Poll Results: How much more online CE have you taken due to COVID-19?

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Optometry Times® polled our audience with the following question from November 30, 2020 to December 11, 2020:​ ​How much more online CE have you taken due to COVID-19?

The poll appeared on optometrytimes.com and was promoted on various social media channels. Results show a majority of responding ODs took more than 15 hours of online CE in 2020.

53 ODs responded, in total. Of these:

• 1 reported 0 hours

• 3 reported 1-5 hours

• 9 reported 5-15 hours

• 40 reported more than 15 hours

Check out our latest poll for ODs: Which of these did your practice experience in 2020?

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