesota Optometric Associations annual meeting, Brooklyn Park, Minn. CE hours: 16. Contact James Meffert-Nelson, Minnesota Optometric Association, 26 Exchange St., Suite 507, East St. Paul, MN 55101-1695; call 1-800-678-8283; e-mail moa@ewald.com; go to www.mneyedocs.org.

21-22. Wisconsin Optometric Associations Spring Seminar 2004, Pewaukee, Wis. CE hours: 14. Contact Joleen Breunig, Wisconsin Optometric Association, 5721 Odana Road, No. 110, Madison, Wis., 53719; call (608) 274-4322; fax (608) 274-8646; e-mail woaofficestaff@mcleodusa.net;  go to www.woa-eyes.org.

22. Fitting and Prescribing Telescopes, San Francisco, Calif. CE hours: 5. Contact Noemi Santiago, Lighthouse Continuing Education, 111 East 59th St., New York, NY 10022; call 1-800-829-0500; fax (212) 821-9705; e-mail education@lighthouse.org; go to www.lighthouse.org.

24-25. Southern College of Optometry: Spring Continuing Education Program, Memphis. CE hours: 15. Contact Dr. Kristin Anderson, SCO, 1245 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38104; call (901) 722-3356; fax (901) 722-3204; e-mail kanderson@sco.edu; go to www.sco.edu.

25-30. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Contact Marcella Jackson, ARVO, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 250, Rockville, MD 20852; call (240) 221-2900; fax (240) 221-0370; e-mail marcella@faseb.org; go to www.arvo.org.

29-May 2. OptoWest 2004, Anaheim, Calif. CE hours: 180. Contact Ian Crawford, 2415 K. Street, Sacramento, CA 95816; call 1-800-877-5738; fax (916) 448-1423; e-mail contact@coavision.org; go to www.optowest.org.

May
7-8. Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry Educational Meeting 2004, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. CE hours: 9. Contact Arthur Young, O.D., 3005 S.E. 22nd Place, Cape Coral, FL 33904; call (239) 542-4627; fax (239) 542-6702; e-mail eyeguy4123@msn.com.

11-13. Comprehensive Clinical Low Vision Care, New York. CE hours: 16. Contact Noemi Santiago, Lighthouse Continuing Education, 111 East 59th St., New York, NY 10022; call 1-800-829-0500; fax (212) 821-9705; e-mail education@lighthouse.org; go to www.lighthouse.org.

13. Senior Seminar 2004, St. Louis, Mo. Co-sponsored by the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry and the Ophthalmic Education Institute. CE hours: 4. Contact Lis Ellerbusch, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121; call (314) 516-5615; fax (314) 516-6708; e-mail ellerbusch@umsl.edu; go to www.umsl.edu/~optometry.html.

13-16. Mountain West Council of Optometrists Annual Congress, Las Vegas. CE hours: 82. Contact Tracy Abel, Mountain West Council of Optometrists, #265, 120 State Ave. NE, Olympia, WA 98501; call 1-888-376-6926; fax 866-786-1060; e-mail tracy@abelmanagement.com.

16. Diagnosis and Treatment of the Computer Vision Patient, Birmingham, Ala. Sponsored by Corporate Vision Consulting. CE hours: 6. Contact Jeffrey Anshel, O.D., Corp-orate Vision Consulting, 842 Arden Drive., Encinitas, CA 92024; call (760) 944-1200; e-mail eyedoc@adnc.com; go to www.cvconsulting.com.

20-24. Cruise the Caribbean, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Sponsored by Nova Southeastern University. CE hours: 8. Contact Shakara Rosenbaum, 3200 S. University Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33328; call (954) 262-4224; e-mail ocoe@nova.edu; go to http://optometry.nova.edu/ce. 

June
5-6. Ocular Symposium: Pearls in Ocular Diagnosis, San Francisco, Calif. CE hours: 18. Contact Lorraine Geary, Ocu-lar Symposium, P.O. Box 641949, San Francisco, CA 94164; call (415) 928-1801; e-mail ocularsymp@aol.com.

10. Fitting and Prescribing Telescopes, Denver, Colo. CE hours: 5. Contact Noemi Santiago, 111 East 59th St., New York, NY 10022; call 1-800-829-0500; e-mail education@lighthouse.org; go to www.lighthouse.org.

10-13. Georgia Optometric Association meeting, Savannah, Ga. CE hours: 15. Contact Ms. Georgianne Bearden, 1000 Corporate Drive, Suite 240, Morrow, GA 30260; call 1-800-949-0060; fax (770) 691-9965; e-mail gbear79180@ aol.com; go to www.goaeyes.com.

23-27. American Optometric Associations 107th Annual Congress, Orlando, Fla. CE hours: 180. Contact Anne Barry, AOA, 243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141; call (314) 991-4100; fax (314) 991-4101; e-mail annbarry@theaoa.org; go to www.aoa.org.

July
14-18. Florida Optometric Association Annual Convention, Panama City Beach, Fla. CE hours: 25. Sponsored by Florida Optometric Association. Contact Kellie Webb, P.O. Box 13429, Tallahassee, FL 32317; call 1-800-399-2334; e-mail kellie@floridaeyes.org; go to www.floridaeyes.org.

30-August 1. Southwest Florida Optometric Association Educational Retreat 2004, Captiva Island, Fla. CE hours: 15. Contact Brad Middaugh, O.D., 6360 Presidential Court, Suite 5, Fort Myers, FL 33919; call (239) 481-7799; fax (239) 481-3739; e-mail swfoa@att.net.

31-August 2. New England Summer Eye Care Conference: National Glaucoma Symposium, Cape Cod, Mass. CE hours: 12. Sponsored by New England Professional Confer-ences Inc. Contact Bud OLeary, O.D., P.O. Box 4057, Andover, MA 01810; call 1-877-825-2020; fax (978) 470-4520; e-mail nepc@comcast.net; go to www.neconferences.com.

August
8. Annual August Academy, St. Louis, Mo. Co-sponsored by the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry and the Ophthalmic Education Institute. CE hours: 8. Contact Lis Ellerbusch, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121; call (314) 516-5615; fax (314) 516-6708; e-mail ellerbusch@umsl.edu; go to www.umsl.edu/~optometry.html.

22. Glaucoma Update 2004, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Sponsored by Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. CE hours: 8. Contact Shakara Rosenbaum, NSU College of Optometry, 3200 S. University Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33328; call (954) 262-4224; fax (954) 262-1818; e-mail ocoe@nsu.nova.edu; go to www.optometry.nova.edu.

September
9-11. International Vision Expo West, Las Vegas. CE hours: TBA. Contact Kelly Fagan, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851; call (203) 840-5542; fax (203) 840-9502; e-mail kfagan@reedexpo.com; go to www.vision.reedexpo.com.