DALLAS ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY (DAO) WELCOMES YOU
About the DAO: Our Mission
Founded in 1923, the Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization with over 140 members who are board-certified eye physicians and surgeons in the North and East Texas areas. The DAO provides continuing education for its members to promote better ophthalmic care for citizens in the area. The Academy strives to accumulate and disseminate knowledge and experiences pertaining to new ophthalmic methods, techniques, and devices throughout the Greater North Texas medical community. Members live and practice clinical and academic ophthalmology in cities such as Arlington, Bedford, Dallas, DeSoto, Fort Worth, Frisco, Garland, Irving, McKinney, Mount Pleasant, Plano, Richardson, and Waxahachie to name a few.
ACTIVITIES
Upcoming Meetings and Events
DAO Meeting Information
DAO Holiday Party
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Date: Dec. 5th
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Time: 6:30PM til 9:00PM
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Place: Delucca Gaucho Pizza & Wine, Design District
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1628 Oak Lawn Av, # 100, Dallas, TX, 75207
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Phone 214-774-9903
DAO
The Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1923 and is currently comprised of over 140 board-certified ophthalmologists who specialize in disease and surgery of the eyes. Our members live and practice medicine in the North and East Texas areas. The Academy states as its purpose the continuing education of its members.
At A Glance
The Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology meets four times yearly, beginning in September and ending in March of the following year. The year officially begins with a board of directors meeting in August where officers and board members finalize the professional education programs. Then in September, the Academy hosts a two part meeting with a dinner session for its members. The dinner features a noted national or international guest lecturer from the ophthalmic community. This featured speaker then leads a clinical session and grand rounds the next day, a Friday morning at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology.
The DAO is governed by a five-member board of directors and four officers. The board is composed of three past presidents, each of whom serve for three consecutive years following his or her year as president, and two community board members selected from the membership, who also serve for three consecutive years. Each officer in the academy begins a four year term of service starting as the Incoming Program Chair/Secretary/Treasurer, then as the Program Chair/Secretary/Treasurer, then as the Vice President, and finally as President.
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OUR MEETINGS
At Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology, we are dedicated to stepping up our efforts in giving our members the best environment for learning and leading in the ophthalmic community here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. Our meetings are held at various restaurants or UT Southwestern.