Board of Directors

Current Board Members

Special Advisor to the Board

Charles F. Mullen, O.D.

Emeritus Board Members

Trustee, Alden Haffner, Ph.D., O.D.

Organizational Bylaws

ABCMO Bylaws (PDF)

Member, American Board of Optometry Specialties

The American Board of Optometry Specialties (ABOS) is an independent, nonprofit organization that seeks to further the development and recognition of American optometry specialty boards. To accomplish this ABOS has established standards which current and emerging specialty boards must meet in order to receive recognition by credentialing committees at Joint Commission accredited medical facilities.

The following are in addition to an O.D. degree from an accredited North American school or college of optometry and a current state license to practice.

Residency: Completion of a full-time, ACOE (or equivalent) accredited, postgraduate clinical residency training program having major emphasis on medical optometry.

ACMO Exam: Passage of the Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry exam (or equivalent) offered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.

Practice: Documented significant practice of medical optometry for a minimum of two years immediately prior to application for certification.

The Practice requirement is waived in the two years immediately following residency training.

Complete Application and Requirements