Paraoptometric Member Benefits

Recognition

When you join the Paraoptometric Section, you will receive a membership certificate suitable to frame and display in your doctor's office, a membership lapel pin, and a membership card. These will serve as a constant reminder of your professional pride, involvement and commitment to your profession. A gold seal for your certificate will be provided to you upon your annual membership renewal.

Education

Members can access an online continuing education program, offering 6 free hours of continuing education credits available through the AOA Web site.

Education Products

Members receive significant discounts on the various education products available for purchase from the AOA Paraoptometric Section. Products include study guides for certification testing and home-study education modules.

Career Assistance

Members have FREE access to Optometry’s Career Center®, the AOA ‘s online career-matching site, which helps them find job opportunities in optometric practices nationwide. Members are able to post their resume for providers to view and to contact them directly, and they may also search detailed listings of available paraoptometric opportunities.

Publications

The sections' quarterly publication, "Paraoptometric Section News Online" will keep you up to date on what is happening in the paraoptometric field. Each issue has educational articles, news on section activities and announcements of continuing education opportunities.

The AOA News, a bi-monthly hard copy news publication, gives you all of the latest news that effects the optometric profession and ophthalmic industry.

Optometry: Journal of the AOA, published monthly, the most widely circulated scholarly optometry journal, provides a forum for breakthrough research that advances the art and science of the practice of primary care optometry.

Reduced Fees and Discounts

Paraoptometric Section members enjoy reduced fees for Optometry's Meeting™, which offers a complete paraoptometric education program, exciting social activities and a chance to renew old acquaintances and make new friends in the field.

Additional Discounts and Savings

Paraoptometric Section members can also take advantage of special discounts on car rentals, package delivery service, and long distance telephone service. Plus, Section members can apply for a “Gold” Mastercard, through an AOA-sponsored program.

International Library, Archives and Museum of Optometry (ILAMO)

Section members can borrow materials from ILAMO at reduced rates. ILAMO is a comprehensive source of reference books and a great resource when you are studying for the certification examinations.