National Board Education Requirements
American Board of Opticianry
217 North Upper Street #201
Lexington, KY 40507
(703) 719-5800
Board Website
CE Requirements:12 hours, every 3 years
Allows Internet CE?Yes*
If just ABO - 6 hours of the 12 must be technical and the remainder can be either ABO and/or NCLE Technical or General
If just NCLE - 9 hours of the 18 must be technical and the remainder can be either ABO and/or NCLE Technical or General
If both ABO and NCLE - 5 hours of ABO must be Technical; 6 hours of NCLE must be Technical and the remainder can be either ABO and/or NCLE Technical or General - Total 21 hours
National Contact Lens Examiners
217 North Upper Street #201
Lexington, KY 40507
(703) 719-5800
Board WebsiteCE Requirements:18 hours, every 3 years
Allows Internet CE?Yes*
If just ABO - 6 hours of the 12 must be technical and the remainder can be either ABO and/or NCLE Technical or General
If just NCLE - 9 hours of the 18 must be technical and the remainder can be either ABO and/or NCLE Technical or General
If both ABO and NCLE - 5 hours of ABO must be Technical; 6 hours of NCLE must be Technical and the remainder can be either ABO and/or NCLE Technical or General - Total 21 hours
Commission on Paraoptometric Certification
243 N Lindbergh
Suite 300
St Louis, MO 63141
800-365-2219
Board WebsiteCE Requirements:18 hours, every 3 years
Allows Internet CE?Yes*
*Only if courses are approved by the AOA - Paraoptometric Section
Click here to go to our AOA-PS Approved Online CE Course Menu
For Optometry CE requirements, please visit the ARBO website.
Although every effort is made to keep this information current, requirements can and do change. You may wish to verify your CE requirements through your
state board directly.