SECO International, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a not-for-profit association founded in 1923 and counts as its members, practitioners in the 13 southeastern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. In addition to the thirteen-member states, SECO associated members include nationally and internationally organizations such as the Armed Forces Optometric Society (AFOS), Association of Optometrists (UK), Federacion Colombiana de Optometras (FEDOPTO), South African Optometric Association (SAOA), Trinidad & Tobago Optometrists Association, and Colegio de Optometristas de Costa Rica.

SECO International is widely acknowledged as the largest optometric educational provider in the profession. SECO International provides year-round online distance learning through SECO University and 400+ hours of education and learning labs at SECO’s annual meeting. SECO’s annual meetings attract 6,000 attendees on average national and international eye care professionals, industry professionals, and Allied Healthcare Professionals such as:

Optometrists
Optometric Residents
Optometry Students
Opticians
Opticianry Students
Ophthalmologists
Ophthalmic Medical Personnel
Optometric Technicians
Paraoptometrics
Practice/Business Managers