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Important Acronyms

The following acronyms are used throughout the website:

ABO: American Board of Opticianry
ACOE: Accreditaion Council of Optometric Education
AFOS: Armed Forces Optometric Society
AOA: American Optometric Association
AOA-PAC: American Optometric Association - Political Action Committee
AOSA: American Optometric Student Association
ARBO: Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry
ASCO: Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
CE: Continuing Education
CEE: Continuing Education with Examination
CLCS: Contact Lens and Cornea Section
COPE: Council on Optometric Practitioner Examination
CPC: Committee on Paraoptometric Certification
CPO: Certified Paraoptometric
CPOA: Certified Paraoptometric Assistant
CPOT: Certified Paraoptometric Technician
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
LVRS: Low Vision Rehabilitation Section
NBEO: National Board of Examiners in Optometry
NCLE: National Contact Lens Examiners
NCSOC: North Central States Optometric Council
OEP: Optometric Extension Program
ORA: Optometric Recognition Award
PS: Paraoptometric Section
SVS: Sports Vision Section
UABSO: University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Optometry
UHCO: University of Houston, College of Optometry
VOSH: Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity