Quebec Chapter

AAO Quebec Chapter History

The Quebec Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry received their Charter in 2009. The Chapter holds regular meetings in Montreal during the annual optometric meeting. A student chapter at the École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal (School of Optometry, University of Montreal) was started in 2011.

2018 Meeting

The next meeting will be held Nov 2 2018.  Celebration of milestone FAAO anniversaries will be highlighted.

Chapter Officers

Montreal University Student Chapter Liaisons

Faculty Liaison- Benoit Tousignant

Student Chapter

Previous Meeting Highlights

In 2017, May Jarkas, practitioner and clinic faculty at the school, received her FAAO at Academy 2017 Chicago. We congratulate her and welcome her to the Quebec Chapter! The annual meeting of the Academy is gaining popularity with folks from Quebec, Canada. Optometrists, faculty and students were on hand at the Canadian Alumni reception in Chicago.

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At the 2015 meeting, we celebrated a new FAAO (Caroline Faucher) and a lifetime fellow marking his 50th anniversary as a FAAO (Howard Backman). Congratulations to both!

At the 2014 meeting, we celebrated a longtime friend and Fellow of the AAO, Daniel Brazeau, on his 25th anniversary. Congratulations Daniel!

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2016QuebecSF

2016 Student Fellowship Program

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2015 Student Fellowship Program

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2014 Student Fellowship Program
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2014 Student Fellow Pinning Ceremony
2012QuebecSF

2012 Student Fellowship Program