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Saturday ONLY
Optometric Surgical Assisting for the Paraoptometric Technician-Workshop
Interactive Workshop
- This 4-hour workshop is an excellent in-depth, hands-on practical application in assisting during office-based surgical procedures.
- Paraoptometrics seeking the AOA Paraoptometric Micro-credential for Optometric Surgical Assisting will be required to demonstrate a mastery of the essential clinical skills by passing all 14 lab exercises.
What to Expect
- Explore the office operating room protocols and behaviours' as they relate to optometric office surgery.
- Identify office surgical equipment, instrumentation and supplies.
- Review and practice sterile technique, including pre-operative procedure setup and discuss standard precautions.
- Analyze, demonstrate and perform intra-operative assisting, wound irrigation, hemostasis, tissue management, instrument hand-off and wound closures.
- Evaluate, verify and practice post-op wound dressing, instrument/environmental management and sterilization.
Limited spaces available-register today!
**The workshop is in conjunction to the
AOA EyeLearn online course. You can do the online course prior or after the workshop to obtain your certificate.**
Paraoptometric Sample Agenda
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
12:00noon Registration table open
1:00-2:00pm CE
2:00-3:00pm CE
3:00-3:30pm Break
3:30-4:30pm CE
4:30-5:30pm CE
5:30-6:30pm Welcome party
Thursday, July 17, 2025
7:00am Registration table open
8:00-10:00am CE
10:00-12:00pm CE
12:00- 1:30pm Lunch on your own
1:30-2:20pm CE
2:30-3:20pm CE
3:30-4:30pm AOA Speaker / WPA Meeting
4:30-7:00pm Exhibit Hall-Appetizers and Drinks
Rodeo
Friday, July 18, 2025
7:30am Registration table open
8:00-8:50am CE
9:00-9:50am CE
10:00-10:50am CE
12:30pm-2:00pm Exhibit Hall-Lunch
2:00-2:50pm CE
3:00-3:50pm CE
4:00-4:50pm CE
Saturday, July 19, 2025
7:00am Registration table open
Optometric Surgical Assisting for the Paraoptometric Technician
