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CLINICAL EYE CARE

Are you doing sports vision evaluations?

Having baseline data is critical when monitoring athletes before and after TBI.

Balance, vision and the risk of falls

How optometrists can help patients protect themselves against falling.

Optometry-led effort yields official definition of ‘Ocular Motor Rehabilitation’

Optometrists are foundational to the management of post-mild traumatic brain injury vision dysfunction.

Bringing eye care to patients with diabetes in Missouri’s healthcare deserts

A Missouri Optometric Association program uses portable retinal cameras to reach rural patients—and connect them to doctors of optometry.

AOA brings eye health, doctors of optometry into the national GLP-1 conversation

Amid growing GLP-1 use, the AOA’s national awareness campaign, Eye Deserve More, educates Americans on potential vision risks and reinforces the importance of comprehensive eye exams with a doctor of optometry.

Brain Injury Awareness Month: How optometric care delivers effective solutions for patients

Members of the AOA’s Vision Rehabilitation Committee share clinical tools and insights for brain injury and vision.

Optometry increasingly shoulders medical eye care as ophthalmology shrinks

The surgical specialty faces an overall net decline in workforce as optometry grows parallel to ballooning demand for eye care services in the U.S.

New AOA EyeLearn course: Building empathy for patients with diabetes-related eye disease

Self-paced course highlights disparities, unconscious bias and opportunities to build trust.

Rethinking dizziness after concussion

Vision plays a pivotal—and often overlooked—role in post-concussion dizziness. Here’s why doctors of optometry should be key members of the care team.

InfantSEE® celebrates 20 years of early detection

No-cost comprehensive eye exams for babies 6-12 months old revealed thousands of correctable eye health issues.

125 optometrist-approved toys and games for kids

Vision therapist Kellye Knueppel, O.D., shares beloved classics and new favorites on her annual holiday list.

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