The following acronyms are used throughout the Web site.
| ABO | American Board of Opticianry | LVRS | Low Vision Rehabilitation Section |
| ACOE | Accreditation Council on Optometric Education | NBEO | National Board of Examiners in Optometry |
| AOA | American Optometric Association | NCLE | National Contact Lens Examiners |
| AOA-PAC | American Optometric Association – Political Action Committee | NCSOC | North Central States Optometric Council |
| AOSA | American Optometric Student Association | NORA | Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association |
| ARBO | Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry | ORA | Optometric Recognition Award |
| ASCO | Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry | PS | Paraoptometric Section |
| CE | Continuing Education | SVS | Sports Vision Section |
| CEE | Continuing Education with Examination | VOSH | Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity |
| CLCS | Contact Lens and Cornea Section | WSCTC | Washington State Convention and Trade Center |
| COPE | Council on Optometric Practitioner Education | ||
| CPC | Commission on Paraoptometric Certification |