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American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry

Board of Directors

Current Board Members

  • President, Kenneth J. Myers, Ph.D., O.D.
  • Vice President, Richard J. Zimbalist, O.D., FAAO
  • Secretary, Gerald Selvin, O.D.
  • Trustee, Molly McGinty-Tauren, O.D., FAAO
  • Trustee, Michael W. Ohlson, O.D., FAAO
  • Trustee, Douglas Rett, O.D., FAAO

Special Advisor to the Board

  • Charles F. Mullen, O.D.

Emeritus Board Members

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

Organizational Bylaws

  • ABCMO Bylaws

Member, American Board of Optometry Specialties

American Board of Optometry Specialties LogoThe 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.

ABCMO News

  • A Reminder to VA Residents
  • Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry (ACMO) Exam – Friday, June 10, 2022
  • Newsletter – ABCMO News and Updates – September 2021
  • Newsletter – ABCMO News and Updates – January 2021
  • Background Information – Article 19 – Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

Reflections – Articles of Interest and Editorials

  • 10 Administrators for Every Doctor
  • What is Medical Optometry?
  • A Letter to VA Optometry Residency Coordinators: Benefits of ACMO
  • Retail and Clinical Pharmacy
  • It’s Time to Rethink Board Recertification

Comments are welcome and can be sent to editor@abcmo.org for publication under the author's name.

Certification Requirements

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

Veterans/Military

  • Optometry Careers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
  • Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) and Financial Assistance Program (FAP)
  • Uniformed Services University
  • American Board of Optometry Specialties

    ABCMO is a Member of the American Board of Optometry Specialties (ABOS)

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