Resources
Back-to-School Resources
Provider to Provider Engagement
In an attempt to reach out to your colleagues across disciplines to improve the care for children and create long-term referral relationships, we have developed a small toolkit for you. It includes a draft letter to your local pediatricians (or family physicians) about the importance of providing the right care at the right time and offering a brief introduction to the pediatric guideline and you, their local doctor of optometry.
Video: Is a Comprehensive Eye Exam on Your Child's Back to School List?
Share this video with your patients, family and friends to encourage back to school comprehensive eye exams.
Be Wise About Your Eyes Activity Sheet
This two-sided 8 1/2" x 11" activity sheet is excellent for use in the classroom or as a giveaway at health fairs and other community events, particularly for children ages 6 - 10 (early readers). Learn fun facts about vision while solving challenging puzzles!
Back-to-School Email Templates
Use these email templates to inform your customer base about the importance of back-to-school comprehensive eye exams.
Video: The Truth About Myopia
Use this short video in your office to inform patients and caregivers about options for treating myopia.
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How to avert an eye care crisis
A noted author and lecturer is sounding the alarm over the growing gap between the demand for eye care services and the declining number of ophthalmologists.
What happened to the FTC’s noncompete ban?
The federal rule would have prevented noncompete arrangements, common in physician employment agreements. But rule enforcement is on hold while courts review.
3 reasons to read AOA’s newest clinical practice guideline
WATCH the chair of the AOA’s Evidence-based Optometry Committee offer recommendations and clinical notes from Care of the Patient with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, First Edition.