Mark McGrath to headline celebration at Optometry’s Meeting® 2020
’90s icon Mark McGrath to close out Optometry’s Meeting in nation’s capital with all new CE and advocacy opportunities. Save the date: June 24-28, 2020.
Cigarette use down but not out: How optometry can help
The Great American Smokeout, Nov. 21, encourages smokers to start today toward a smoke-free life. Doctors of optometry can help be that catalyst and the AOA offers resources for starting the dialogue.
Eating for your eyes
“You eat with your eyes first,” sums up all we need to know about Americans’ diet: luscious over nutritious. A table talk over patients’ nutrition should be what the doctor of optometry orders.
Nominate colleagues for 2020 Hall of Fame
Honorees will be recognized at Optometry's Meeting® 2020.
AOA releases second edition of diabetes clinical practice guideline
Revised guideline provides 31 actions doctors of optometry—often the first to detect diabetes through patients’ eyes—can take to elevate patient care.
FDA says fluorescein, ophthalmic meds among drug shortages
An FDA report on drug shortages examines the underlying factors for supply issues as several common ophthalmic drugs currently adorn the list, including fluorescein and glaucoma meds.
Get moving
Make 2020 the year the eye exam takes its rightful place in Americans’ health care.
Pupil patterns in youth a ‘phenomenon,’ doctor says
Doctor of optometry recommends helping young tech users and their parents develop a lifelong habit of managing their device use.
Busted: Feds seize hundreds of illegal, counterfeit contact lenses
Federal investigators crack down on counterfeit contact lens sales ahead of Halloween. Doctors of optometry can help support enforcement and bolster patient safety, too.
AOA MORE protected $1 million in Medicare payments—here’s how it could help you
Participating in 2019 MIPS? Here’s how AOA MORE can help participating doctors of optometry meet requirements and protect their reimbursement.