The American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry (ABCMO) confers a specialty board certification for optometrists who have completed an ACOE accredited residency in medical optometry, passed the advanced specialty examination “Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and met additional requirements specified in the ABCMO Bylaws. It is the only optometry specialty board certification available and congruent with recognized specialty boards in medicine, osteopathy and dentistry.
The following medical facilities have utilized ABCMO to verify specialist status in medical optometry. However, this list should be viewed as a sample only because it does not include requests for verification of certification from private practice offices.
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities
DVA Birmingham, AL
DVA Fayetteville, AR
DVA Tucson, AZ
DVA Wilmington, DE
DVA West Palm Beach, FL
DVA Chicago, IL
DVA Honolulu, HI
DVA Baltimore, MA
DVA Detroit, MI
DVA Battle Creek, MI
DVA St. Louis, MO
DVA Salisbury, NC
DVA Manchester, NH
DVA East Orange, NJ
DVA North Las Vegas, NV
DVA Montrose, NY
DVA Oklahoma City, OK
DVA Roseburg, OR
DVA Columbia, SC
DVA Fort Meade, SC
DVA Memphis, TN
DVA White River Jct., VT
DVA Puget Sound, WA
DVA Walla Walla, WA
DVA Milwaukee, WI
Non-DVA Medical Facilities
South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium, AK
Indian Health Service, AZ
Indian Health Svc., Chinle, AZ
Indian Health Svc., NE Tribal Health, Sys., AZ
Indian Health Svc., Tuba City, AZ
Tuba City Regional Health Care, AZ
Indian Health Care, Inc., Banning, CA
Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA
Sanford Health Care, CA
U. of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, IA
Eye Specialists of Indiana Surgery Center, IN
Indiana U School of Optometry, Indianapolis Clinic, IN
Henry Ford Hospital System, Detroit, MI
Mayo Clinic, MN
Western Physicians Providers Inc (PHO), NE, SD, WY
Stony Brook Medicine, NY
Indian Health Svc., Lawton, OK
Northeastern State U College of Optometry, OK
Conemaugh Memorial Center, Johnstown, PA
Air Force Credentials Verification Office, TX
Gundersen Health Care, WI
Gunderson Lutheran Health Svc., WI
The Joint Commission is the recognized accrediting body for federal and state-chartered medical facilities.
