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It's Here! Academy Online Offers e-Learning Opportunities and Distance Learning CE Credits

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. The easy-to-use platform offers past session recordings, webinars, virtual posters, and much more in a convenient, on-demand format. Academy members enjoy complimentary access to Academy Online content. Separate testing fees apply for COPE CE credit. Learn more...
Academy 2018 San Antonio News
Scientific Program Submission Window Now Open


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.
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Your colleagues will be there.  
Will you?


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

Request for Information: Inviting Scientific Interest in Geroscience Summit III

The National Institute on Aging has issued a request for information asking non-governmental groups to provide input into the planning for a future Geroscience Summit, designed to explore the contributions that geroscience can make to relieving the burden of chronic diseases and their impact. Read more...
Optometry and Vision Science Journal Highlight 
 
The feature article in the May 2018 issue of
OVS is titled   "Accommodative Behavior in Young Eyes Wearing Multifocal Contact Lenses" by Basal H. Altoaimi, Meznah S. Almutairi, and Pete S. Kollbaum.

Access your subscription to OVS online. 
 


American Academy of Optometry Foundation News
   

 
Korb-Exford Dry Eye Career Development Grant Submission Window Now Open 
 
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.
 


Dr. Donald Korb (left) and Dr. Joan Exford (right), and 2017 award recipient Dr. Srihari Narayanan (center).  


Fredric Rosemore Low Vision Educational Grant Submission Window Now Open

The AAOF is accepting applications for the 2018 Fredric Rosemore Low Vision Educational Grant. The grant is intended to increase interest and reward excellence in the field of low vision for faculty at North American schools and colleges of optometry. The submission window closes June 1, 2018. Learn more...

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...
 
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