Vaping draws federal warnings, rebuke amid billowing health concerns
E-cigarette use—vaping—once touted as a safer alternative to cigarettes, is now under scrutiny after several deaths, while a leading company received a federal reprimand. Find out what optometry needs to know when counseling patients.
Animal instincts: Service animals vs. emotional support animals in the practice
What would you do if a patient arrived for an appointment at your optometric practice with a service animal? What if the animal is there for emotional support? A new ethics case study addresses potential [...]
3 ways to honor staff for Paraoptometric Week
The only formal observance dedicated to honor optometric practice staff is Sept. 17-21.
Graphic warnings weighed to emphasize smoking’s health effects, including blindness
The AOA applauds an FDA-proposed rule that would require cigarette packaging to include new warnings, color graphics depicting the negative health consequences of smoking, including blindness.
Study: Detecting the signs of autism at earlier age using visual cues
Binocular rivalry considered in identifying non-verbal, neural marker for autism.
It’s Life Insurance Awareness Month: Are your ducks in a row?
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, reminding people to plan for the unthinkable. AOAExcel® offers that peace of mind through group term and individual term life insurance for AOA members.