Mission Statement

Chartered in 2004, the goal of the Berkeley Optometry student chapter of the American Academy of Optometry is to encourage optometrists-in-training to maintain and enhance excellence in optometric practice through an emphasis on programs that disseminate knowledge in both the basic and applied vision sciences.  The Berkeley Optometry student chapter accomplishes this by promoting the visibility of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) at the optometry school level.
Group pic
(L to R): Hannah Son, Dr. John Corzine, Donna Simonian
and Selin Arlin at the 2004 AAO annual meeting
 

Goals

The student chapter works toward the goals of the AAO, with a emphasis on:

  1. encouraging interest in the AAO among students;
  2. encouraging attendance to the AAO meetings;
  3. sponsoring programs that disseminate knowledge in both the basic and applied vision sciences to optometry students, residents and vision science students; and
  4. promoting the availability of grants and scholarships available through the AAO and the California Chapter of the AAO.
 

Benefits of Membership

  • Access to SAAO meetings that are tailored towards enhancing the development of the Berkeley Optometry student (see previous meeting topics)
  • Subscriptions and online access to publications by the Academy: Optometry and Vision Science, the AAO Newsletter and Eye-Mail Monthly
  • Reduced registration fees to the national AAO annual meeting. This includes the best in optometric education (by nationally recognized optometrists), the latest in scientific research related to optometry, and luncheons and receptions specific to the optometry student

See: www.aaopt.org/students/ for more information
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