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Scientific Program Submission Window Opens May 1
The Academy's Scientific Program offers scientists, educators, and clinicians the opportunity to exchange the latest information in optometry and vision science in two formats, research paper presentations and scientific posters. Learn more...
What Are the Benefits of Presenting an Abstract at Academy 2018 San Antonio?

Share your knowledge with clinicians and researchers to help advance the profession.

Earn points that can be used toward Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry or Maintenance of Fellowship. 

Students who are accepted to present papers or posters are eligible to apply for a $750 Student Travel Fellowship to help offset the cost of travel to the meeting.

First author presenters (excluding students and residents) receive $100 off the cost of meeting registration.
 
Lectures and Workshops Committee Gives a Sneak Peak of Academy 2018 San Antonio Program



Registration and housing  
open on May 21!  
Learn more at aaopt.org/2018 

Join Us at our ARVO Reception

The Academy's Research Committee invites you to attend a reception honoring optometric researchers attending the ARVO meeting. The reception will be held on April 30, 2018 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Prince Waikiki, Pi 'inaio Ballroom 1, 100 Holomoana Street, Honolulu, HI.

Congratulations to our six ARVO Student Travel Fellowship recipients! Funded by Johnson and Johnson, The Vision Care Institute, LLC: Jessica Jasien, Daisy Shu, Laura Pardon, Katie Bales, Hannah Burfield. Funded by the Academy: Billie Beckwith-Cohen. Read more...

Coming Soon! Academy Online

Academy Online is your all-access pass to the quality optometric education the Academy meeting is known for - all at your leisure and on your device of choice. Academy members enjoy complimentary access to Academy Online content. Separate testing fees apply for COPE CE credit. Look for more information soon!  


American Academy of Optometry Foundation News
   
Deadline Extended: Joseph T. Barr Early Cornea and Contact Lens Research Award

The submission window for the Joseph T. Barr Early Cornea and Contact Lens Research Award has been extended until April 30, 2018. The award is designed to provide an entering first or second year MS or PhD vision science or physiological optics student attending a North American School/College of Optometry support of $2,000 for research project seed funding in the area of cornea/ocular surface or contact lenses. Learn more...

Korb-Exford Dry Eye Career Development Grant Submission Window Opens May 1 
 
In 2010, Drs. Donald Korb and Joan Exford established the dry eye research fund and the inaugural award was presented at Academy 2017 in Chicago.  The grant is designed to support an individual to further their knowledge in the broad area of dry eye. The successful individual must have a demonstrable interest in either a clinical or basic science area of dry eye and may be a clinician, educator, researcher, or student.
 
2017 Foundation Annual Report Now Available

The American Academy of Optometry Foundation is happy to announce that the 2017 AAOF Annual Report is now available on the website. View now...

Residency Award Submission Window Now Open

The submission window for various residency awards in Low Vision, Contact Lens, and Pediatrics closes on June 1, 2018. Residency training is becoming an increasingly important aspect of optometric training. A post-OD residency program significantly advances a graduate's preparation as an eye-care provider and provides additional experiences in instruction and scholarship. Many schools and colleges of optometry now require advanced practice residency training as a basic prerequisite for new clinical faculty.  Learn more...


Optometry and Vision Science Journal Highlight

The feature article in the April 2018 article of OVS is titled "Polarization Variability in Age-related Macular Degeneration" by Dean VanNasdale, Ann Elsner, Victor Malinovsky, Todd Peabody, Kimberly Kohne, Bryan Haggerty and Christopher Clark.

Access your subscription to OVS online.
Congratulations to Dr. Howard Purcell for being selected as the thirteenth President and CEO of the New England College of Optometry. Read more...

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Swanson of UAB for being named the American Optometric Association's 2018 Educator of the Year. Read more... 
 


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