Virtual Learning Livecast courses debut on AOA professional development hub
About 1,500 doctors of optometry, optometry students and paraoptometric staff registered for first-ever AOA event. You can now access 54 of the courses.
Set the record straight on wearing contacts safely during COVID-19
Contact Lens Health Week, Aug. 17-21, is an opportunity to talk about safe handling.
AOA, doctors drive legislators to action, warn FTC of potential adverse impact of new amendment
The AOA and doctors are acting quickly to enlist federal legislators to join the growing mass of voices asserting concerns regarding the new amendment to the Contact Lens Rule announced by the FTC.
Doctors rebound from COVID-19 limitations, settle into ‘new normal’
Results of a second AOA Health Policy Institute survey on the pandemic’s impact on optometry show practices are better off now than in April but still nowhere near pre-COVID-19 levels.
Marijuana dispensaries still blow smoke over glaucoma effects
Half of cannabis dispensaries responding to a recent survey admit to recommending marijuana products for glaucoma, but even patients aren’t buying it—at least the IOP-lowering claims.
VSP policy change may violate states’ patient protection laws
VSP reimbursement changes, which take effect Sept. 1, may run counter to states’ laws as the AOA and affiliates challenge policies that could negatively affect patient care.