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Who We Are

  • Our Organization is dedicated to providing high quality Continuing Education to its paid members through monthly meetings in the local Tucson area.

  • Our meetings provide excellent opportunities for local optometrists to meet and interact with other local eye care professionals.

  • Annual Membership gets renewed on a yearly basis.

Member Benefits

  • Monthly dinner lectures hosted by top professionals in our field that yield one to two credits of continuing education.

  • Updates regarding local, state, and national optometric news.

  • An online platform for posting information about career opportunities, vacation fill-in requests, equipment and practices for sale, relevant industry information, etc.

  • Opportunities to connect and network with local professionals in our field.

Meet the Team

  • Johnson Co, OD, FAAO. President of the Southern Arizona Optometric Society

    Johnson Co, OD, FAAO

    President

  • Ellie Somers, OD. Secretary of the Southern Arizona Optometric Society

    Ellie Somers, OD

    Secretary

  • Matthew McCourt, OD. Treasurer of the Southern Arizona Optometric Society

    Matthew McCourt, OD

    Treasurer

  • Kim Ly, OD, FAAO. Education Chair of the Southern Arizona Optometric Society

    Kim Ly, OD, FAAO

    Education Chair