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The AOA's Health Policy Institute (HPI) provides quality information regarding doctors' of optometry workforce throughout the United States.
Doctors of Optometry Increase Primary Eye Care at Health Centers
December 2020
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have used increased funding to expand primary services to include on-site primary eye care. The expansion includes additional professionals providing—and patients recieving—eye and vision services.
December 2019
Rural hospitals represent more than half of all hospitals in the U.S.; optometry's presence in these areas can be activated to provide needed access to eye examinations for high-risk infants.
County Data Demonstrates Eye Care Access Nationwide
April 2018
Doctors of optometry are uniquely positioned to serve as frontline providers in primary eye care as they currently practice in U.S. counties and county equivalents that comprise 99% of the total population in both urban and rural areas.
Doctors of Optometry in Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery
October 2017
The medical education of doctors of optometry prepare them to prescribe tailored solutions to a variety of health hazards and problems that arise because of a natural disaster.
FTC announces proposed ban on noncompete clauses
Public comment period ends in March, as groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce vow opposition to new final rule on employment covenants.
Why Optometry’s Meeting®? 3 reasons Washington, D.C., is the place to be
Registration and housing for Optometry’s Meeting®, June 21-24, in Washington, D.C., are now open. See why doctors, paraoptometrics and optometry students can all benefit from the members’ meeting.
Parenthood—and how doctors of optometry can offer support
New and expecting parents have a lot on their minds. From juggling appointments and doting relatives to, of course, a newborn … it’s easy to overlook a comprehensive eye assessment. InfantSEE®, a program of Optometry Cares®—The AOA Foundation, encourages caregivers to seek these exams with no barriers or limitations.