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SCOPA Updates
*A very special thank you to
everyone who attended the
SCOPA’s 118th Annual Meeting!
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SCOPA’s 2026 events.
Any information about these meetings
will be posted here once available.
Optometric Physicians
Doctors on the Frontline of Eye and Vision Care
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye.
After attending a university or college for their undergraduate education, optometry students concentrate specifically on the structure, function and disorders of the eye for four additional years during their graduate education to earn their doctoral degree. While concentrating on the eye and visual system, optometrists also study general health in courses such as human anatomy, biochemistry and physiology.
Public Health
InfantSEE®
Comprehensive eye assessment at no cost for infants in their first year of life (between 6 and 12 months). Program designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an essential part of infant wellness care to improve a child’s quality of life.
Optometry Cares Foundation
To empower the optometric profession in providing awareness and access to health and vision care for the public.
Optometric Disaster Relief Fund
Offers optometrists financial assistance for damages incurred from natural disasters.
Special thanks to SCOPA’s 2025 Partners:
Gold Partner
Silver Partners
Special thanks to SCOPA’s 2025 Annual Meeting Sponsors:
