Posts by April Wilhelm

Happy Military Appreciation Month! ABO would like to thank all of our military Diplomates for their service! We continue to strive to support our military ODs with convenient testing throughout…

When the American Board of Optometry was being formed in 2009, board certification had already been a well-established standard in medicine and was beginning to be adopted by other allied…

When surveying optometrists prior to the development of our new certificate of added qualification (CAQ) program, support for board certification and interest in subspecialization was notably higher among those who…

Robert Duvall initially sought Board Certification to ensure he had maximum accessibility to healthcare insurance plans. He discovered it is so much more! He says, “the emphasis on taking a…

Analysis of the Fall 2023 CAP assessment is complete and the results are shared below. ABO Diplomates who took the assessment may be curious about their performance in comparison to…

Did you know that as a candidate or Diplomate you can access all reference materials for CAPs, SAMs and webinars through your ABO dashboard? Want to have a second look…

Taking an idea and turning it into reality requires a great amount of persistence and hard work. And there is no better feeling than seeing your hard work pay off.…

ABO is excited to announce a collaboration with the CRO (Clinical & Refractive Optometry) Journal, with the intention to provide ABO Diplomates with additional learning opportunities. The CRO (Clinical &…

This is the second in a series of articles summarizing the results of the triannual CAP assessments. ABO Diplomates who took the assessment may be curious about their performance in…

Mark Shirey always knew he wanted to be a doctor but started his career as a microbiologist! He found it fascinating but isolating and yearned for patient contact. He took…