Share, learn, collaborate, and grow.

Taking a cue from the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative and similar programs from other educational institutions, Laramy-K Optical is sponsoring OpenOptix, an initiative to encourage, develop, and host free and open optical education to improve optical care worldwide.

By providing free and open access to optical education the goals of the OpenOptix initiative are to:

• Improve optical care worldwide by providing free and open access to optical training materials, particularly for parts of the world where training materials and trained professionals may be limited.
• Provide opportunities for optical professionals of all skill levels to review and improve their knowledge, allowing them to better serve their customers and patients
• Provide staff training material for managers and practitioners
• Encourage ABO certification and advanced education for opticians in the U.S.
• Inspire innovation, creativity, and collaboration in the optical professions.

The pilot project for OpenOptix is the Open ABO Study Project. Interest and participation in this project will help determine the number and scope of future projects.

If you would like to participate, logon to the OpenOptix Forum or contact Keith Benjamin.