The application is submitted to the Academy headquarters. You will receive a welcome kit once the application has been processed. Submit written work for approval to your Regional Admittance Committee. You will be assigned to a Regional Committee by the Academy. Written work requirements vary according to your professional status.
Different requirements are available for clinical candidates, vision scientists and administrators.
A complete description of requirements is included in your welcome packet. Candidates have three years to complete this stage. The exam is a 20-minute discussion of the written work you submitted and of general optometric practices. A panel of Fellows conducts the exam. Upon successful completion, you are inducted as a Fellow of the Academy at the Academy Banquet.