Vision Council of America For the "number one source for consumers, eyecare professionals and the eyecare industry", go to the web site of the Vision Council of America and the Better Vision Institute.

Optiboard For sharing and receiving information relative to the ophthalmic industry, as well as other good links and job postings, go to the Optiboard, a "discussion forum and message board for Eyecare professionals on the World Wide Web". Optical Laboratories Association The Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) is an international business association founded in 1894 to serve the needs of the optical laboratory industry. OLA’s current members include 339 companies, representing 505 wholesale and retail laboratories in the U.S., Canada, and 14 other countries. OLA produces a variety of education and training materials for optical laboratories and eyecare professionals, including Perspective on Lenses, Lens Menu, Progressive Identifier, and the OLA Lens Center, the Indispensable Dispensing GUIDE, the bi-monthly magazine CLEARVisions, and MemberNews bulletins on legal and technical topics for optical laboratories. The association sponsors an international exposition and conference - "THE OLA" - the world’s largest show exclusively for optical laboratories.