AOA's top stories of 2016
From momentous advocacy wins to technology breakthroughs and a distressing data breach, 2016 was filled with major news that impacted doctors of optometry.
Here are the AOA's 20 most-read stories of the year:
- Credit breach continues grip on optometrists, students
- VSP spells doom gloom
- Parkinsons detectable through eye exam
- FDA approves first corneal cross linking system for treatment
- Multifocal contact lens effective at treating myopia in kids
- FTC proposes Contact Lens Rule changes
- Opternative issued cease and desist order
- Legislation targets prescription verification deceptive internet sales tactics
- Proposed 2017 Medicare fee schedule released
- AOA calls for federal investigation
- Not meeting attesting to MU Hardship exceptions available
- AOA files expansive FDA complaint against Opternative
- AOA commends FTC action against 1-800 Contacts
- New round of HIPAA compliance audits underway
- MACRA final rule offers flexibility
- Avoid meaningful use penalties apply for hardship exception by July 1
- AOA calls for federal investigation (update)
- How doctors of optometry can diagnose a rare disorder
- AOA asks NBEO for assurances on data
- How astigmatism affects reading fluency
Who are you? AOA is letting America know
AOA’s public health observance calls out the bait-and-switch of online vision tests with a campaign emphasizing why there is no substitute for in-person eye health care with a doctor of optometry.
Developing a new generation of optometric leaders
In a virtual kick-off, the AOA launches Leadership Institute with 130 doctors of optometry from across the country. A project of the AOA Leadership Development Committee, the Institute is a yearlong program designed to grow and support the next generation of leaders in the profession.
After the peaks and valleys of 2020, AOA leaders ready for the next mountain to conquer
At the 2021 Leaders Summit, AOA-member volunteers set priorities for the year and launched new initiatives to lead the profession forward.