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Select a society from the map below or contact a local society with your questions and suggestions.

BCDOS-Bexar County Optometric Society

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BOS-Border Optometric Society

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BVOS-Brazos Valley Optometric Society

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COS-Coastal Optometric Society

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CCOS-Corpus Christi Optometric Society

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CTOS-Central Texas Optometric Society

DCOS-Dallas County Optometric Society

EPOS-El Paso Optometric Society

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ETOS-East Texas Optometric Society

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HCOS-Harris County Optometric Society

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HTOS-Heart of Texas Optometric Society

MTOS-MidTexas Optometric Society

NETOS-NorthEast Texas Optometric Society

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NWTOS-NorthWest Texas Optometric Society

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POS-Panhandle Optometric Society

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RGVOS-Rio Grande Valley Optometric Society

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RPOS-Rolling Plains Optometric Society

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SCTOS-South Central Texas Optometric Society

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SETOS-SouthEast Texas Optometric Society

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SOS-Sabine Optometric Society

President
Keith R. Hancock, OD
Lufkin, TX

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SPOS-South Plains Optometric Society

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STOA-Student Optometric Association

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TCOS-Tarrant County Optometric Society

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WTOS-West Texas Optometric Society