PEC approves CE courses while debating when to label content 'glaucoma'

May 1, 2026

The Practice & Education Committee approved multiple continuing-education course applications but debated whether courses with mixed content should receive 'glaucoma' designation and agreed to place a percentage-threshold policy on a future agenda.

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The Practice and Education Committee of the California State Board of Optometry approved a slate of continuing-education (CE) course applications May 1 while flagging a recurring question: how much of a course must be devoted to glaucoma for it to qualify as "glaucoma-specific" credit.

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