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BREAKING: Optometry, patients win in Arkansas as ballot challenge to expanded practice law is invalidated

The high court’s ruling ends the current bid by an ophthalmology-backed effort to place the state’s new optometric scope of practice act on the ballot for November.

Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act introduced in the U.S. Senate

FTC rule set to take effect in October.

Irving Bennett, O.D., leaves legacy of pioneering optometry and historical perspective

The Pennsylvania doctor of optometry practiced for 46 years in Beaver Falls. But Dr. Bennett’s vision had an impact there and beyond.

September 17 - 20, 2020
Great Western Council of Optometry
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September 24 - 26, 2020
2020 Nebraska Optometry's Fall Convention
Virtual
September 26, 2020
Optometry Cares® Virtual 5K
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