The most-read stories of 2020

From the COVID-19 crisis to social unrest and a turbulent election, 2020 kept Americans closely following the news. Here are 20 AOA stories that were most read this year:
- Congress’ COVID-19 relief package recognizes optometry’s physician role
- Ready for routine care? AOA offers guidance for post-COVID-19 reactivation
- CDC: U.S. coronavirus spread expected, ‘disruption may be severe’
- Is it or isn’t it? Allergic conjunctivitis in a COVID-19 world
- U.S. declares public health emergency—what you need to know
- AOA challenges VSP plan to link doctor reimbursements to certain lenses and anti-reflective coating
- Resuming routines: Lessons from ‘Phase 1’ reopenings
- Doctors of optometry weigh how to hit the ground running once practices reopen
- AOA mobilizes for doctors in national response to pandemic
- FTC ignores Congress, AOA and other medical groups with flawed Contact Lens Rule changes
- IRS ruling on PPP loans could raise practices’ taxes, AOA pushing for fix in new COVID-19 bill
- 6 nutrition questions you should be asking patients
- 1-800 Contacts notifies patients not to wear AquaSoft lenses due to lens defect
- Senate's pandemic relief bill will help optometry practices nationwide; AOA to seek additional support
- VSP policy change may violate states’ patient protection laws
- First doctors of optometry notified of their federal loans to ease the economic pain of COVID-19 pandemic
- Billing for post-cataract glasses: What you need to know
- Evidence shows these 3 steps are crucial to stop virus spread
- Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act introduced in the U.S. Senate
- Be prepared: Contact Lens Rule changes take effect Oct. 16, access AOA resources
AOA 'strong,' 'optometry advancing' leaders report from AOA Congress
The AOA House of Delegates got underway on the second day of Optometry’s Meeting® with reports from the AOA president and executive director on the state of the association.
AOA elects new Board of Trustees, approves resolutions, as Optometry’s Meeting® 2022 wraps up
Meeting adjourns after four days of expert-led continuing education, important association business and invigorating networking by nearly 4,000 doctors of optometry, optometric students and paraoptometrics in Chicago.
Profession’s premier meeting kicks off
The four-day 2022 Optometry’s Meeting® kicked off Wednesday with celebration of members of the profession, innovative educational opportunities and a call for advocacy for scope expansion in states.