Membership Types

Regular Member

Any United States or Canadian physician who holds a degree of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathy, or Doctor of Philosophy who holds a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine, and who is primarily engaged in the practice of ophthalmology, is eligible to become a Regular Member of this corporation. $170 annually.

Military Member

Any ophthalmologist who satisfies the requirements for Regular Membership and is on active service or is a reservist that was activated in the past year with any of the Uniformed Services of the United States or Canada may elect to become a Military Member. $85 annually.

Fellow/Resident/ Medical Student Member

Those persons engaged full-time in an approved ophthalmology residency or fellowship program in any country, and certified by their Chief of Service shall be eligible for Resident and Fellow membership. Free.

International Member

Any International physician who holds a medical degree and holds a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine, and who is primarily engaged in the practice of ophthalmology, is eligible to become an International Member of this corporation. $170 annually if you’re from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and Singapore OR $85 annually if you’re from other nations.

Adjunct Members

Any other physician, optometrist, advanced practitioner and emergency medical services (EMS) provider is eligible to become an Adjunct member of this corporation. $170 annually or $85 annually depending on practice type.

Member Emeritus

A Member Emeritus is any Regular or Military Member who retires from active practice of medicine but wishes to maintain his or her membership in this corporation. $50 annually