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Worth Traveling For.

Bringing eye doctors together for elevated education, meaningful connections, and unforgettable experiences.

Upcoming Summits & Events

Hawaiian Ophthalmic Summit 2026

October 17-20, 2026, at Ritz-Carlton O’ahu Turtle Bay – Oahu, Hawaii
Early Bird Pricing Ends 5/24/2026

The Bet on Emergency Eye Services

Zoom Event | September 15th at 9 PM Speaker: Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO

Is Aesthetics Optometry’s New Frontier?

Zoom Event | June 16th at 9pm Speaker: Marty Carpenter, OD

About Tarr Trek

CHOOSE UNBORING

At Tarr Trek, we believe continuing education should be more than checking a box, travel should be more than getting from one place to another, and professional relationships should be more than exchanging business cards.

We choose to make it memorable.

We believe in challenging traditional, exploring the extraordinary, bringing good people together, and creating experiences that make us better – not just at what we do, but at how we live.

We choose adventure over routine.

Not every journey is easy. Not every great idea comes without risk.  But the most meaningful experiences rarely come from taking the predictable path.

We choose unboring.  

As Teddy Roosevelt once said at the Hamilton Club in 1899, “Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”

Our Mission

Tarr Trek is a collaborative community focused on
unmet needs, elevated events, and outside the box thinking.

Collaborative Education

The events are gaining strong word-of-mouth among eye care professionals who value a network that bridges ODs and MDs for an integrated innovative community.

Creative Events

That truly inspire and breakthrough clinic burnout. Settings that balance professional development with personal well-being making education more memorable.

Tarr Trek Ambassadors

Dynamic network supporting peer connection by supporting unmet needs and outside-the-box thinking.

About the Summits

Where Experts Meet & Connect

Tarr Trek is an independent medical education enterprise.  We believe in curating collaborative, compliant and effective peer-to-peer education that closes gaps in clinical knowledge, aligns diverse opinions, and refines practice patterns across the spectrum of care.  Tarr Trek uses a data-driven process to chart the course- identifying critical educational needs, scientific signposts, and measuring progress against clearly defined coordinates.  By forging strategic alliances with educational partners and industry experts, we design customized programs that don’t just inform, but transform: shifting perspectives, reshaping practice patterns, and-ultimately-enhancing patient outcomes.

Join the Community. Elevate Your Practice.

Connect with forward-thinking leaders, access world-class education, and take your expertise to the next level

All Educational Summits Sponsored by UAB School of Optometry

Courses will be COPE accredited, FL Board/CE Broker approved