INSIDE OPTOMETRY
AOA Leadership Institute celebrates 2026 graduates, preparing optometry's next generation of leaders
The AOA Leadership Institute recognized its 2026 graduating class at Optometry's Meeting® in Phoenix, celebrating emerging leaders who completed the program's leadership development curriculum.
Second edition of AOA’s Comprehensive Pediatric Eye and Vision Examination guideline available for review
The peer and public review period for the evidence-based clinical practice guideline begins on July 6 and comments will be accepted through August 5.
Lessons from AOA+ Leadership Lab: Why advocacy starts now
The excitement is still high from AOA+ with one-third of all optometry students gathered in Phoenix—so relive that energy and hear from emerging and established optometry leaders how advocacy starts now and how students can get involved.
Excellence takes center stage at Optometry's Meeting®
This year's honorees were recognized for their leadership, service and commitment to advancing optometry and patient care.
Highlights from Optometry's Meeting® 2026
Check out what you might have missed from Optometry's Meeting® 2026 in Phoenix.
Career growth through AOA and AOSA involvement
A Q&A with AOA EyeQ Championship emcee Brooke Major, O.D.
Optometry’s place in the huddle
Katie Connolly, O.D., helped Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza achieve the best vision of his life.
Physician-scientist and innovator Daniel Kraft to keynote Optometry’s Meeting®
Hear Kraft’s keynote on the future of health, medicine and technology during the AOA Experience: Opening Session, supported by Johnson & Johnson, on June 17.
Optometrists are powerful advocates
After a scope victory, Wayne Connell, O.D., president of the Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians, is still fighting for optometry.
Congratulations to the AOA’s 2026 award winners
The winners will be honored at a ceremony during Optometry’s Meeting® 2026.
Kike Hernández steps up to the plate for Eye Deserve More
AOA campaign with the baseball powerhouse highlights the importance of eye health for the whole family.
Optometry thrives in rural West Virginia
In his new book, Bradley Mart Lane, O.D., examines and celebrates a little-understood region of America.