Optometry’s advocates prioritize doctor-patient relationship, make history on Capitol Hill

AOA leaders organize 2-day, landmark dialogue with White House staff.Read more >

April 25, 2018

Every doc has their day—on the Hill

This April 22–24, AOA-member doctors and students will once again be on Capitol Hill, discussing optometry’s priorities with our nation’s leaders.Read more >

April 22, 2018

Face time: AOA on Capitol Hill is an opportunity for optometric persuasion on policy

AOA-member doctors and students head to D.C. for optometry’s largest annual advocacy event—and the centerpiece of the profession’s national efforts.Read more >

April 16, 2018

Doctors step up and tell FTC to abandon contact lens paperwork proposal

Doctors of optometry and advocates have maintained a relentless national effort to change the tide and urge the FTC to make patient safety a priority and focus regulatory efforts on cracking down on illegal contact lens sales.Read more >

April 12, 2018

Patients, doctors come out ahead in states’ vision plan fights

AOA supports states’ fights to increase patient access, reduce patient confusion. Read more >

March 22, 2018

FDA: Opternative in violation of federal law; AOA complaint validated

AOA’s 2016 complaint laid groundwork for FDA enforcement action.Read more >

March 15, 2018

Doctors of optometry make optometry’s case to Federal Trade Commission

More than 60 strong, AOA-member doctors and future doctors of optometry, representing the more than 41 million contact lens patients across the U.S., descended March 7 on Washington D.C., to make optometry’s message heard loud and clear to the Federal Trade CommissionRead more >

March 8, 2018