The Continuing Education theme for 2026 is "Eyes in Harmony"
This year, TTOA will provide GOC approved lectures via its Zoom platform and/or in-person.
Please check our website and your email for updates.

-Thalia Bruce

President TTOA

Before you register:

We encourage you to renew your TTOA membership first in order to take advantage of the subsidized member conference rate.

TTOA members benefit from a significantly reduced conference fee, along with continued access to the professional support, advocacy, and opportunities provided by TTOA throughout the year 2026.

Apply for TTOA Membership by clicking here.

Once your membership renewal is completed, a separate conference registration link will be sent to you so you can register at the member rate.

We encourage you to renew early to ensure you can take full advantage of these member benefits.

Thank you for your continued support of TTOA.

CONTINUE TO REGISTER FOR THE UPCOMING CONFERENCE
AS A NON-MEMBER BY CLICKING HERE

TTOA/CARIOA CET 2026

Continuing Education (CE) – you know you have to have it, but what exactly is it?!

CE for optometrists is defined by the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO) as the primary method used by optometric regulatory boards to promote the continuing competence of licensed optometrists (aka if you don’t obtain it, you lose your license!). The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) was created by ARBO to accredit continuing education on behalf of optometric licensing boards.

General Optical Council: CET is a statutory requirement for all fully-qualified optometrists and dispensing opticians. The CET scheme is a points-based scheme that runs over a three-year cycle from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021. All fully-qualified registrants must earn a minimum number of CET points and meet a minimum set of requirements by the end of each cycle to stay on the register.

Ms. Thalia Bruce (TTOA President 2025-2027) is in charge of the planning and execution of CET events.

Abbreviation Index:

TTOA: Trinidad and Tobago Optometrists Association

CARIOA: Caribbean Optometrists Association

CET: Continuing Education and Training