Membership Overview
AOA and its affiliates champion optometrists at every career stage, offering trusted advocacy, clinical resources, continuing education, career support and practical tools to help you thrive.
Advance your career, elevate your practice and unlock exclusive benefits when you join the AOA.
Access the tools, education, resources and professional support you need to thrive at every stage of your career.
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Membership Categories
US Doctors of Optometry
If you are a doctor of optometry working in the United States, you can apply for membership in the AOA and your affiliated association or state association by clicking the button below.
- Early Career Doctors
- Practice Owners
- Corporate Doctors
- Healthcare Systems-Employed Doctors
- Federal Government-Employed Doctors
- Optometric Educators
- Partial Practice
- Retired
Students at Optometry School
If you are a student at an ACOE-accredited optometry school, click the button below to apply for membership in the AOA, the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) and a state association or affiliate.
Associate Memberships
If you are an international optometrist or an individual who supports, advances, or has a professional interest in optometry, explore AOA associate membership opportunities below.
- Practicing in another country? Apply for International Optometrist Membership
- Paraoptometric or support staff? Learn More About Available Benefits
- Research scientist? Apply for Membership
- Non-doctors of optometry with a substantial interest in optometry? Apply for Public Membership
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