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The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) is an organization of optometrists based in Orlando, Florida. [1] Its goal is to maintain and enhance excellence in optometric practice, by both promoting research and the dissemination of knowledge.
The American Optometric Association represents more than 49,000 doctors of optometry, optometry students and paraoptometric assistants and technicians. Optometrists serve patients in nearly 6,500 communities across the country, and in 3,500 of those communities are the only eye doctors.
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) is a membership organization for the development of optometry internationally.The WCO is the first and only optometric organization to have official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) which represents 250,000 optometrists from 75 member organizations in over 40 countries.
Between 1930 and 1971, ARO held an annual meeting, usually as part of some other conference, such as that of the American Medical Association, at which members presented their research. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 1972, the annual meetings began to be organized by ARVO, and were held in the spring, in Sarasota Florida .
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American Optometric Association, Contact Lens Section awarded its yearly achievement award in 1999. The American Optometric Foundation - Harold Kohn memorial award for outstanding paper based on original investigative research work in 1987. The National Eye Institute - travel fellowship for the presentation of research findings, 1985 ARVO ...
The College of Optometry is part of the Health Professions Division of Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida.The four year Doctor of Optometry program at NSU includes two years of basic sciences, optics, anatomy, pathology, physiology and pharmacology followed by clinical training in pediatrics, primary care, ocular disease, contact lenses, and rehabilitative (low vision) optometry.
Irvin M. Borish (January 21, 1913 – March 3, 2012) was an American optometrist who is widely considered "The Father of Modern Optometry". [1] Even though he entered the field of optometry because his family could only afford to pay for two years of college, he left a lasting impression in the field.