- AOA CE Hours Catalog Course(s) Request Form
- AS-Anterior Segment
- CL-Contact Lens
- EJ-Ethics/Jurisprudence
- FV-Functional Vision/Pediatrics
- GL-Glaucoma
- GO-General Optometry
- IS-Injection Skills
- LP-Laser Procedures
- LV-Low Vision
- NO-Neuro-Optometry
- OP-Oral Pharmaceuticals
- PB-Public Health
- PD-Principles of Diagnosis
- PH-Pharmacology
- PM-Practice Management
- PO-Peri-Operative Management of Ophthalmic Surgery
- PS-Posterior Segment
- SD-Systemic Disease
- TD-Treatment & Management of Ocular Disease
SP-Surgical Procedures
| AOA Code | Course Description | Primary Speaker | Additional Speaker | Additional Speaker | Additional Speaker | Credits | Course Type | AOA Expiration | Virtual Option |
| AOA261-SP | SP-Coding for the Expanded Scopes of Practice | Rebecca Wartman, O.D. | Harvey Richman, O.D. | N/A | N/A | 1 | OD/PARA | 12/31/2025 | Yes |
| AOA267-SP | SP-Getting Started with IPL (Workshop): Beginners Guide to Intense Pulse Light for On-Label Dry Eye Disease and Other Off-Label Applications for Contemporary Optometrists and Paraoptometrics | Jeffrey Michaels, O.D. | Shane Swatts, O.D. | Jessi Donahue, O.D. | N/A | 2 | OD/PARA | 12/31/2025 | No |
| AOA366-SP | SP-Introduction to Suturing: A Hands-On Workshop for Optometric Surgeons | Richard Castillo, O.D., D.O. | Nathaniel Castillo, O.D. | Komal Patel, O.D. | N/A | 2 | OD | 3/6/2026 | No |
| AOA240-SP | SP-Lumps and Bumps: A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Removal Techniques | Nathan Lighthizer, O.D. | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | OD | 3/1/2025 | Yes |
| AOA386-SP | SP-Optometric Surgical Procedures for Every Optometrist | Nathan Lighthizer, O.D. | Richard Castillo, O.D., D.O. | N/A | N/A | 2 | OD | 4/3/2026 | Yes |
| AOA288-SP | SP-Preparing For Office-Based Surgical Procedures | Alissa M Coyne, O.D. | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | OD/PARA | 12/31/2025 | Yes |
Lawmakers host AOA, patient and consumer advocates for VBM abuse briefing as Congress expands probes
At the request of a key U.S. House committee, AOA and patient and consumer advocates briefed lawmakers and staff on growing vision benefit manager (VBM) abuses as Capitol Hill leaders increasingly probe their costly, controlling and care-limiting schemes.
Are you ready for the Eyeglass Rule of 2024?
The Federal Trade Commission issued its updated Eyeglass Rule after an extended review. The rule, which takes effect Sept. 24, requires doctors of optometry to get patient confirmation that they had received a copy of their prescription at the completion of an eye exam.
On the radar: Emerging technologies
The AOA’s New Technology Committee shares five areas they are investigating and how they might affect your practice.