Arkansas Optometric Association

01/22/2026

Mark Your Calendars and be sure to Join Us in Little Rock, May 7-9! Virtual Classes will be May 5+6.

01/21/2026

President-Elect, Katie Brown, OD, Vice President, Ali Hall, OD, and ArOA Executive Director, Matt Burns recently attended the American Optometric Association President’s Council in Orlando.

01/20/2026

We are celebrating even more amazing AR ODs this week 🎂🎂🎂

01/16/2026

We are rallying to defeat EyeMed tactics that undermine purpose of state's new VBM accountability law! American Optometric Association and your ArOA unite in push for full implementation and fairness for optometry practices. Read more here:

State association and AOA unite in push for full implementation and fairness for optometry practices

01/15/2026

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness, yet most people don’t know they have it until vision loss has already begun. That’s why regular, in-person eye exams are so important—they can detect glaucoma early and help protect your sight for the future.
Find an ArOA doctor here: https://bit.ly/3Z9YD5J

01/14/2026

Happy Birthday to our fabulous AR ODs celebrating this week 🎉🎉

01/12/2026

NEW: SECO 2026 Laser & Surgical Certification Programs 2.0
Two separate 16-hour programs with Northeastern State University's Oklahoma College of Optometry, with updated content not available at other meetings.

LASER CERTIFICATION (Feb 25-26)
SURGICAL CERTIFICATION (Feb 27-28)

Expert faculty. Hands-on training.
February 25 - March 1, 2026 | Atlanta, GA
attendseco.com

01/11/2026

Happy National Arkansas Day from Your Arkansas Optometric Association!

01/09/2026

Registration closes TODAY at 5 PM! Be sure to join us TOMORROW, January 10th, for our Virtual Coding Update! https://arkansas.aoa.org/events/calendar-of-events/2026-coding-update

01/08/2026

Testing for Glaucoma can be more comfortable than you might think. Ask an AOA optometrist to get started. https://www.aoa.org/healthy-eyes/find-a-doctor?sso=y

01/07/2026

Happy Happy Birthday to these awesome AR ODs celebrating birthdays this week!!

01/05/2026

Coding Update 2026 is THIS Saturday! Register TODAY https://arkansas.aoa.org/events/calendar-of-events/2026-coding-update