VOA/AOA Dues

2010 dues are $640 for VOA and $768 for AOA as active “full” members. You can’t join one without belonging to the other.The VOA collects dues for both associations. The VOA treasurer then sends dues to the AOA on your behalf. We can initiate membership and prorate dues on a quarterly basis. The VOA treasurer will send bills at the beginning of each year. You may pay all at once or in quarterly installments. Without getting into specifics please be aware that there are different classes of membership.

Partial practice membership is for optometrists working three days per
week or less.. The dues must be paid all at once.

The ascending dues schedule is for doctors recently graduated from optometry school or upon completion of a residency and are a percentage of the combined VOA/AOA dues as follows: year 1=10%, 2=20%, 3=50%, 4=75%, 5=100% of normal full dues

Descending dues schedule starts Jan. 1st during the calendar year a doctor turns 70 years old. A percentage discount applies to AOA and VOA membership. Year 1= 25% discount, 2=50%, 3=75% discount. It remains at 75%.

More information can be found in the By-laws and any further details can be obtained from the VOA treasurer.

To apply for membership please fill out the ADD NOTICE and send it to the treasurer of the VOA (not the AOA). Please leave blank; Affiliated association, Prepared by, and Date member added to affiliated association rolls. It can be sent as an e-mail or as a hard copy. Make checks payable to VOA.

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