- Overview of COVID 19 Vaccination Consideration
- New PPP Funding Opportunities, First and Second Draw PPP Options
- PPP Forgiveness with Flexibility
- PPP Loan Forgiveness Rules
- COVID-19 Hot Topics
- Practice Reopening Guidance
- Update on Telehealth
- Federal Laws & Financial Options
- Federal Crisis Relief
- Medicare Telehealth Services
- Optometric Practice Reopening for Staff
- Relief Efforts for Students
#AskAOA Webinar Series
Access our comprehensive COVID-19 webinar series on demand.
Webinars for doctors
Employee Retention Tax Credit: What Doctors of Optometry Need to Know
February 22, 2021
Learn more about tax relief options for optometric practices.
Overview of COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations
February 4, 2021
Learn more about new provider relief opportunities that are available from the Small Business Administration.
New PPP Funding Opportunities, First and Second Draw PPP Options
January 14, 2021
Learn more about new provider relief opportunities that are available from the Small Business Administration.
Federal laws and financial options for optometry—PPP forgiveness with "flexibility"
June 30, 2020
Learn more about the provider relief opportunities that remain available from the Small Business Administration.
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness rules
May 26, 2020
Learn more about new details regarding the PPP loan forgiveness rules.
May 12, 2020
Get the latest on COVID-19 hot topics for doctors of optometry, including practice reactivation, telehealth and relief efforts.
April 29, 2020
See the AOA’s suggested steps to prepare your practice, patients and staff for a return to delivering the full range of essential eye health and vision care that Americans need.
Update on telehealth and COVID-19
April 20, 2020
Learn about the additional changes Medicare has made regarding how to report and bill care provided via telehealth.
COVID-19 federal laws and financial options for optometry
April 8, 2020
An interactive opportunity with Jeff Michaels, O.D., and other experts to address questions regarding COVID-19 federal crisis relief legislation, including details on the CARES Act, loans, leave and more.
What doctors of optometry need to know about just-enacted Federal crisis relief legislation
March 31, 2020
AOA experts provide doctors of optometry with an update on the CARES Act, new changes for sick leave and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requirements, as well as a review of financial support details resulting from the historic stimulus package.
COVID-19 & Medicare telehealth services
March 17, 2020
The AOA ensured doctors of optometry were recognized as physicians and included as qualified providers under this bill. Doctors and their patients should be aware of current Medicare benefits that can help ensure patients receive care while helping to contain the spread of the disease.
Webinars for paraoptometric staff
Optometric practice reactivation preparedness for paraoptometric staff
May 14, 2020
Check out the latest information on practice reactivation with this webinar tailored for paraoptometric staff.
Webinars for students
What students and new grads need to know about COVID relief efforts, student debt and more
April 23, 2020
Learn more about the AOA's response to the COVID-19 emergency, the CARES Act, information regarding loans and grants, as well as the long-term stength of the profession.
Congress, President Biden asked to activate optometry for COVID-19 vaccination response
As AOA encourages federal recognition of optometry as COVID-19 vaccinators, doctors can access new COVID-19 vaccinator resources, information and guidance with an upcoming #AskAOA webinar.
Feds accelerate COVID-19 vaccination pace, AOA offers vaccinators’ webinar
U.S. health authorities spur next phase of COVID-19 vaccination rollout, dramatically expanding supply and administration sites, as optometry explores going from vaccinated to vaccinator.
AOA, affiliates advocate for optometry in Phase 1 COVID-19 vaccine distribution
The AOA and state associations are working to ensure doctors of optometry will be included among initial COVID-19 vaccinations to health care workers, preserving Americans’ access to eye care.