Massachusetts Society of Optometrists

11/11/2025

Still need your CE credits? 🍁
MSO has you covered! Join us THIS Sunday at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Westborough for 4 hours of COPE-accredited live CE, including:
👁️ Pain Management (1 hr)
🩺 Glaucoma (1 hr)
…and more great content to wrap up your CE year!

Stay after for our MSO Awards Reception immediately following the program — celebrate your colleagues and connect with the optometric community.

👉 Register today — spots are still available!

11/07/2025

🎉 Announcing the 2025 OD & Young OD of the Year! 🎉

Join us in celebrating these outstanding leaders in optometry who make a difference every day in Massachusetts and beyond. 👏👁️

✨ Join us at the MSO Awards Reception on Sunday, November 16th at 3 PM
📍 DoubleTree Hotel, Westborough, MA

Let’s honor excellence, leadership, and the future of our profession together! 💙

09/26/2025

MSO Glaucoma Certification Course - Didactic Course Now Asynchronous!

Advance your expertise on your schedule. Our comprehensive 40-hour post-graduate course in glaucoma management and oral therapeutics is now available online, anytime.

✅ Learn the latest diagnostic criteria and imaging technologies
✅ Deepen your knowledge in pharmaceutical management of glaucoma
✅ Earn your certification without missing a day of practice

Take your skills—and your patients’ care—to the next level.

Register now and start learning at your own pace!
https://massachusetts.aoa.org/ce-and-events/glaucoma-2025

08/29/2025

08/17/2025

✨ Leadership in Action ✨
Our MSO was in Chicago this week for the State Government Relations Committee Regional Advocacy Meeting! 💼✈️

This annual gathering brings state leaders together to share strategies, strengthen grassroots advocacy, and ensure optometry’s voice is heard loud and clear. 👁️⚖️

We’re proud to represent Massachusetts and continue building momentum for the future of our profession! 💪

08/12/2025

🍂 Join us for the MSO Fall CE & EXPO! 🍂
Earn 4 hours of COPE-accredited live CE — including (1) Opioid and (1) Glaucoma credit — all in one day!

✨ Highlights:
📚 Engaging CE sessions
🤝 Networking with fellow ODs
🏢 Vendor exhibits
🏆 MSO Awards Presentation & Reception

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and celebrate our profession! We miss seeing you all 👀

07/31/2025

The MSO has a new mailing address!

07/28/2025

🏆 Nominate a Colleague for the 2025 MSO Annual Awards!
Do you know an OD who goes above and beyond for patients, the profession, or their community?

Nominations are now open for:
👁️ OD of the Year
🌟 Young OD of the Year

📅 Nominations close September 15
📍 Honorees will be celebrated at the MSO Awards Reception following our Fall CE on Sunday, November 16 in Framingham.

👉 Submit your nomination today and help us recognize outstanding leadership in Massachusetts Optometry! https://massachusetts.aoa.org/member-center/awards

06/18/2025

The MSO Office will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. We will reopen on Friday morning at 8:30 am.

05/20/2025

The next MSO networking event is next week! Join us at Grill 23 on 5/28 for a night of education brought to you by LKC Technologies and MacuHealth! RSVP to save your spot before it's full! https://forms.gle/edJqNqoQYbibpNsG8

05/08/2025

🎓✨ Congratulations to the MCPHS Optometry Class of 2025! ✨👁️‍🗨️

Today marks the beginning of a powerful new chapter. You’ve earned the title of Doctor of Optometry through years of dedication, perseverance, and a clear commitment to improving lives through vision care.

As you step into the profession, remember: you are not just correcting vision—you are expanding possibilities, protecting health, and shaping the future of eye care. Whether in clinics, communities, research, or advocacy, your impact will be far-reaching and deeply needed.

Here’s to your bright future, sharp vision, and the legacy you’re about to build. The world sees better because of you.

05/03/2025

NECO Final Year Send Off! Thank you for having us. Here’s to the third-year optometry students—one step closer to the finish line! Your dedication, long clinic hours, and countless exams are shaping you into the eye care professionals of tomorrow. Keep going—you’re almost there!