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American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry

Filed Under: Editorials, Optometry Surplus

Review of Optometry – Letters to the Editor About the Optometry Surplus

Dr. Myers, President of ABCMO, responds to Review of Optometry’s February 2018 Article: How the Diploma Deluge is Reshaping Optometry.

Published in Review of Optometry, April 2018.

Read the Letter Online Version (Page 14) | PDF Version

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July 10, 2018

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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.

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