Vancouver, Washington, United States
Andrew Bruce is Washington State Licensed Dispensing Optician and Contact Lens Fitting Specialist. He holds a Masters in both Ophthalmic Optics and Contact Lens Technology, and has over 25 years of experience in private practice and management.
Andrew loves to teach and is a nationally recognized speaker and industry consultant, and a prolific, internationally published technical writer and CE author, having published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is an ABO/NCLE advanced level speaker and approved by the AOA to provide CPC continuing education, as well as a COPE approved speaker.
Andrew was named 2023 and 2024 Contact Lens Institute Visionary and, in 2023, became a Fellow of The Contact Lens Society of America. He has served on several ANSI Z80 sub-committees, the Washington State Dispensing Optician Examination Committee, and the Board of Directors for the Contact Lens Society of America, for which he serves as Technical Advisor and Education Consultant for their Eye Witness publication. Additionally, he was a Contributing Author and Executive Editor for two academic textbooks published by the Contact Lens Society of America.
Recently, Andrew was appointed to the Board of Directors for The National Academy of Opticianry. He is an Adjunct Instructor at Portland Community College for the Optician Assistant Training Program he developed. Andrew finds great reward in serving as a volunteer instructor for the State of Oregon's Coffee Creek Women's Correctional Facility's Optical Training Program, as well as the Oregon Vision Coalition: a volunteer-based, non-profit group supporting a comprehensive approach to meeting the eye health needs of the state of Oregon.
In 2017, he established ASB Opticianry Education Services, with a mission to provide consulting and learning experiences that cultivate independent growth, development, and success. His training programs have helped many gain their ABO/NCLE certification, and Washington State Dispensing Optician License
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
10:45 AM – 12:45 PM EST
704 - The Dynamics of Lens Power
Thursday, February 27, 2025
1:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST