Optometric Residency Programs
Resources and Guidance
Accreditation Manual: Optometric Residency Programs(Revised August 2009) contains the standards of accreditation and ACOE policies and procedures. Use the table of contents or bookmarks to navigate through the document. (PDF)
Optometric Residency Standards (effective July 1, 2009) may be downloaded to serve as a framework for programs conducting self-studies. (MS Word)
View the Crosswalk comparison of Residency standards adopted 2001 (revised 2004) and the new standards which become effective July 1, 2009. (MS Word)
Feb. 2 2009 Memo re: Clarification of 2.2.1 and Guidelines for Documentation and Assessment of 2009 Optometric Residency Standards
March 16 2009 Memo re: Clarification of 3.2 and 4.2 of 2009 Optometric Residency Standards
Guidelines for Conducting a Residency Annual Review
Recommended residency titles from the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)