License renewal periods are on a two-year cycle.
The renewal period for licenses expiring 12/31/2025 will open October 20, 2025.
10/21/2025 7:15 am update – RENEWAL APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for licenses expiring 12/31/25.
10/20/2025 4:30 pm update – RENEWAL applications are still unavailable. Staff is hopeful they will be available by mid-morning tomorrow Tuesday 10/21/25. Please check back here for updates.
10/20/2025 8:45 am update — RENEWALS did not open on October 20th as expected. TOB staff is looking into what happened – and hopes to get the renewal application open as soon as feasible. Please check back.
All licensees need 32 hours of Continuing Education displayed on their CE Broker accounts at time of renewal. Substantial penalties are imposed by state law for late renewals or late CE.
You may not practice optometry in Texas with an expired license. You will pay a penalty for renewing your license late. Please notify the Board if you intend to let your license expire.
Step 1. Select an option for renewal
- Renew License Online
- Renew License via Paper Application
- Change Status
- Military/Federal Government Employee
Step 2. License Renewal Certificate
After you renew, a renewal certificate will be available on-line for download. To obtain the certificate, wait 24 hours after renewing and go to this link: On-line Renewal Certificate
NOTE: If your renewal certificate does not update with the new expiration date after 24 hours, please check your CE Broker account to see if you are missing part of your CE requirement.
