IL Opto Juris case studies
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The Illinois Optometrist Licensure page on the IDFPR site is the starting point for anyone seeking an Illinois optometry license, but it is a licensing-administration hub rather than an exam bulletin. The exam itself is not administered by IDFPR; the Department issues the license, and the clinical examination component is delivered through a national testing body. The IL Opto Juris case studies are 5 cases and about 3,654 words.
1The Lapsed License and the Saturday Clinic
Amara Reyes holds an Illinois optometry license and practices solo in Peoria. Her biennial renewal was due March 1.
811 words, about 4 min2The Joliet Satellite and the Seven-Day Advertisement
Kwame Okafor is registered with IDFPR at his primary office in Oak Park, where he has practiced for 12 years. A retail optical chain in Joliet offers him a leased room two Saturdays per month.
733 words, about 4 min3The Corneal Abrasion and the Expired DEA Registration
Elias Haddad, OD, removes a metallic foreign body from a 34-year-old patient's cornea and debrides a 3 mm epithelial defect. The patient has severe pain and asks for "something strong." Dr.
682 words, about 3 min4The Society's Sponsorship Application and the Manufacturer Workshop
The Prairie State Optometric Society applies to IDFPR to become an approved continuing education sponsor. Its plan includes: (a) monthly one-hour webinars taught by local ODs; (b) a two-hour "New Lens Material Performance" workshop presented by a contact lens manufacturer's sales representative, who will distribute order forms and discount coupons; (c) a self-study article series with a 10-question quiz; and (d) a course on practice management taught by the society's executive director, who has no optometry background.
719 words, about 4 min5The CE Audit and the Non-Approved Dinner Seminar
Mei Lin submits her biennial Illinois license renewal with a CE attestation listing 32 hours: 10 hours from the state optometric association's annual meeting (an approved sponsor); 8 hours from a lens manufacturer's dinner presentation that the manufacturer calls "CE-eligible" but which is not presented by an approved sponsor; 6 hours of practice-management webinars from a national consulting company; 4 hours of CPR/first-aid training; 2 hours of ethics from an approved sponsor; and 2 hours of reading journal articles on her own. Six weeks later she receives an audit letter requesting certificates and course descriptions.
709 words, about 4 min