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AOA’s prestigious leadership program graduates another class

Learn how you can apply or nominate a doctor of optometry for the 2024 AOA Leadership Institute.

Through the eyes of students

Those who dwell in the past live in the past. Those who think and plan for the future will live that future.

Setting the tone for Optometry’s Meeting® in Music City

🔊 Hear why colleagues say the annual AOA and AOSA member meeting is the place to be this June 19-22, 2024, and learn how you can get priority access to registration before everyone else this January.

3 events in 2023 that show why giving to InfantSEE® is vital

Check out how InfantSEE® used donations in 2023 and consider making an end-of-year gift to support the program in 2024 and beyond.

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Inspiring the next gen of contact lens leaders

Why and how future doctors can see themselves as cornea and contact lens leaders.

'Opportunities’ grants offer students and profession means to grow

The next generation is ready for more—more access, more information and more people with more experiences to inform and guide the health care field. With over 20 Opportunities in Optometry grants awarded in 2023, this year’s recipients have identified more opportunities for growth in eye care.

USDE approval could mark ACOE’s 71 years of continuous federal recognition

In addition to the noteworthy U.S. Department of Education recognition, a private, nonprofit accrediting body also has affirmed ACOE’s commitment to quality optometric education for decades. What opportunities does this open for optometric education programs?

Seeing potential

R. Tracy Williams., O.D., a member of the AOA’s Vision Rehabilitation Committee, on vision rehabilitation and how you can coach patients from a can’t to can mindset.

Taking eye care advocacy to a global scale

Roger Jordan, O.D., one of optometry’s most effective and honored advocates in the U.S., was recently named to lead a key World Council of Optometry committee. On the committee, he will help shape optometry around the globe.

Embracing the journey

The AOA’s 2023 Paraoptometric of the Year says certification was the first step in propelling her career forward—and fueling a passion for the profession.