Utah Optometric Association

Thank you, IDOC, for being a Silver Partner with the UOA this year!

Clerra gives independent optometrists access to a world-class lens range at prices your current lab can't match. This means you could keep $50,000 or more of your annual revenue. Not bad, right? By leveraging the buying power of 7,000 independents, scale is now where it should be. On your side.

Learn more: https://idoc.net/join-idoc/?utm_source=assoc-ut&utm_medium=associations&utm_campaign=labs-clerra&utm_content=socialpost

📚 Don't wait until the last minute to finish your CE!

The UOA MEGA CE offers 10 FREE hours of CE for UOA members on September 18–19—just in time before the September 30 license renewal deadline.

Save your spot today!
https://www.utaheyedoc.org/2026_mega_ce.php

Your eyes need sun protection, too. Wear sunglasses with 100% UV protection and see an optometrist regularly to help protect your long-term eye health.

https://www.aoa.org/healthy-eyes/find-a-doctor?sso=y

⏰ Need a few more CE credits before renewing your Utah optometry license this September?

Join us for UOA MEGA CE on Sept. 18–19 and earn 10 hours of FREE CE as a UOA member!

Register today: https://www.utaheyedoc.org/2026_mega_ce.php

Congratulations to all of the graduates, especially:
Jeff Simmons
Daxton Hawks
Angelica Echiverri

Let us know if you'd like to be considered for the next Leadership Institute.

AOA Leadership Institute celebrates 2026 graduates, preparing optometry's next generation of leaders The AOA Leadership Institute recognized its 2026 graduating class at Optometry's Meeting® in Phoenix, celebrating emerging leaders who completed the program's leadership development curriculum.

Thank you to VSP Vision for being a Platinum Partner with the UOA!

Your practice deserves meaningful, ongoing support that truly makes a difference. VSP Vision continues to invest in provider programs dedicated to empowering independent practices like yours—because you and your patients are at the heart of everything we do. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4capDs9

Thank you to iOR Partners for being a Gold Partner with the UOA!

5 Qs at a glance

At the UOA Annual Congress, we sat down for a 10-minute Q&A on office-based surgery (OBS). Here are the five questions ODs asked about OBS — and the answers worth carrying back to your practice:
• 1. OBS vs. ASC? ASCs don't allow OD ownership. OBS does.
• 2. Real benefits? New revenue, patient retention, growth.
• 3. OBS vs. co-management? 4–10x per-eye revenue, no referral issues.
• 4. No surgeon, no capital — options? The shared suite model. Zero capital from the OD.
• 5. The numbers? 50 cases (25 patients) → $650K+ net annually.
Want to see what these numbers look like for your practice? Schedule a no-cost feasibility analysis: https://iorpartners.com/office-based-surgery-for-the-optometric-practice

Thank you to our leaders UOA President Dr. Jeff Simmons, UOA President-Elect Dr. Collin Gray and UOA Executive Director Dr. Mark Taylor for representing the Utah Optometric Association at the 2026 American Optometric Association House of Delegates Meeting.

Jeff Simmons Collin Gray