Early Career Doctors
Approach new challenges with confidence and equip yourself with the tools to build a successful and sustainable career in optometry.
Featured Benefit: The New Practitioner Catalog
Advance your optometry career with a structured, all-in-one CE program in AOA EyeLearn, designed to fuel your professional growth. As an early-career doctor, the AOA’s New Practitioner Catalog is your launchpad to success.
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Benefits for Early Career Optometrists
Explore exclusive benefits, resources and advocacy available through AOA membership at every stage of your optometry career.
Discounts for Young ODs
Take advantage of early-career savings to focus on building your practice and career.
- Discounted dues in first 5 years = $1500+ total savings
- Reduced rates for residents = $900+ total savings
- Member-only rates for Optometry's Meetings and other AOA events
Connection
Join a network of 50,000+ members—locally and nationwide—who can help you navigate your early career.
Education & Insights
Build your clinical confidence and stay current on industry insights.
- AOA EyeLearn, On-Demand CE & Learning Resources (Featured Benefit: New Practitioner Catalog)
- AOAExcel Early Career OD Resources
- AOA News (Including weekly and daily newsletters: Week in Focus and First Look)
Practice Resources
Deliver excellent care for your patients and high value for your practice.
Career Advancement
Establish yourself early by learning key skills and finding the right career path for you.
Financial Planning
Make informed financial decisions early with guidance and solutions to help you plan, protect and move forward with confidence.
Advocacy for Optometry
Rely on a strong, collective voice to safeguard the profession, secure your future and deliver results.
AOA Highlights
Insights, events and experiences to help you grow as an Early Career OD
Join Now: Early Career Impact
Ask the Coding Experts
You ask, the experts answer. The AOA Coding and Reimbursement Committee supports the AOA's strategic direction to develop and value procedural (CPT), diagnostic (ICD-10) and supply codes (HCPCS). Members can submit questions regarding medical records and coding to askthecodingexpert@aoa.org. Here are the latest questions.
Highlights from Optometry's Meeting® 2026
Check out what you might have missed from Optometry's Meeting® 2026 in Phoenix.
AOA on Capitol Hill 2025: Live News Updates
Welcome to the official news hub for AOA on Capitol Hill 2025! Follow along with the AOA's exclusive coverage from optometry's single-largest federal advocacy event in Washington, D.C., and learn about the issues 600 of our colleagues championed on Capitol Hill.