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Registration for Professional, Allied Professional and Residents*
Registration for Students/TBI Survivors, Friends of NORA
*New to NORA? "Professional" for MD, OD, DC, PhD. "Allied Professional" for OT, PT, SLP, VT, CBIS, MSW, etc.
All Clinical Skills courses now include prerequisite online coursework to be completed before arriving at the conference. This preparation allows you to maximize in-person learning and expands CE credit.
Part A is a didactic pre-course available online after July 1, 2026, completable in 1-hour increments at your own pace. Each hour is prerecorded and followed by a short test to enable COPE credit. Exact dates will be announced.
6 hours online | COPE Credit: Qualified
CS1A provides a foundational understanding of brain injury pathophysiology and its effects on daily function. Topics include structure-to-function mapping, visual processing, core principles of neuro-optometric rehabilitation (NOR), and the roles of allied rehabilitation professionals.
COPE Credit: Qualified | 6 total hours
6 hours online | COPE Credit: Pending
COPE Credit: Pending | 6 total hours
10 hours online | COPE Credit: Pending
COPE Credit: Pending | 10 total hours
Morning: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM (with ½ hour break). Lunch: 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM. Afternoon: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM (with ½ hour break).
Each session includes a 30-minute break. Attendees register for one track only.
12 hours total | COPE Credit: Qualified — 6 hours online + 6 hours in-person
Faculty
Clinical Skills 1 introduces the foundational principles of neuro-optometric rehabilitation and provides a structured approach to understanding how neurological injury and disease affect the visual system. Participants learn core neuro-visual examination techniques, functional visual assessment, symptom identification, patient safety considerations, and introductory rehabilitation concepts. The course emphasizes systematic evaluation of patients with concussion, traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, dizziness, visual motion sensitivity, and visual dysfunction affecting daily life.
This course is required for anyone beginning the NORA Fellowship Process (Level I open-book questions and NORA Concepts presentation). CS1A is completed online in six 1-hour sessions; CS1B is the 6-hour in-person component held at the Annual Conference.
CS1A COPE Credit: Pending | 6 hours online
CS1B COPE Credit: Pending | 6 hours in-person
12 hours total | COPE Credit: Pending — 6 hours online + 6 hours in-person
Faculty
Clinical Skills 2 (redesigned for 2026), expands upon foundational concepts by focusing on clinical interpretation, functional integration, and rehabilitation decision-making. Participants develop a deeper understanding of binocular vision dysfunction, oculomotor impairment, vestibular-visual interaction, spatial processing, and patient capacity. The course emphasizes connecting examination findings to functional outcomes while strengthening interdisciplinary communication and rehabilitation planning for more complex neuro-visual presentations.
CS2A COPE Credit: Pending | 6 hours online
CS2B COPE Credit: Pending | 6 hours in-person
16 hours total | COPE Credit: Pending — 10 hours online + 6 hours in-person
Faculty
Clinical Skills 3 focuses on advanced neuro-optometric rehabilitation strategies, complex case analysis, and higher-level clinical reasoning for patients with persistent or multifactorial neuro-visual dysfunction. Participants explore advanced examination structure, treatment progression, cognitive and behavioral considerations, environmental modification, interdisciplinary care coordination, and management of highly complex neurological presentations. The course is designed to refine clinical judgment, improve treatment precision, and support integration of neuro-visual rehabilitation into comprehensive patient care.
CS3A COPE Credit: Pending | 10 hours online
CS3B COPE Credit: Pending | 6 hours in-person
4:30 PM Exhibit Hall opens
5:00 -7:00 PM Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM NORA Student Reception/Mixer with Attendees
8:00 PM Onward: Hospitality Suite - Informal networking, BYO
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1/2-hour break | Exhibit hall 10:15-10:45)
Follow-Up: Neuro-Imaging Evaluation of Patients After NORA 2025 — Charles Shidlofsky, OD (1 hr)
The Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) in Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation: Science, Circuits, and Practical Treatment Design — Doug Major, OD (1 hr)
Retinal Neuromodulation: How Optometrists Influence the Neuro-Endocrine System — Deborah Zelinsky, OD (1 hr)
COPE Pending
Credit: 3 hours
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Exhibit Hall
1:00-4:30 Afternoon (1/2-hour break | Exhibit Hall 2:30-3:00)
Neuro-Visual Processing Rehabilitation: Integrative Service Between the OD and OTR — Dr. William Padula / Suzanne Briggs / Amber Fessler (3 hrs)
Integrating Cerebellar, Vestibular, and Oculomotor Systems in Clinical Practice — Dr. Paul Brewer & Dr. Hatch (2 hrs)
Rebuilding the Injured Brain: Cerebellar-Based Neuroplasticity in TBI Rehabilitation — Dr. Ryan Cedermark (1 hr)
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
8-00AM-11:30AM (9:30-10:00 Break | Exhibit Hall)
11:30 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch In The Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM(1/2-hour break)
Special Post Prism Hands-On Seminar (1 hr 45 min)
The Power of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation (NOR): Treating Patients with Stroke and Visual Impairment — Dr. Alexandra Talaber
Stroke Across the Continuum: An Interdisciplinary Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Approach to Neurovisual Rehabilitation — Dr. Viktor Vesely (1 hr)
Disruption and Reorganization of Attentional Networks After Stroke and Its Neuro-Optometric and Motor Integration — Dr. Mariano Canegallo / Jarrod Davies (1 hr)
