Membership Benefits
When you join the Florida Optometric Association (FOA), you also become part of the local society (CFSOP), Southern Council of Optometry and the American Optometric Association (AOA).
* CFSOP Membership Benefits:
o Discount on our annual EyeMed Educational Seminar registration
o Free Continued Education at our monthly meetings
o Newsletter with local optometry news
* FOA Membership Benefits:
o "The Insight" the FOA's bi-monthly newsmagazine containing information on:
• State Board regulation
• Florida Legislation
• Third Party Clinical and Research News
• Continuing Education
• Practice Management
• Classified Advertisements
o The FOA provides discounts at Disney World, Sea World, Bush Gardens, Alamo Rental
Car and others.
o The FOA can help you:
• Collect patient debt
• With office forms and coding
• To open a new practice or buy equipment
• Seek legal council with one convenient phone call
• Consult with one of most successful O.D. practices in Florida
• Seek best services possible on contact lenses and frame companies
o The FOA has insurance available to FOA Members:
• Group Health
• Individual Health
• Long Term Care
• Worker's Compensation
• Voluntrary Term Life
• Office Package
• Long Term Disability
o FREE Registration to FOA annual convention for those members in good standing
* AOA Membership Benefits:
The AOA has many, many benefits, too numerous to list here, but a few are:
o AOA members can receive discounts on residential and commercial long distance 
telephone service, package delivery service and credit card processing.
o The AOA offers a leasing program for office equipment and a loan program for office
renovation or the practice acquisition you are planning.
o The AOA offers members a platinum plus card issued by MBNA American Bank.
o If you are planning for future retirement, the AOA has a special retirement program just for
members.
o Free registration to the Annual AOA Congress
The Central Florida Society of Optometric Physicians
