KYCO Continuing Education

The University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry is proud to provide continuing education programs to enhance doctors’ clinical knowledge and skills of optometry.

The Kentucky College of Optometry provides both in-person and online, continuing education. All of our courses meet the state licensing requirements for the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) or sponsorship by an accredited school or college of optometry.


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For any questions regarding our Continuing Education programs, please contact the Director of Continuing Education, Dr. Eilene Kinzer, at eilenekinzer@upike.edu.


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Course schedule

We invite you to attend one of our University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry sponsored Continuing Education Courses below:

Date-TimeCourse / EventInstructorsCOPE# of CE HoursCostCE FormatRegistration Link
2026
January 15, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
Lunch at Learn Series
January 2026
Dalton Haynes, ODCOPE #101745-NO
COPE Activity #131972
1KYCO Faculty: Free
Non-KYCO faculty: $10
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register
February 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
Lunch at Learn Series
February 2026
Dana Ziegler, PhDNon-COPE1KYCO Faculty: Free
Non-KYCO faculty: $10
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register
March 23, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
2026 Residents Day
Megan Carry, OD
Claire Vinson, OD
Dalton Haynes, OD
COPE #102514-PO
COPE #102502-FV
COPE #102516-SP
COPE #102517-TD
COPE Activity #132233
4 HoursFreeLive In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register
March 31, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMBennett & Bloom Eye Centers
March 2026 CE Conference
Fraser McKay, O.DNon-COPE2 TPA Hours$60Live In-person
Elizabethtown,
KY
Register | Flyer
May 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
Lunch at Learn Series
May 2026
Kaleb Abbott, PhDNon-COPE1KYCO Faculty: Free
Non-KYCO faculty: $10
Live OnlineRegister
July 18, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 6:30 PMKentucky College of Optometry
2026 Summer CE Conference
Faculty of the Kentucky College of OptometryCOPE-pending10
(including 5 Hours ETP/TPA)
KYCO Faculty & Alumni: $250
Non-KYCO Faculty/Alumni: $300
($350 after June 15)
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register | Flyer
August 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
Lunch at Learn Series
August 2026
Erick Henderson, ODNon-COPE1KYCO Faculty: Free
Non-KYCO faculty: $10
Live OnlineRegister
October 22-25, 2026 |
32 hours over 4 days
Kentucky College of Optometry
2026 Expanded Therapeutic Procedures Course
Faculty of the Kentucky College of OptometryCOPE-pending32 ETP/TPA Hours32 Hours: $1850 by August 1/$2050 after August 1
16 Hours: $925 by August 1/$1025 after August 1
$50/individual lecture hour
*Registration ends Sept. 1*
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register