Sports
Sports and Performance Vision Toolkit
Does the Little League coach recommend players get a comprehensive eye exam prior to the start of the season? Have the varsity football players undergone baseline testing to ensure an accurate concussion diagnosis in case of head injury? This toolkit provides information and resources to help member doctors of optometry benefit their practice and community by creating awareness with athletic leaders and educating them on the important link between vision skills and sport performance
How to speak the universal language of care
How to create a bilingual and culturally sensitive practice, why it matters to patients and how it can set you apart from the competition.
Could optometry unlock secrets to cognitive health? What the research says
The 15th century polymath Leonardo da Vinci quipped, “the eyes, the window of the soul.” He couldn’t know the half of it. Only now, with 21st century technology, are researchers unlocking the secrets of the retina—and the brain. The search for retinal biomarkers of neurocognitive disorders is returning results, and optometry may hold a piece of the puzzle.
For new students, grants make a difference—so they can, too
Since the AOA/AOSA Opportunities in Optometry grant program was announced last spring, 32 grants have been awarded. Awardees from underrepresented minority groups in the profession talked about their hope to make a difference to others someday.