Clearer Direction

Learn how to think beyond the default & make early career decisions with more clarity and intention.

Stronger Identity

Define the kind of doctor you want to become & begin aligning your choices with that future.

Practice Pathway

Explore private-practice, ownership, & autonomy to build your future with more confidence and purpose.

About the Course

OP Horizons is a guided course for optometry students, residents, and new graduates who want a broader, more intentional vision for their future in practice. Through practical lessons on career direction, early career decision making, private practice pathways, ownership thinking, professional identity, and long-term planning, this course helps you move beyond the default model and build a stronger future with more clarity, confidence, autonomy, and purpose.

The syllabus

John R. Martinelli, OD, MD, FAAO

Dr. Martinelli brings a rare and highly credible perspective to optometric education. After 27 years in private practice and more than a decade as an ocular disease preceptor training countless students, he went on to earn his medical degree - and continues to see patients every day while teaching, writing, and mentoring on the future of medical eye care. As a dual-trained clinician and author, Dr. Martinelli is known for helping optometrists think beyond the default model, strengthen patient management and medical authority, and build more intentional, fulfilling careers. His work is grounded not only in theory, but in decades of real-world clinical experience.

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Enroll today and take the next step towards a successful and fulfilling career.