The pricing for each individual CE course can vary. The prices for each course can be seen on the Cases list page. All prices are in USD. If three or more cases are purchased, you will receive a discount as noted on checkout.
Yes, we always have at least one CPD/COPE approved case that you can complete for free and earn CPD/COPE-approved CE credit. Check out the “Cases” tab to see which ones are available for free. You must register first in order to take a case.
Once you’ve passed the quiz portion of a case, you can download your certificate immediately, or you can download it any time in from your Account Dashboard. Note: if you require your license number on the printed certificates, you may enter it in the PDF by clicking on the license field and typing it in. When you print your certificate, it will display right where you typed it.
All Optocase cases are approved by The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) for a certain number of hours of credit as listed. The COPE accreditation is provided by the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO) to accredit continuing education on behalf of optometric licensing boards.
Because licensing requirements are different in each country and state/province, you will need to check with your licensing body to verify how online, COPE-approved online CE credits apply to your licensing situation.
All COPE-certified continuing education courses have a period of validity. In the case of online learning courses, typically 3 years.
When a case expires it will be temporarily inaccessible while it undergoes a content review, update, and subsequent re-certification. Once re-certified, the course will be available again.
If you have purchased a case and do not complete the quiz portion before the expiry, you will be unable to complete the course until the update is complete. Once updated, you will gain access to the revised version.
If you are unable to complete a course before its expiry, please contact us to discuss a refund or a substitution.
The OE Tracker is a system operated by Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO). Its designed to help optometrists keep track of their continuing education courses.
Some boards of optometry ask their members to use the OE Tracker. Please refer to your board’s rules and regulations as to whether you are expected to use the OE Tracker.
For more information on the OE Tracker please visit ARBO’s site:
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If you opt to save your billing information for easier checkout, or purchase a subscription, your sensitive card information is only stored with the payment processor, and not on Optocase.com infrastructure.
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Each month Optocase hosts live (virtual), interactive, distance learning, continuing education lectures with leading eye doctors. These sessions take place virtually via video conferencing software (Zoom), and typically provide 1-2 hours of CPD/COPE credit. Events typically take place on the third thursday of the month, and will be announced 1-2 weeks beforehand. We try to schedule these events each month, but this depends on speaker availability/scheduling.
These events are accredited as ‘live interactive distance learning’ courses by The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE). There will not be a testing component. It is the responsibility of the attendee as to whether a particular course meets the continuing education requirements of their licensing body.
The regular monthly Optocase LIVE events are accredited as a ‘Synchronous Virtual’ session by The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) for a total of 1.0 CE credit hours. There will not be a testing component.
Attendees will need to check with their licensing body to verify whether this course meets the requirements of their jurisdiction.
For COPE accredited events, attendees will receive a attendance certificate for the event approximately 3-5 days after its conclusion. The certificate will be added to your (free) Optocase account, and can be downloaded from your account dashboard.
Notifications will be sent via email to attendees when the certificates become available.
Online events offered through Optocase use Zoom as the technology platform. Zoom supports both laptop/desktop and most mobile devices.
Once registered for the event, you will receive an email with a unique link to join the session. Use this link on the day of the event to join the session. If you don’t yet have the Zoom client installed consider installing it before the session to ensure a smooth experience.
The Zoom client softwar can be download from their website at: https://zoom.us/download
The lecture will take place via the Zoom platform. Registrants will receive an email invite to the session. Reminders will also be sent out as the session approaches. Including 1-day and 1-hour prior to the session; to help make your join link easier to locate in your inbox. Please use the link within these emails to join the event.
If you don’t yet have the Zoom client installed on you computer or mobile device, you will be prompted to install it when you first click the link.
The regular monthly online Optocase Live events are included in the COPE Unlimited membership. Members should receive an email with information on how to access the event.
If you are COPE Unlimited member and have not received information about an upcoming event you wish to attend, please contact us.
Optocase may also hold other virtual and in-person stand-alone events that are not included in the COPE Unlimited membership. These will be available to purchase separately.
All live/virtual event sales are final. Reservations for Optocase events are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.
A 14-day trial is available for the Expert plan.
Billing of your subscription to the OCT Academy will begin shortly after your trial ends. We’ll send you a reminder approximately seven days before your trial ends, and billing begins.
During your trial period you can disable billing to prevent your trial from converting into a paid subscription. Visit your your account’s billing page, and choose the Disable Billing option. This will ensure that you will not be billed at the end of your trial.
Users can receive a trial once every 180 days.
Most subscriptions are initially configured to auto-renew at the end of their billing cycle. You’ll receive one or more email notifications prior to the renewal occurring. Users can control their subscription’s auto-renewal setting from their account billing page.
Our general refund policy is outlined below. However, Optocase reserves the right to review refund requests on a case-by-case basis, and in its sole discretion, grant or deny the request.
