ACE THE ABO EXAM WITH OUR FREE 7-WEEK PREP COURSE
Next Session to begin in Spring 25 - please check back for updates
Starting again in Spring 2025, UUniversity™ will host "Acing the ABO,” a free 7-week live ABO exam prep course presented by nationally acclaimed instructor, Andrew Bruce, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FCLSA. Andrew’s highly popular ABO prep course is valued at $350, but we're offering it to UUniversity members absolutely FREE!!
The Acing the ABO Series will be taught in 7 sections:
Section 1:
NOCE structure | ABO practical exam | Basic ocular anatomy and physiology overview | Ocular muscular system and eye movements | Basic math review | Intro to theoretical optics and light | Basic optical concepts | Intro to prism and basic lens construction | Lens Power formula and focal length calculations | Optics of mirrors
Section 2:
The eye exam/instrumentation | Visual Acuity | The glasses prescription | Rx transposition | Rx conversion | Refractive errors and eye conditions | Accommodation | Binocular fusion and strabismus | Methods of correction | The ophthalmic frame – components, dimensions, shapes, and types
Section 3:
Factors to consider during frame selection – prescribed powers, frame sizing, color, and material | Frame materials | Bridge and temple types | Ophthalmic lens designs | Base curve determination and related formulae
Section 4:
Nominal power formula | Understanding cylinder power and orientation | Calculating powers in oblique meridians: 30-45-60 rule | Types of lenses | PAL manufacturing processes – traditional vs. free-form | Lens materials and properties | Lens aberrations
Section 5:
Lens magnification | Aniseikonia and iseikonic lens designs | Lens treatments and options: photochromics, tints, UV 400, and polarization | Lens surface reflectance | AR Coatings | Mirror coatings | Back to prism and its effects | Prism convention | Compounding and canceling
Section 6:
Prescribed prism and its function | Fresnel prism | Prism and visual field defects | Induced prism and its effects | Prentice’s rule | Decentration for prism | Bifocals and image Jump | Splitting prism | Prismatic imbalance: cause and effects | Vertical imbalance calculations | The “ADD” power’s effect on vertical imbalance | Methods to compensate for vertical imbalance
Section 7:
Miscellaneous formulae | Laws, regulations, and standards | Virtual practical: taking measurements, eyewear verification, ANSI Z80.1-2020, eyewear dispensing, fitting and adjustments | Closing and Final Tips
Q & A 1-hour Follow Up: Wednesday, May 15th: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific.
An opportunity for both groups to come together and ask follow-up questions on exam related topics. Registration for this will be available.
Section 1:
NOCE structure | ABO practical exam | Basic ocular anatomy and physiology overview | Ocular muscular system and eye movements | Basic math review | Intro to theoretical optics and light | Basic optical concepts | Intro to prism and basic lens construction | Lens Power formula and focal length calculations | Optics of mirrors
Section 2:
The eye exam/instrumentation | Visual Acuity | The glasses prescription | Rx transposition | Rx conversion | Refractive errors and eye conditions | Accommodation | Binocular fusion and strabismus | Methods of correction | The ophthalmic frame – components, dimensions, shapes, and types
Section 3:
Factors to consider during frame selection – prescribed powers, frame sizing, color, and material | Frame materials | Bridge and temple types | Ophthalmic lens designs | Base curve determination and related formulae
Section 4:
Nominal power formula | Understanding cylinder power and orientation | Calculating powers in oblique meridians: 30-45-60 rule | Types of lenses | PAL manufacturing processes – traditional vs. free-form | Lens materials and properties | Lens aberrations
Section 5:
Lens magnification | Aniseikonia and iseikonic lens designs | Lens treatments and options: photochromics, tints, UV 400, and polarization | Lens surface reflectance | AR Coatings | Mirror coatings | Back to prism and its effects | Prism convention | Compounding and canceling
Section 6:
Prescribed prism and its function | Fresnel prism | Prism and visual field defects | Induced prism and its effects | Prentice’s rule | Decentration for prism | Bifocals and image Jump | Splitting prism | Prismatic imbalance: cause and effects | Vertical imbalance calculations | The “ADD” power’s effect on vertical imbalance | Methods to compensate for vertical imbalance
Section 7:
Miscellaneous formulae | Laws, regulations, and standards | Virtual practical: taking measurements, eyewear verification, ANSI Z80.1-2020, eyewear dispensing, fitting and adjustments | Closing and Final Tips
Q & A 1-hour Follow Up: Wednesday, May 15th: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific.
