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.Read more >
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 legal and ethical issues.Read more >
The AOA applauds an FDA-proposed rule that would require cigarette packaging to include new warnings and color graphics depicting the negative health consequences of smoking, including blindness.Read more >
The only formal observance dedicated to honor optometric practice staff is Sept. 16-20.Read more >
Binocular rivalry considered in identifying non-verbal, neural marker for autism.Read more >
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. Read more >
AOA pushes hard to address increased cost for necessary personal protective equipment
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Survey says: Doctors of optometry step up as pandemic sets in
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Registration now open for the AOA 2020 Virtual Learning Livecast
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