Annual optometry conference offers insights on clinical, practice challenges

Article

Optometrists nationwide were to pack up and head south to take part in the annual Optometry's Meeting at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, June 16-20.

Optometrists nationwide soon will pack up and head south to take part in the annual Optometry's Meeting at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, FL, June 16-20.

Optometry's Meeting blends the annual conferences of the American Optometric Association and the American Optometric Student Association. Other professional groups also convene during the 4-day event.

The meeting offers more than 200 hours of continuing education, featuring up to 30 hours of free CE. The keynote speaker is Frank Abagnale, an expert on forgery, embezzlement, and secure documents. The presidential celebration, sponsored by HOYA, will spotlight the comic duo of Frank Caliendo and John Pinette.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16:

THURSDAY, JUNE 17:

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JUNE 17 AND 18:

THURSDAY, JUNE 17:

FRIDAY JUNE 18:

SATURDAY, JUNE 19:

Newsletter

Want more insights like this? Subscribe to Optometry Times and get clinical pearls and practice tips delivered straight to your inbox.

Recent Videos
Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, FAAO, outlines her AOA's Optometry's Meeting 2025 presentation on nutrition and its impact on ocular health.
Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, detailed a talk she gave alongside Mary Beth Yackey, OD, at Optometry's Meeting 2025.
Shelby Brogdon, OD, details opportunities for practices to answer the patient's concerns from the chair before they hit the internet for their contact lens needs.
Christi Closson, OD, FAAO, shares her excitement for the new Acuvue Oasys MAX 1-Day multifocal for astigmatism
Karen R. Hoffman, OD, shares how customizable scleral lenses can transform vision for patients with complex corneas, achieving 20/20 outcomes and enhanced comfort.
Janna Pham, OD, shares key takeaways from a corneal tomography session she presented alongside Travis Pfeifer, OD; and Matthew McGee, OD.
Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO, details early symptom relief demonstrated in as early as day 1 during AOA's Optometry's Meeting 2025.
When Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, began fitting scleral lenses 20 years ago, there was limited knowledge about conjunctival characteristics, scleral shape, and lens behavior.
Ioussifova details what sets Johnson & Johnson's new lens apart from the rest, which was launched at the American Optometric Association's Optometry's Meeting 2025.
Alongside Rachel Steele, OD, Rafieetary outlines what to look for in blurred disc margins and the importance of acting fast and sending patients to the ED when needed.
© 2025 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.