Optometric Extension Program Foundation

04/11/2026

Message from OVP Managing editor Marc Taub.
After several requests and a push from the OVP Review Board, I am happy to announce that the writing competition is back for 2026!

Here is the official announcement to pass along to your students and residents!

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Marc

04/11/2026

The OEPF Clinical Curriculum — Art & Science, VT1, VT2, VT3 — gives you the foundation. Our Specialty Certifications let you take that foundation and build something distinct.

Four standalone certifications, each clinically focused, each yours to earn:

👁️ Visualization
A high-impact skill in vision therapy — commonly overlooked, often misunderstood. Now certifiable.

🧠 Pediatric Care & Primitive Reflexes
Specialized training and certification in child-focused vision care.

⚡ Sports Vision
Certification in team-based approaches to sports vision enhancement, with real-world cases applicable to specific sports.

⚡⚡Specialty Sports Vision courses

🔷 ABI / TBI
Certification in acquired and traumatic brain injury care, built directly on the Core 4.

All four are built on the Core 4 CC courses — so the training you've already done is the prerequisite.

This is how specialization compounds. One pathway. Multiple credentials. A practice that patients can't find anywhere else.

👉 Explore OEPF Specialty Certifications → oepf.org/specialty-certifications

04/10/2026

"I can make you more competitive." 🏆

Most sports vision training stops at contact lenses and safety. We go deeper. OEPF’s Sports Vision and Specialty Sports Vision certifications empower you to train - JJ Lant :

Dynamic Visual Acuity

Reaction Times

Eye-Hand-Body Coordination

Peripheral Awareness

Whether you’re working with "weekend warriors" or elite collegiate athletes, learn how to unlock the visual potential that determines the win.

📅 Upcoming Courses: https://www.oepf.org/calendar-clinical-curriculum/

Sports Vision: 17 and 31 May 2026

Specialty Sports Vision (4-Hour Intensive): 16 August 2026

Tag a colleague who needs to see this! 👇

04/10/2026

Stop Trading Time for Frame Sales. 👓
If your practice relies on retail margins, you're at the mercy of the market. When you invest in the OEPF Clinical Curriculum, you’re investing in specialized, behavioral care that builds a "moat" around your business.

Turn staff into specialists.

Turn chair time into high-value therapy.

Turn patients into advocates.
👉 Click the link to see the curriculum calendar:

All Clinical Curriculum (A&S, VT1-VT3) courses will be offered over the internet. If you are interested in taking a CC course in person please contact Sherice Gainey at sherice.gainey@oepf.org to […]

04/10/2026

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04/09/2026

A New Era for OEPF: News, Courses, and a Message from Dr. Schnell- A Message from our New Chair + The Latest OEPF Buzz 🐝 - https://mailchi.mp/oepf/a-new-era-for-oepf-news-courses-and-a-message-from-dr-schnell

04/09/2026

Sports Vision

Optometry has been involved in sports for decades. It's still massively underutilized.

Athletes depend on vision more than almost any other system — reaction time, depth perception, peripheral awareness, tracking. Yet most practitioners aren't equipped to deliver specialized sports vision care.

OEPF's Certification in Sports Vision changes that.

This isn't a general overview. It's a focused, intensive certification in team-based approaches to sports vision enhancement — with real-world cases applicable to specific sports.

Built on the Core 4 Clinical Curriculum, this standalone cert takes your behavioral optometry foundation and applies it where performance is on the line.

✔ Team-based sports vision frameworks

✔ Real-world case studies across specific sports

✔ A credential that opens doors to athletes, coaches, and teams

The athletes in your community are looking for this. Most practices can't offer it.

👉 Get certified → May 17, 2026: https://www.oepf.org/sports-vision-may-2026/

04/08/2026

The ROI of the Trained Therapist (Logic)
Subject: High-margin care starts with high-level training.

The biggest bottleneck in most practices is the OD's chair time.

When you train your Vision Therapist through our Clinical Curriculum, you change the math of your business. A specialist VT allows you to:

Delegate with Confidence: OEPF-trained therapists understand the why behind the therapy, not just the "what."

Increase Throughput: While you see new patients, your VT delivers high-impact, billable therapy sessions.

Access Expert Support: Our faculty access and post-course consultations mean your team is never "stuck" on a complex case.

Don't just hire staff. Train specialists.

https://www.oepf.org/clinical-curriculum-2/

04/08/2026

Ready to redefine your clinical expertise? 🚀

OEPF Specialty Certifications are designed for the dedicated behavioral developmental optometrist and vision therapist looking to go beyond the basics. From elite athletic performance to neuro-rehabilitation, our curriculum provides the tools to change lives.

Current pathways include:

✅ Sports Vision – Team-based enhancement. JJ Lant

✅ Specialty Sports Vision – Elite performance & real-world cases. JJ Lant

✅ ABI/TBI – Advanced neuro-visual rehabilitation. Marc Taub

✅ Pediatrics & Primitive Reflexes Management. Marc Taub

Don't just practice—specialize. https://www.oepf.org/specialty-certifications/

04/07/2026

Vision is a Human Right: Celebrating the Specialists Who Ensure We Thrive.

On this World Health Day, we advocate for a definition of health that goes beyond the absence of disease. We celebrate functional wellness, neurological resilience, and the critical role that Behavioral Optometry and Vision Therapy play in the holistic health landscape.

To our fellow developmental optometrists and dedicated therapists:

You recognize that vision is our primary intelligence-gathering system. While many check if a patient can see 20/20, your specialized work ensures patients can process, navigate, and interact with their world effectively.

From helping children overcome learning-related vision problems to guiding TBI survivors through neuro-optometric rehabilitation, your interventions fulfill the 2026 theme: 'My health, my right.' You guarantee that the right to efficient visual function is accessible to all.

Today, we honor your expertise, your patience, and your commitment to enhancing lives through the brain-eye connection.

Happy !

04/06/2026

Professional empowerment and job security.

Don’t Just Have a Job. Have a Specialism.
Which Vision Thearpists strive to become become indispensable? The ones who master the OEPF Clinical Curriculum.

By starting your pathway in behavioral optometry now, you transition from a "staff member" to a highly skilled specialist with:

Clinical Mastery: Skills in vision therapy that 90% of the industry lacks.

Direct Support: Access to world-class faculty and post-course consultations.

Career Longevity: Become the backbone of a specialized practice.

👉 Elevate your clinical value before your next review
Learn More and register for the next course: https://www.oepf.org/calendar-clinical-curriculum/

04/04/2026

The "Future-Proof" Practice

Subject: Don’t wait for "Day One" to start.

The most successful practices in 2026 aren't the ones with the biggest showrooms—they are the ones with the most specialized clinical teams.

The OEPF Clinical Curriculum is now open for registration. Whether you are an Optometry Student looking to enter the market with a specialized edge, or an OD looking to upskill your current Vision Therapist, this is the pathway to clinical excellence.

The OEPF Advantage:

Direct Faculty Access (Get answers from the experts).

Clinical Skills (Beyond the textbook, into the exam room).

Exclusive Community Rewards.

Start your pathway before the market shifts again.

Register Your Team Here: https://www.oepf.org/calendar-clinical-curriculum/