Amazon drops noncompliant contact lens sellers, thanks AOA for diligence
The global e-commerce retailer pulled posts for contact lens sellers that didn’t appear to meet FCLCA patient protection provisions requiring a prescription from a licensed practitioner prior to sale.
Change at the top
AOA leaders discuss triumphs and challenges and the road ahead for the profession.
The importance of accurate coding and contact lens safety
An overview of the diagnosis codes that can be used to accurately report when an eye injury is related to contact lens use.
Plotting a course
AOA aggressively goes with future’s flow because the success of the profession of optometry in the future will be anchored by our actions today
Mutual admiration on Father’s Day
Before Matthew Hennen, O.D., and Rachel Hennen, O.D., knew their father as an optometrist, Mark Hennen, O.D., was dad to them. And today, at Dakota Eye Care in West St. Paul, Minnesota, they also are [...]
Early diagnosis by doctors of optometry can provide a jump on IBD treatment
An estimated 3 million Americans were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Doctors of optometry add value to the team of health professionals who manage cases of IBD and colonic malignancies.