Student Center
- Elementary School Nurses and Teachers
- Resource Guide for New Optometrists
- Donald H. Evans, O.D. Scholarship for PCO Students
- POA Student Member Benefits
- AOA Student Member Benefits
- Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
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Faculty Resources
- Financial Aid
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Professional Transitions
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Primer for Successful Practice
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Status Post Graduation: Private Practice Success
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Strategy and Human Resource Management Illustrated
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Business Functions and Structure
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It Is All in the Mind: a Paradigm Shift for Practice Success
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Action Plan: Preparing for the Entrepreneurial World of Optometric Practice
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Methods of Securing Practice Ownership
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The Practice Prospecting Process
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Buyer Beware
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Making the Deal: A Guide to Successful Negotiation
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Practice Management
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Status Post Graduation: Private Practice Success
- AOA Membership After Graduation
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Primer for Successful Practice
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Career Advocate for the New Practitioner
- Career Advocate 2009 Program
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Career Options
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Marketing Yourself
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Joining a Practice
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Buying a Practice
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Starting a Practice
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Managing Practice Finances
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Managing Your Personal Finances
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Day-to-Day Practice Operations
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Third Party Programs
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Managing Personnel
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Dispensing
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Patient Communication
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Marketing Your Practice
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Opportunities for Practice Growth
- Library Services (ILAMO)
- Why Choose Optometry?
- American Optometric Student Association
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Clinical Care
- Allergan Launches Latisse™ as Treatment for Hypotrichosis
- Presentation to the FDA Advisory Panel on Contact Lens Solutions
- Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) Associated with Systemic Alpha-1 Blockers
- AOA Optometric Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Quick Reference Guides
- Clinical Care Publications
- AOA Diabetes Eye Report form
- Council on Research
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Patient Care
- Geriatrics and Nursing Facility
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Hospital Practice
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Hospital Privileges Manual
- Hospital Privileges Manual: Part II: The Importance of Optometry to the Hospital
- Hospital Privileges Manual: Part III: Hospital Bylaws and Legal Issues in Hospital Privileging
- Hospital Privileges Manual: Part IV: How to Obtain Hospital Privileges
- Hospital Privileges Manual: Part V: The Hospital-Based Optometric Examination
- American Optometric Association Guidelines for Delineation of Clinical Privileges for Optometry
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Hospital Privileges Manual
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Pediatrics and Binocular Vision
- Vision: A Collaboration of Eyes and Brain
- The Need for Comprehensive Vision Examination of Preschool and School-age Children
- Vision Therapy
- Vision, Learning and Dyslexia
- The Use of Tinted Lenses and Colored Overlays for the Treatment of Dyslexia and Other Related Reading and Learning Disorders
- Optometric Care of the Patient with Acquired Brain Injury
- Primary Care
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Environmental / Occupational Issues
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Occupational Vision Manual Part I: Introduction
- Occupational Vision Manual: Part II: Performance and Productivity in the Work Place
- Occupational Vision Manual: Part III: Ocular Protection
- Occupational Vision Manual: Part IV: Contact Lens Use In Industry
- Occupational Vision Manual: Part V: Medico-Legal and Ethical Concerns Regarding Standards and Regulations
- Occupational Vision Manual: References and Sources for Further Information
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Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)
- Computer Vision Syndrome Symptoms
- The Relationship of Computer Vision Syndrome to Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Impact of Computer Use on Children's Vision
- The Effects of Video Display Terminal Use on Eye Health and Vision
- Criteria for Determining Whether the Need for Eyeglasses or Other Treatment is Related to Computer Use
- Motorist Vision Policy
- Recommendations for the Use of Laser Pointers
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Occupational Vision Manual Part I: Introduction
- Ophthalmic Standards
- Commission on Quality Assessment & Improvement
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Aviation Vision
- Comparison of Bifocal and Progressive Addition Lenses on Aviator Target Detection Performance
- Eyes, Right
- LASIK Refractive Surgery: Clinical Considerations for the Pilot
- Special Ophthalmic Needs of Aviators
- Sunglasses in Aviation
- Ultraviolet Radiation: Hazards in Aviation
- Eye Exams and Aviation: Prescription for Success
- The Eye and Night Vision
- Adjusting to New Spectacles the Easy Way
- Prescribing Spectacles for Aviators
- Community Health Centers
< AOA Membership After Graduation
Post-Graduate Membership
As a non-practicing optometrist who is a full-time student in an accredited institution of higher education, you are eligible for direct membership in the AOA as a postgraduate member. Postgraduate membership is complimentary and continues until the end of the calendar year in which you complete your residency. Certification of your full-time status as a student must be made by an appropriate official of the institution and must be noted on the application. The postgraduate classification must be renewed annually.