Save the Dates 2026

SAVE THE DATE 2026

January 2026

Wednesday Jan 7^th8am-12n Optometry at the Capitol – Please Join us in the Hall of Flags to represent Optometry!  Register Here

February 2026

Saturday/ Sunday February 7^th, 8^th  Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize (and the Ball!)! Forward Focus Pickle Ball Tournament for the Fun of it! 

We are excited to announce that the Maine Optometric Association will host a Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser at The Wicked Pickle in South Portland, Maine. This event will help raise funds to support the Forward Focus campaign and raise awareness of the importance of Eye Health and the future of Optometry in Maine.

March 2026

March 15^th-17^th, 2026. Please join us in D.C.

AOA on Capitol Hill- Maine will send Optometrists to Washinton D.C. to join hundreds of other doctors of optometry and students of optometry to advocate for national issues like Doc Access Act, Vision Lab Act and VBMs, addressing Medicare pay rates and Medicare Advantage, and timely and pay fairness. 

Thursday March 26^th, 7-9 pm 2hrs Virtual CE – TBD  

April 2026

Tuesday, April 7^th, 7-9 pm 2hrs Virtual CE -TBD

June 2026

June 5^th-7^th -Kick off the Summer – MOA in Bar Harbor

16 hours of CE at Harborside Hotel and Spa on the water in Bar Harbor

June 17^th-20^th AOA Optometry Meeting- Pheonix  - Join the MOA and see what the buz is all about at the national optometry meeting. 

July 2026

SEADOGS OUTING – Play Ball with the MOA – WATCH FOR THE DETAILS FOR THIS FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT!

September 2026

Tuesday September 22^nd, 7-9pm 2hrs Virtual CE -TBD

October 2026

Thursday October 8^th, 7-9pm 2hrs Virtual CE-TBD

December 2026

December 4^th-6^th, 16 hrs of COPE Approved CE

MOA Annual Meeting and Education Conference