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January 18, 2026
2026 OAK First Chance - Last Chance
1 day of In-Person Continuing Education
Hyatt Regency, 401 High Street, Lexington, KY 40507
Sign in begins at 8:00 AM. Meeting starts promptly at 9:00 AM.
Registration will open 12/01/2025. A $15 earlybird registration fee for Members is in effect until 12/14/2025. A late fee of $75 goes into effect on 1/4/2026.
Members - $225 Non-Members - $375
Price includes 6 hours of education and lunch.
| Brent McCardle ABOM |
John Bruening ABOC,NCLEC |
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| Brent is Senior Technical Education Specialist for ZEISS in the US. Brent has been in the optical industry for over 35 years and with ZEISS Vision for the last 10 years. He is certified as a North Carolina Licensed Dispensing Optician and Kentucky Licensed Ophthalmic Dispenser and he is one of the ZEISS representatives on ANSI and ISO technical lens committees. His role with ZEISS provides him the opportunity to work on new product and innovations within the marketing team and to work closely with the training and education of eyecare professionals. |
John is CEO of the Geauga Vision and Groupowner of Bootstrapeye.com, a B2B frame source. He is certified as an Ohio Licensed optician. He is agraduate of Hillsborough Community College Ophthalmic Dispensing program.He is president of the Opticians Association of Ohio (OAO), past Vice President of the Opticians Association of America (OAA), and a member of the Government Affairs Committee of the United Opticians Association (UOA). John is on the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Leadership Council, he consults to optical, optometry, and ophthalmology practices across the country. |
| Curt Duff ABOM, NCLEM |
| Executive Director extordanaire. Master Optician and Master Contact Lens Fitter. All around good egg. |
