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Ask the Coding Experts
Coding and reimbursement is designed to educate doctors and staff on medical recordkeeping and documentation, compliance and coding. The guidance received by the coding experts will support doctors and staff in providing the best possible patient care while ensuring accurate reimbursements are received.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Optometric Clinical Practice Guidelines are recommendations for patient care which are developed through a formal process. They combine the best available current scientific evidence and research with expert clinical opinion to recommend appropriate steps in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients with various eye and vision conditions.
Local Meetings
Connect with doctors of optometry, optometric students and optometric staff and expand your knowledge and gain new certifications at these upcoming events.
EyeLearn
AOA’s member-exclusive centralized education portal, EyeLearn, offers an expanding online catalog of educational modules, webinars and resources to help advance clinical proficiencies, the practice of contemporary optometry, and practice management for doctors of optometry, future doctors of optometry, and paraoptometric staff. In an effort to support professional development for the field of optometry, select courses may be available to all individuals in the profession.
MOA 68th Annual Fall Conference and Vision Expo
Flowood, MS 39232
MOA 2023 Fall Seminar
Lansing, MI
Event CalendarSGRC Regional Advocacy Meetings
Atlanta, Georgia
Building on the overwhelming success of last year's inaugural regional advocacy meetings, the AOA State Government Relations Committee (SGRC) once again will host a series of advocacy meetings to collaborate with and work to maximize affiliates' advocacy strategies with firsthand input from seasoned veterans.
With all new content and conversations planned, the 2023 AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meetings will build on the foundational elements of 2022 meetings and dive deeper into specific tactics used by optometry's advocates to successfully navigate the legislative landscape. Hear from those advocates who have found success with a number of issues affecting our profession. Panelists will share what roadblocks they experienced and strategies to navigate around those obstacles. Among the pertinent issues up for discussion at these meetings include the emergence of physician "title" bills and other offensive plays utilized by opponents to derail optometry's advancements.
AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meeting Eastern
Eastern region states include: Alabama, Connecticut, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.
The AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meeting Eastern will take place at the Hilton Atlanta. Housing reservation discounts for the Eastern meeting have ended.
These highly interactive meetings are intended to directly connect affiliate advocates with one another in a collaborative, forum environment for an open dialogue with peers and colleagues. State advocacy teams are encouraged to join one of three AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meetings; participants are encouraged to register for any of the three regional meetings. Additional meetings include:
2023 AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meeting Central
2023 AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meeting Western
The AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meetings are supported by Johnson & Johnson Vision, Lumenis, Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety and Sight Sciences.
Taking eye care advocacy to a global scale
Roger Jordan, O.D., one of optometry’s most effective and honored advocates in the U.S., was recently named to lead a key World Council of Optometry committee. On the committee, he will help shape optometry around the globe.
Level up your optometric surgical team: AOA launches surgical assistant coursework
The AOA’s new micro-credential program for optometric surgical assisting delivers big with a thoughtfully designed course that equips your clinic staff with specialized knowledge and skills.
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