- AOAExcel COVID-19 Resources
- Optometry Practice Reactivation Guidance
- Liability Considerations for Reopening
- Staff Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Employees who Choose not to Return to Work
- COVID-19 Sick Leave & FMLA Policies
- Guide to Telehealth-Based Care
- Medicare Telehealth & COVID-19
- Contact Lens Fitting & Training
Practice Management & Patient Care Guidance
AOA Optometry Practice Reactivation Preparedness Guide
To prepare for the eventual and safe return to delivering the full range of essential services that Americans need, the AOA offers guidance for the reactivation of optometry practices.
Health Policy Institute's Response to COVID-19
The AOA and the AOA Health Policy Institute are actively providing updates regarding COVID-19 to ensure doctors of optometry and the general public have the latest information available for continued patient care.
- AOAExcel COVID-19 Resources
- Optometry Practice Reactivation Guidance
- Liability Considerations for Reopening
- Staff Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Employees who Choose not to Return to Work
- COVID-19 Sick Leave & FMLA Policies
- Guide to Telehealth-Based Care
- Medicare Telehealth & COVID-19
- Contact Lens Fitting & Training
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.
President Biden extends AOA-, AOSA-backed federal student loan relief through September
With a stroke of a pen, new President Joe Biden extended the moratorium on repayment of federal student loans through Sept. 30, 2021. With the average optometry student’s loan debt at graduation being close to $200,000, the AOA and the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) are working to ensure concerns of students and doctors of optometry are front and center.
Talking politics in the office? 3 things to keep in mind
Even if you’re choosing to disengage, today’s politics have a way of finding you. What are the ground rules for approaching political debates in the practice?