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Mobilizing against myopia
The AOA is on the march to close the gap in access to children’s eye care and improve outcomes for families across the country.
Keeping your practice (and finances) safe
Long-term disability insurance provides protection from the financial fallout of illness or injury.
Seeding change
The AOA Foundation advances eye health and vision care through its key programs, including InfantSEE®, Optometry’s Fund for Disaster Relief, student scholarships and the AOA/AOSA Opportunities in Optometry Grant.
Citing array of concerns and complaints, Congress ramps up scrutiny of vision benefit manager (VBM) industry
With a direct message to the U.S. Attorney General, the Oversight Committee set an accelerating pace for a growing number of Capitol Hill and agency inquiries focused on plan abuses.
AOA drives national discourse on optometry and importance of in-person eye care
This year, the AOA has generated more than 5B impressions from 2.5K earned media placements, including CNN, FOX News, U.S. News & World Report, CNET, USA Today and more. A recent New York Times article was yet another opportunity for the AOA to be part of and influence the discourse.
Research on eye aberrations not abstract to award-winning scientists
For the sixth consecutive year, the AOA is sponsoring the Investigator Initiated Research Award. Investigators are invited to electronically submit proposals by June 15 for projects designed to increase knowledge through basic clinical and/or translational science related to the continuum of eye and vision care. Jason Marsack, Ph.D., talks about the work he and his collaborators are currently pursuing in the laboratory.
Why optometrists love the AOA Business Card
Some large practices have generated $36,000 back in rewards annually, while smaller practices benefit with no annual fee or personal liability.
Town hall draws hundreds as AOA and affiliate advocacy earns back millions
AOA and affiliate advocacy wins result in nearly $3 million retrieved on behalf of doctors of optometry in 2024. Read how the AOA and affiliates are fighting for fairness. They were updated at a profession-wide, live-streamed town hall on Oct. 29.
'All the advocacy firepower’ called up at AOA on Capitol Hill
Over 500 AOA doctors and optometry students championed the profession’s priority issues in Washington, D.C., including a growing Congressional focus on vision plan abuses.
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