An opportunity for both groups to come together and ask follow-up questions on exam related topics. Registration for this will be available.
About Your Presenter:
Andrew S. Bruce, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FCLSA, FNAO
Andrew Bruce is Washington State Licensed Dispensing Optician and Contact Lens Fitting Specialist. He holds a Masters in both Ophthalmic Optics and Contact Lens Technology, and has over 25 years of experience in private practice and management.
Andrew loves to teach and is a nationally recognized speaker and industry consultant, and a prolific, internationally published technical writer and CE author, having published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is an ABO/NCLE advanced level speaker and approved by the American Optometric Association to provide CPC continuing education, as well as a COPE approved speaker.
Andrew was named a 2023 and 2024 Contact Lens Institute Visionary and, in 2023, became a Fellow of The Contact Lens Society of America. He has served on several ANSI Z80 sub-committees, the Washington State Dispensing Optician Examination Committee, and the Board of Directors for the Contact Lens Society of America (CLSA), for which he continues to serve as Technical Advisor and Education Consultant for their Eye Witness publication. In addition, he was a Contributing Author and Executive Editor for two academic textbooks published by the Contact Lens Society of America, as well as The Technical Advisor and Contributing Editor for The Optical Training Institute’s online Contact Lens Dispensing Course.
Most recently, he was appointed to the Board of Directors for The National Academy of Opticianry. He is an Adjunct Instructor at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon, for the Optician Assistant Training Program he developed. Also, Andrew finds great reward in serving as a volunteer instructor for the State of Oregon's Coffee Creek Women's Correctional Facility's Optical Training Program, as well as the Oregon Vision Coalition: a volunteer-based, non-profit group committed to supporting a comprehensive approach to meeting the eye health needs of the state of Oregon.
In 2017, he established his company, ASB Opticianry Education Services, with a mission to provide consulting and learning experiences that cultivate independent growth, development, and success. His training programs have helped many gain their ABO/NCLE certification, and Washington State Dispensing Optician License.
Andrew S. Bruce, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FCLSA, FNAO
Andrew Bruce is Washington State Licensed Dispensing Optician and Contact Lens Fitting Specialist. He holds a Masters in both Ophthalmic Optics and Contact Lens Technology, and has over 25 years of experience in private practice and management.
Andrew loves to teach and is a nationally recognized speaker and industry consultant, and a prolific, internationally published technical writer and CE author, having published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is an ABO/NCLE advanced level speaker and approved by the American Optometric Association to provide CPC continuing education, as well as a COPE approved speaker.
Andrew was named a 2023 and 2024 Contact Lens Institute Visionary and, in 2023, became a Fellow of The Contact Lens Society of America. He has served on several ANSI Z80 sub-committees, the Washington State Dispensing Optician Examination Committee, and the Board of Directors for the Contact Lens Society of America (CLSA), for which he continues to serve as Technical Advisor and Education Consultant for their Eye Witness publication. In addition, he was a Contributing Author and Executive Editor for two academic textbooks published by the Contact Lens Society of America, as well as The Technical Advisor and Contributing Editor for The Optical Training Institute’s online Contact Lens Dispensing Course.
Most recently, he was appointed to the Board of Directors for The National Academy of Opticianry. He is an Adjunct Instructor at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon, for the Optician Assistant Training Program he developed. Also, Andrew finds great reward in serving as a volunteer instructor for the State of Oregon's Coffee Creek Women's Correctional Facility's Optical Training Program, as well as the Oregon Vision Coalition: a volunteer-based, non-profit group committed to supporting a comprehensive approach to meeting the eye health needs of the state of Oregon.
In 2017, he established his company, ASB Opticianry Education Services, with a mission to provide consulting and learning experiences that cultivate independent growth, development, and success. His training programs have helped many gain their ABO/NCLE certification, and Washington State Dispensing Optician License.
