NEED TO KEEP track of the optical industry’s trade events and conferences? Here’s your resource. See our list of industry events, including links to each event website. The list will be updated through the year, so check in frequently.
Does your event need to be added? Email Dee Carroll at [email protected].
2025
November
Diabetes-related Eye Disease Month
December
Give the Gift of Sight Month
2026
January
National Opticians Month
1/26/26 – 1/28/26: Vision Council’s Executive Summit in Amelia Island, FL
1/29/26 – 1/31/26: Glaucoma 360 in San Francisco, CA
1/31/26 – 2/2/26: MIDO in Milan, Italy
February
1/31/26 – 2/2/26: MIDO in Milan, Italy
3/13/26 – 10/18/26: GRT/Tropical CE Adventure Summit 2026 in St. Lucia
2/20/26 – 2/22/26: Heart of America Eyecare Congress in Kansas City, MO
2/20/26 – 2/22/26: Eyeball in Palm Springs, CA
2/25/26 – 3/1/26: SECO in Atlanta, GA
March
2/25/26 – 3/1/26: SECO in Atlanta, GA
3/5/26 – 3/7/26: Eyewear Design Week in New York, NY
3/6/26 – 3/8/26: EYECON Show in New York, NY
3/6/26 – 3/8/26: LOFT NYC 2026 in New York, NY
3/9/26 – 3/11/26: SWITCH: Vision Innovation Summit by EssilorLuxottica in Orlando, FL
3/11/26 – 3/14/26: Vision Expo in Orlando, FL
3/12/26 – 3/14/26: Winter Ophthalmic Summit in Vail, CO
3/21/26: Southern Independent Optical Show in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
April
4/11/26: 10,000 Frames in Minneapolis, MN
4/18/26 – 4/19/26: North East Optical Show (N.E.O.S.) Spring in Worcester, MA
4/17/26 – 4/18/26: Empowerment ’26 by Acquios Alliance and Advisors in Kansas City, MO
May
5/17/26 – 5/19/26: PECAA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA
5/27/26 – 5/30/26: Envision and VisionServe Alliance Conference 2026 in in Columbus, OH
June
Cataract Awareness Month
6/17/26 – 6/20/26: Optometry’s Meeting / 5ᵗʰ World Congress of Optometry in Phoenix, AZ.
July
Dry Eye Awareness Month
TBA: Optometry Divas Educational Retreat in Orlando, FL
August
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
TBA: 2025 American Association of Corporate Optometrists (AACO) Annual Meeting in Savannah, GA
September
Sports Eye Safety Month
9/12/26 – 9/14/26: DaTE 2026 in Naples, Italy
9/26/26 – 9/29/26: SILMO in Paris, France
TBA: AFOS & SECO Education Destination in TBD
9/26/26 – 9/29/26: The 44th Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in London, England
TBA: The Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association International (NORA) 35th Annual Conference in TBA.
October
Contact Lens Safety Month
10/17/26 – 10/20/26: Hawaiian Ophthalmic Summit in Oahu, HI
10/9/26 – 10/12/26: AAO Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA
10/18/26: North East Optical Show (N.E.O.S.) Fall in Washington D.C.
TBA:: LOFT 2025 in Santa Monica, CA
