Join the Paraoptometric Section

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For only $60 per year, (military personnel membership fee is $35 per year) an AOA Paraoptometric Section member is entitled to the following membership benefits, plus more :

Six hours of FREE continuing education every year
Where else would you be able to get CE for free? Eighteen hours of CE are required every three years for CPC re-certification. Your certified staff may get ALL its’ required CE online for FREE with PS membership! You may also access the Continuing Education Archive Articles to view more CE opportunities.
PS-e-Newsletter – the section’s quarterly newsletter
Did you miss out on the FREE Paraoptometric Recognition Week kits or nomination information for the Paraoptometric of the Year Award? The PS e-newsletter provides the latest in information from the section on new programs, services and news from around the country concerning the profession of paraoptometry.
Other AOA publications
A PS member will receive the AOA News, have access to Optometry: Journal of the American Optometric Association, and receive other AOA updates via e-mail.
Reduced registration fees at Optometry’s Meeting™
Optometry’s Meeting™ offers quality education and certification for the paraoptometric. Fifty hours of education will be offered this year covering topics on practice management, contact lens, and optical. Review courses for paraoptometric certification will be offered, as well as the examinations. Whether you are a new or seasoned professionals, you may benefit from this education opportunity – and save – with PS membership. Early-bird registration fees for PS members are reduced to only $50 while non-members fees are $125. PS members save more on registration at Optometry’s Meeting™ ($75) than they spend on annual section dues ($60). You will benefit long after Optometry’s Meeting™ is over.
Discounts on AOA PS materials, including study guides for certification and education modules
For a limited time only, a new PS member will receive the “Soft Contact Lens Wear and Care” education module FREE (a $45 value) with a new PS membership. You can save anywhere from $15 to $50 per item ordered by being a PS member.
Membership pin and certificate for display in your office What better way to have patients recognize you as a trained professionals than with this visual reminder. Each day patients know you care enough to provide the very best in patient care.
Section Web page with up-to-date educational offerings
PS members have easy access to the Continuing Education Finder for locating education opportunities anywhere in the United States.