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Doctors of optometry provide two-thirds of all primary eye care in the United States. Founded in 1898, the AOA is a federation of state, student and armed forces optometric associations. Through these affiliations, the AOA serves members consisting of optometrists, students of optometry, paraoptometric assistants and technicians.
The National Board of Examiners in Optometry (N.B.E.O.) is the testing organization for the field of optometry, in the United States of America (including Puerto Rico). The organization composes and administers various exams in the profession .
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.
Figure 1 - Humphrey field analyser. Humphrey field analyser (HFA) is a tool for measuring the human visual field that is commonly used by optometrists, orthoptists and ophthalmologists, particularly for detecting monocular visual field.
The term "optometry" comes from the Greek words ὄψις (opsis; "view") and μέτρον (metron; "something used to measure", "measure", "rule").The word entered the language when the instrument for measuring vision was called an optometer, (before the terms phoropter or refractor were used).
In 2025, the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry reported that IAUPR students had a 16.67% first-time pass rate of the Part I ABS exam and a 75% overall pass rate for all Board exams. The average across all US optometry schools was 66.71% and 85.88% respectively. [4]
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Optometry is a field traditionally associated with the correction of refractive errors using glasses or contact lenses, and treating eye diseases. Optometrists also provide general eye care, including screening exams for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy and management of routine or eye conditions.