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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.
Co-management: 4 steps to success
Doctors of optometry work collaboratively with other health care providers with one goal inmind: providing the best care for every patient, with on-the-spot referrals and more efficient eye care.In this practice management model, patients win because they have easier access to expert eye care.And when patients win, doctors win.
Homeland Security, Customs agents bust counterfeit contact lens dealers
Federal investigators crack down on counterfeit contact lens sales ahead of Halloween. Doctors of optometry can help support enforcement and bolster patient safety, too.
Study’s focus on high school sports concussions underscores optometry’s role in care
Trainers report more than 9,500 concussions between 2013 and 2018; boys’ football and girls’ soccer lead way.