Bergen Passaic Society of Optometric Physicians (BPSOP)

Includes Bergen and Passaic Counties.

President: Michael Veliky, O.D.

Phone: (201) 368-2444; FAX: (201) 368-0254

All lectures are held at the Holiday Inn, Saddle Brook, NJ (map). Meetings begin at 6:00 P.M.; FREE DINNER FOR BPSOP MEMBERS AT 5:30 P.M.

Fees
Members: $60.00 for 4 credits, including dinner.
Non member: $90.00 for 4 credits, $25/dinner.

Central Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians (CJSOP)

Includes Mercer, Burlington and Hunterdon Counties.

President: Alexander McGowan, O.D.

Phone: (908) 806-8882, or (609) 448-4872

Lectures are held at the NJSOP Office at 20 Texas Avenue, Lawrenceville, NJ (map), off of Business Rt. 1. All meetings are at 7:00 p.m. (NO DINNER).

Please contact the local society president for the meeting schedule.

Fees
Members: $39.00/lecture.
Non member: $52.00/lecture.

Essex County Optometric Society (ECOS)

President: Steven Sorkin , O.D.

Contact: Frank Barnes, O.D.

319 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ, 07072

Phone: (973) 744-6466

Lectures are held at Essex House Restaurant, 525 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ (map) (973) 731-2222. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and is included for ECOS members; Non-ECOS are welcome to join us for dinner ($25 dinner fee)

The September meeting will be held at The Manor, 111 Prospect Ave. West Orange, NJ. There is no fee for dinner at the September meeting.

Fees
Non member: $39.00/lecture.

Hudson County Society of Optometric Physicians (HCSOP)

President: Rodolfo Rodriguez, O.D.

Phone: (201) 295-2020; FAX: (201) 295-0804

Lectures are held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Secaucus-Meadowlands, 455 Plaza Drive, Seacaucus, NJ (off Route 3, follow signs to the “Expo Center”) (map), (201) 864-7300. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and is free for HCSOP members. Non-members are welcome to participate for an additional dinner fee.

Fees
NJSOP Members: $30.00/2 credit lecture, or $150/cycle (6 lectures), or (125.00/cycle (5 lectures).
Non-members: $39.00/2 credit lecture, or $212.00/cycle (6 lectures), or $180/cycle (5 lectures).
Please make checks payable to HCSOP.

Mid Jersey Optometric Society of Optometric Physicians (MJOSP)

Includes Middlesex, Union and Somerset Counties.

President: George Veliky, O.D.

Phone: (732) 750-0400; FAX (732) 602-0749

Lectures are held at Crown Plaza 110 Davidson Ave.Somerset, NJ (732) 560-0500 (map). Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. for MJSOP members, lecture to follow at 7:30 p.m.

Fees
MJSOP Members: $50.00/lecture, or $200.00/cycle (Fall/Spring).
(For MJSOP members, 1 time fee includes all C/E, monthly dinner, and MJSOP dues for Fall/Spring)
Non-members: $70.00/lecture, or $280.00/cycle (Fall/Spring).

Monmouth-Ocean Counties Society of Optometric Physicians (MOSOP)

Includes Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

President: Sean Phibbs, O.D.

Phone: (732) 974-3937; FAX: (732) 974-6899

Lectures are held at Jumping Brook Country Club; 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, NJ (map). Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. Lecture at 7:00 p.m.

Please RSVP by fax only to (732) 974-6899.

Fees
Members: $35.00/lecture (dinner included)
Non-members $51.00/lecture (lecture only)

Please bring your check to the meeting made payable to “MOSOP.” Members of other Local Societies will receive preferential MOSOP pricing.

South Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians (SJSOP)

Includes Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem and Gloucester Counties.

President: Lawrence Mroz, O.D.

Phone: (609) 625-2483; FAX (609) 909-0819

All meetings will be held at Mays Landing Country Club, 1855 Cates Road, Mays Landing, NJ (map) (609) 641-4411. Dinner meetings start at 6:30 p.m. with the speaker to follow at 7:00 p.m.

Fees
$40.00 for lecture only, $60.00 for lecture and dinner.

Tri-County Society of Optometric Physicians (TCSOP)

Includes Warren, Morris and Sussex Counties.

President: John Insinga, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Phone: (973) 538-7400; FAX (973) 538-3007

Meetings are held at La Strada Ristorante, 1105 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ (map) (973) 584-4607. Dinner orders will be taken at 6:30 p.m. and lectures begin at 7:00 p.m.

Fees
Members: $55.00/lecture or $225.00/cycle dinner included.
Non-members: $80.00/lecture or $325.00/cycle dinner included.

Payment is due the day of the meeting. Please make your check payable to the “Tri County Society of Optometric Physicians.”

West Jersey Optometric Society (WJOS)

Includes Camden County and nearby parts of Gloucester and Burlington Counties.

President: Edward Melman, O.D.

Phone: (856) 783-1041; FAX: (856) 783-6611

Meetings are usually held on the third Monday of the month at the Quality Inn, Rt. 38, Maple Shade, NJ (map). Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by a meeting and discussion at 7:30 p.m. Dinner is free for WJOS members and $20.00 for non-members. Please RSVP for dinner. Contact Janet Anderson at (856) 365-1569 for directions or questions.

Nevyas Eye Association

A special one day continuing education program will be offered on Wednesday, Sep. 17 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Member: $125.00 pre-registration, $145.00 day of the event
Non-Member: $150.00 pre-registration, $170.00 day of the event

The Camden Eye Center, in conjunction with the West Jersey Optometric Society, offers the following continuing education courses to all interested optometrists.

• 8:00am - 10:00am, Retinal Disease, 2 Oral TPA credits, Joshua Greene, M.D.
• 10:00am - 11:00am, Refractive Update: Astigmatism: The Final Frontier, 2 REG credits, Anita Nevyas-Wallace, M.D.
• 11:00am - 12:00pm, Update on Medical and Surgical Management of Angle Closure Glaucoma, 1 TPA credit, Mitchell E. Stein, M.D.
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Lasers in Glaucoma, 1 TPA credit, Joann Y Nevyas, M.D.
• 2:00pm - 3:00pm, New Testament Modalities; Lasik, Glaucoma & Dry Eye, 1 TPA credit
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Cataract Survey Update, 1 REG credit, Anita Nevyas-Wallace, M.D.
• 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Dry Eye Symptoms, 1 TPA credit, Vipin Goyal, M.D.

Fees
WJOS Members: $40.00/lecture or 3/$100.00.
Non-members: $50.00/lecture or 3/$130.00.

Send payment to Camden Eye Center Attn: Janet Anderson 400 Chambers Ave. Camden, N.J. 08103.