Accreditation and Examination
- Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)
- Visit the ACOE web site for information on the accreditation process for North American optometric educational programs. Currently, all US regulatory boards of optometry recognize and accept ACOE’s accreditation standards.
- Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
- Visit the ASCO web site for information about optometric education and schools/colleges of optometry.
- National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO)
- Visit the NBEO web site for information on optometry entry-level licensure examinations, online examination guides, policies and other resources.
- Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards (FARB)
- Organization web site
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
- Organization web site
- American Optometric Association (AOA)
- Organization web site
- American Optometric Student Association (AOSA)
- Organization web site
- National Optometric Association(NOA)
- Organization web site
- World Council of Optometry (WCO)
- WCO is an international organization dedicated to the enhancement and development of eye and vision care worldwide.
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