Controlling Costs & Improving Effectiveness
The AOA's Health Policy Institute (HPI) provides information on how doctors of optometry and the public can work to control eye care costs, and increase effectiveness of examinations and treatment.
Advancing Patient Care through POCT and CLIA
October 2021
Extolled as a revolution in health care, point-of-care testing (POCT) and CLIA are changing the face of clinical operations, providing an opportunity to improve patient care services by offering test results on a real-time basis.
April 2021
In the U.S., one in every four children have vision disorders that require diagnosis and treatment by an eye doctor, yet most children with vision disorders never see an eye doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
Vision and Eye Health Assurance and Protection in the Workplace
February 2020
Eye injuries and suboptimal eye and vision health in the workplace are very common. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports that every day about 2,000 U.S. workers sustain job-related eye injuries that require medical treatment.
Most Eye Emergency Department Visits Can Be Treated in Optometry Clinics
December 2019
Research determined that the majority of eye-related conditions reported in the emergency department may be treatable in an outpatient optometry office or clinic, resulting in lower eye expenditures.
Disinfection of Multi-Patient Contact Lenses in the Clinical Setting
October 2018
The safe wearing of contact lenses and care to help prevent against infection have many parameters, this policy paper will focus on minimizing infection of multi-patient contact lenses used in the clinical setting.
Ask the Coding Experts
You ask, the experts answer. The AOA Coding and Reimbursement Committee supports the AOA's strategic direction to develop and value procedural (CPT), diagnostic (ICD-10) and supply codes (HCPCS). Members can submit questions regarding medical records and coding to askthecodingexpert@aoa.org. Here are the latest questions.
AOA on Capitol Hill 2025: Live News Updates
Welcome to the official news hub for AOA on Capitol Hill 2025! Follow along with the AOA's exclusive coverage from optometry's single-largest federal advocacy event in Washington, D.C., and learn about the issues 600 of our colleagues championed on Capitol Hill.
A global force: Highlights from Optometry's Meeting® | 5th World Congress of Optometry
Check out what you might have missed at Optometry's Meeting® 2025!