Join us for these exciting

EVENTS

Save the date:

Saturday, October 11th, 2025, at Top Golf in Brooklyn Center.

We are all TEED up for our 2nd annual Fall Conference.

Making A Difference in Opticianry!

We're thrilled about the impact of building meaningful community connections.

We're particularly excited about the Career Pathways program, a collaboration involving Paul Becker, president of the Optical Professionals of Minnesota, and White Bear Lake High School.

Here is the full interview to learn more about the potential outcomes and opportunities this partnership could create.

April 2025

10,000 Frames, Midwest Eyewear Show

Exhibitor

April 5, 2025 | Minneapolis, MN

VIP Experience 8am-10am

General Admission: 10 am-4 pm

Optometric Clinical Update:

Chu Vision Foundation

Exhibitor

April 11, 2025 | Edina, MN

ABO Credited Courses:

  1. Karen’s Gone Wild!

  2. Elevating the Patient Care Experience Through Technology & AI

  3. Truly Paperless: Creating a Frictionless, Patient-Centered Experience

Courses start at 8:15 am CDT

Coming in 2025

Minnesota Optical Professionals:

Outreach Opportunity!

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Opening Eyes Tent.

Join us to provide free vision screenings and eyewear to SOMN Athletes on June 21, 2025. Half-day and full-day shifts available.

We need all levels of optical professionals, (ODs, MODs, Opticians, Techs) to volunteer at the summer games. We are expecting a record number of athletes this year!

Please fill out the pre-volunteer survey here and feel free to invite friends and family, even if they don’t have optical experience!

June 25-28, 2025

Optometry’s Meeting®️ | 5th World Congress of Optometry will be held June 25-28, 2025, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Optometry's Meeting 2025 hosts the 5th World Congress of Optometry, in partnership with the World Council of Optometry, in Minneapolis, where our globally minded event will focus on advancing universal access to high-quality eye health and vision care, as well as an industry-leading conversation on technological advancements across the eye health care industry.

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