Optometry

External Links

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National and Professional Organizations:

• Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)
• American Academy of Optometry - This official webserver of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) is the definitive source of information about Membership Services, The Annual Meeting, etc.
• American Optometric Association
• American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry (ABCMO)
• American Board of Optometry
• American Optometric Student Association (AOSA)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Armed Forces Optometric Society
• Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS)
• Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO)
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
• Canadian Association of Optometrists - Welcome to the official public web site of the Canadian Association of Optometrists. This site is committed to providing quality information about Optometry.
• College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD)
• Contact Lens Council Homepage
• Indian Health Service - Public Health Service
• Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association
• National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) - Welcome to the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research! The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research is a non-profit advoc...
• National Association of VA Optometrists
• National Board of Examiners in Optometry - National Board of Examiners in Optometry®
• National Eye Institute - National Eye Institute's Website; topics covered include eye health, eye research, eye safety, eye diseases, vision, vision research and vision disorders.
• National Optometric Association - The National Optometric Association is dedicated to the training and placement of minority eye care professionals and to improving the quality of eye care in...
• Optometry in the University of Melbourne - Victorian College of Optometry. This site provides information about the Victorian College of Optometry, the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences in t...
• Optometry Residency Match (ORMatch) - The Optometry Residency Match provides an application service and matching process to place applicants into optometry residency training positions.
• Optometry State Licensing Boards - Link to the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO) webpage for State Boards of Optometry
• VA Optometry Service  - "VA Optometry Service - Keeping the Promise To Those Who Served."  The Department of Veterans Affairs VA Offers a wide...
• World Council of Optometry

State and AOA Affiliated Professional Organizations:

• State and AOA Affiliated Professional Organizations  select the desired state or organization from the drop-down menu located on the upper-lefthand portion of the AOA webpage.

Professional Journals:

• American Journal of Ophthalmology ONLINE
• American Orthoptic Journal  -  The journal serves as a forum for orthoptists and ophthalmologists to present new material in the fields of amblyopia and strabismus. Members of the orthopti... 
• Contact Lens Spectrum
• Digital Journal of Ophthalmology -  Ophthalmology's first peer-reviewed journal on the WWW. Presents weekly cases, original articles, patient information pages, knowledge review questions, and ...
• Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - About the Authors Puzzled by an unusual clinical presentation and wish you could quickly turn to a colleague? Find information on how to manage over 50 commo...
• Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science -  IOVS News Editorial Office | Editorial Board | What IOVS Authors Should Know Manuscript Keywords | Letters to the Editor | Advertising Info. | Subscription I...
• Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
• Optometrists - Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Optometry and Vision Science Home Page- Optometry and Vision Science The Journal of the American Academy of Optometry Welcome! This page is your electronic link to Optometry and Vision Science, whe...
• Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
• Review of Ophthalmology Magazine Home Page
• Review of Optometry Magazine Home Page

Research:

• Archives and Museum of Optometry - The International Library, Archives and Museum of Optometry (ILAMO) is one of America's finest visual science libraries.
• Optometry Library - About the library Optometry Library Hours Other Library Hours Doing Research in the Optometry Library Staff Visitor's guide to the Library Electronic Journals 
• PubMed - National Library of Medicine Online Journal Search

Continuing Education:

• COPE - Council on Optometric Practitioner Education
• Review of Optometry - Check for online or conference CE courses.

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