To help attendees prepare for the congress, SECO has released handout material for most educational courses offered at the congress. Handouts will be available for attendees to view or download in Adobe Acrobat format. Attendees are encouraged to print out and bring these handouts with them to the congress in February. SECO International 2005 will feature an interactive CD-ROM that will contain all handouts for the congress. This CD-ROM will be mailed to all pre-registrants in early February, and will be available onsite. Attendees wishing to have paper materials with them in the classroom should print out any course handouts from the website or CD-ROM, prior to attending the congress.

SECO 2005 registration is well under way. December 31 is approaching fast and so is your last chance to register early. Early OD program registrants can save up to $40 off their registration; Early AOP program registrants can save $20 off their registration. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to register early for the classes you want to attend and save money! Also, don't forget that attendees and exhibitors are booking their hotel accomodations. Reserve your hotel now to ensure your have a place to stay in Atlanta! Registration fees will rise on January 1 so register now.

Online registrants receive a $25 coupon for use in the Exhibit Hall. Register online and add to the value of SECO International!

A staple of SECO, seven high-impact General Sessions lead the way for this education packed congress. These General Sessions, totaling 17 hours, are included in your OD Program registration at no additional charge:

Managing Your Patients Throughout Their Life Cycle: Babies to Bifocals and Everything In-Between [NEW]
SECO Live!
Innovations in Cataract and Refractive Surgery [NEW]
Putting Profit Back into Frames and Lenses [NEW]
Eye Opening Trends in Ophthalmic Care [NEW]
SECO Clinical Challenge Cup, A Tribute to Our Armed Forces
To See, or Not to See: That Is the Question [NEW]

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AOP Program
OD Program

Starting this fall, SECO will present a Grand Rounds from our Digital Grand Rounds. Test your diagnostic skills and see how quickly you can answer the question.

The purpose of DGR is to create a library of grand rounds that optometrists can research to improve their diagnostic skills. If you are interested in submitting a DGR of your own, you can submit your material online. Who knows, maybe your case will make it into Digital Grand Rounds!

This Month: CASE 160: A regular exam for an elderly man yields irregular trouble.