American Academy of Optometry
The learned academy that insists optometry is a science, conferring its most rigorous mark of distinction on the practitioners who advance and share the knowledge behind vision care.
Financial profile
American Academy of Optometry · EIN 41-1227642 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $8,563,571 | $413,423 | $7,288,157 | $9,933,404 | $9,221,670 | Jun 2023 |
| FY2022 | $8,270,170 | $896,264 | $6,222,978 | $8,039,565 | $10,419,273 | Jun 2022 |
| FY2021 | $5,718,664 | $264,108 | $3,658,226 | $4,955,632 | $12,521,248 | Jun 2021 |
| FY2020 | $7,328,529 | $79,738 | $6,338,702 | $7,333,105 | $9,839,997 | Jun 2020 |
| FY2019 | $7,541,034 | $504,184 | $6,311,065 | $6,968,370 | $10,213,402 | Jun 2019 |
| FY2018 | $7,146,680 | $318,628 | $5,853,916 | $6,294,839 | $9,606,207 | Jun 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies American Academy of Optometry is read alongside.
AOA
American Optometric Association
The professional association and advocacy voice of American doctors of optometry
18 companies named
ABO
American Board of Optometry
The body that offers board certification in optometry, providing a voluntary credential that signals ongoing…
VSS
Vision Sciences Society
An international scientific society for researchers who study how we see, whose annual meeting serves as the…
18 companies named
FOA
Florida Optometric Association
The professional home advancing the scope, standing, and practice of optometry across Florida
3 companies named
AAO
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The institution that gathers nearly every eye physician and surgeon in the country, sets the standard by…
35 companies named
Who backs AAO
Every company American Academy of Optometry names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie | Corporate partner | AND AAD AAN AAO AAPMR +3 |
| Alcon_CMYK_Tag | Corporate partner | AAO AGS AOA ASCRS ASRS +3 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc. | Corporate partner | AAFP ACOG AGS AOA ASA +3 |
| BL_Corporate_Logo | Corporate partner | AAO AOA ASRS FOA KOA +3 |
| JJ_Logo_SingleLine_Red | Corporate partner | AMCP ACS AAD AAFP AAN +3 |
| SUN Pharma | Corporate partner | AAO ACR KOA OOA ONSF +2 |
| VSP Vision | Corporate partner | AWB FOA MOA MBASC MCCI +1 |
| Carl ZEISS Meditec, Inc. | Corporate partner | AAE AGS ASRO CNS FDA |
| CV_Green_Logo | Corporate partner | AOA MOA OOA POA |
| Glaukos | Corporate partner | AAO AGS ASCRS MOA |
| Tarsus | Corporate partner | AOA ASCRS MOA |
| EL_Logotype | Corporate partner | AOA MOA |
| Santec, Inc. | Corporate partner | O S |
| Sight Sciences | Corporate partner | AAO AGS |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Corporate partner | APS |
| Eyecare Partners | Corporate partner | AOA |
| Lumenis | Corporate partner | AAFPR |
| Tenpoint Therapeutics | Corporate partner | AOA |
| Thea Pharma Inc | Corporate partner | AGS |
| Vital Tears | Corporate partner | AAO |
| BrunoVision Care | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Contamac | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Corza | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Costco Optical Wholesale | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| DOMPE | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Haag Streit | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Healio | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Indigo Iris Designs | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Keeler | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Lenz-Therapeutics-Logo | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| MedLearning Group | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Orasis_Pharmaceuticals_Logo | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Pearle Vision | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Scope Health | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
| Visioneering Technologies, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only American Academy of Optometry, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
Industry Partners. Read September 28, 2026. Current industry partner program (year-round, supports annual meeting). Top tiers shown as logos; names read from logo file names/alt text.
Who backs American Academy of Optometry's peers, but not American Academy of Optometry
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Academy of Optometry's five peer societies, and not found in American Academy of Optometry's reviewed public records.
| Company | AOA | VSS | AAO | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Sensory Technology | Event Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Amgen Inc. | Crown Benefactors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Arrellio | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Astellas Inc. | Patrons | 1 of 3 | ||
| Avulux | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bio-Tissue Inc. | Crown Benefactors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Biogen | Benefactors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Benefactors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Brain Vision LLC | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Cortech Solutions, Inc. | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Digital Diagnostics Inc. | Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Elevate EyeCare | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Elsevier/ Vision Research | Awards Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Exponent | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Frontiers in Cognition | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| FYidoctors_Sponsor_Tier_Logo | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Genentech Inc. | Crown Benefactors | 1 of 3 | ||
| GSK | Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Harrow Health | Subscribers | 1 of 3 | ||
| Iantrek Inc. | Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| InMode | Silver | 1 of 3 | ||
| J.S. Held | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| JD Lymon Group | Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Johnson and Johnson Vision | Visionary | 1 of 3 | ||
| Keplr | Visionary Membership & Advocacy | 1 of 3 | ||
| Kiora Pharmaceuticals | Associate Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| LenzLogo_SponsorTree | Silver | 1 of 3 | ||
| Magstim EGI | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | Crown Benefactors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Meta | Corporate Member | 1 of 3 | ||
| Modernizing Medicine | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| MyEyeDr. | Visionary Membership & Advocacy | 1 of 3 | ||
| Neurobridge | Event Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| New World Medical | Subscribers | 1 of 3 | ||
| NIRx Medical Technologies, LLC | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Notal Vision | Subscribers | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ocular Therapeutix | Subscribers | 1 of 3 | ||
| Optos Inc. | Patrons | 1 of 3 | ||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Crown Benefactors | 1 of 3 | ||
| REGENXBIO Inc. | Subscribers | 1 of 3 | ||
| Rogue Research Inc. | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| SR Research Ltd | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Tobii | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Topcon | Patrons | 1 of 3 | ||
| Verana Health | Subscribers | 1 of 3 | ||
| ViaLase | Associate Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Viatris | Crown Benefactors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Viridian Therapeutics | Subscribers | 1 of 3 | ||
| Vision Source | Visionary Membership & Advocacy | 1 of 3 | ||
| VPixx Technologies | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Associate Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Wearable Sensing | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| WorldViz VR | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Zeto Inc. | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
The learned academy that insists optometry is a science, conferring its most rigorous mark of distinction on the practitioners who advance and share the knowledge behind vision care.
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Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Frontier, The Citadel and The Legacy.
Strengths
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