Benefits of Academy Membership for US Members

No registration fee for the Annual Meeting
AAO 2019, the Academy’s annual meeting, is the largest ophthalmic conference in the world, offering a wide range of scientific sessions, papers, posters, exhibits, video programs and instruction courses.

Print and online subscription to Ophthalmology, the Academy’s scientific journal
Ophthalmology provides full-length, peer-reviewed reports of original research. Members receive valuable information about surgical techniques, treatment methods, drug studies, pathophysiology, genetics and clinical trials. Access full text of Ophthalmology online or download to your iPad.

Access to the Ophthalmic News & Education (ONE^®) Network
The Academy’s education platform is the most comprehensive online resource in ophthalmology. The ONE provides the ability to quickly access relevant clinical information from an extensive, up-to-date ophthalmic knowledge base.

CME Reporting and Transcripts
Members can report CME credits earned through Academy activities via fax, mail or online through CME Central. Members can also review and print a copy of their complete CME transcript.

Subscription to EyeNet, the Academy’s monthly magazine
EyeNet delivers practical clinical information that can be applied immediately in patient care, plus coverage of a broad range of subjects of interest to ophthalmologists. Full text of EyeNet is available at www.EyeNet.org.

Exclusive access to the IRIS^® Registry
The Academy-developed IRIS^® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) is the nation’s first comprehensive eye disease clinical registry. Using electronic health records (EHR), this centralized data repository and reporting tool collects patient data and performs statistical analyses.

Access to the Academy community
Members can engage with each other on various community platforms of the Academy which includes commenting on AAO.org website articles, giving ratings and reviews for EHR systems and email listservs meant for members of the American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives (AAOE).

Subscription to Academy Express
Academy Express offers highlights from peer-reviewed clinical journals, opinions from leading experts and news from the Academy.

Discounts on products, programs, materials and services
Members receive special pricing on Academy products and services.

Listing in Find an Ophthalmologist, the Academy's online listing of practicing members
Note: You will not appear in Find an Ophthalmologist. until the beginning of the year following approval as a candidate for membership.

Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC)
OMIC, the largest professional liability insurer of ophthalmologists in the U.S., is owned and operated by ophthalmologists and has an "Excellent" financial stability rating from A.M. Best. It is the leading resource for ophthalmic consent forms and loss prevention programs.

NAS Insurance Agency
Offers members access to business insurance products designed specifically for Academy members. Call 877-808-6277 for more information.

Mercer Consumer, a service of Mercer Health & Benefits LLC (Mercer Consumer)
Mercer Consumer, an Academy sponsored insurance program, offers Term Life, Disability Income, Office Overhead Expense, Long Term Care, Medicare Supplement, Catastrophic Major Medical, Individual, Short-Term, Small Employer Major Medical, and International Medical Coverage.

American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives (AAOE)
AAOE, the practice management division of the Academy, offers practice management information, programs, products and services designed to address the roles of ophthalmic administrators, office managers, managing physicians and billers/coders.

American Academy of Ophthalmology Buying Program (Formerly known as SimplifEye™)
This program, developed exclusively for Academy and AAOE members by Henry Schein, Inc., offers cost savings on a wide selection of medical and surgical supplies.

Advocacy
Our Federal Affairs division represents your interests before Congress and the executive branch agencies, working to maintain the quality of Medicare and protect patient access to quality ophthalmic care. The Academy's State Affairs department addresses ongoing issues affecting state societies, as well as legislative and regulatory issues affecting medical eye care. U.S. members receive updates on legislative and regulatory issues through the Washington Report (fax) and Washington Report Express (e-mail) newsletters.

EyeCare America^®
This award-winning organization provides eye exams and up to one year of care to US citizens and legal residents within the Continental U.S, Hawaii and Puerto Rico through volunteer ophthalmologists (EyeMDs) often at no out-of-pocket cost to those who qualify.

The Academy MOC Essentials^®
The Academy MOC Essentials® resource offers comprehensive tools and information to help you meet the ABO's MOC requirements.

Subscription to YO Info™
YO Info is the Academy's e-newsletter® for young ophthalmologists (YOs), which includes those in training or in their first few years in practice.

Ophthalmology Job Center
The Ophthalmology Job Center is the quickest, easiest and most reliable way to find career opportunities. This service is always free to job seekers.

Young Ophthalmologist Program
This program takes place during the Academy's Annual Meeting. It addresses the concerns of new ophthalmologists facing a myriad of choices in the transition from training to practice. It also offers opportunities to meet and talk to other young ophthalmologists facing similar challenges.