Full Members shall be investigators who are actively engaged in eye or vision research or other fields related to eye or visual system tissues and are 7 years or more past their terminal degree.

Early Career Researchers shall be any pre-doctoral (Masters/PhD/MD/OD/BOptom/MOptomDVM/DO)/equivalent students, or postdoctoral, clinical residents, or clinical fellows engaged in vision/eye research for no longer than 8 years since their terminal degree.

Sustaining Members shall be persons, organizations, societies, corporations or agencies who provide financial support of the society.