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Leadership Institute advances leadership in the optometric profession

Elevate your career and become a leader who inspires and advances the profession. The AOA Leadership Institute is now accepting applications for 2025.

Field Notes: Florida doctor recounts hurricanes Helene, Milton

Media reports describe “devastating” winds, rain and flooding as Hurricane Milton makes landfall—how a Tampa Bay area doctor comes to terms with not one but two hurricanes in as many weeks.

AOA Foundation makes emergency appeal for doctors, students in Helene-ravaged states

In the devastating path forged from Hurricane Helene, shell-shocked residents in the southeastern U.S., including AOA members, are putting their lives back together.

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.



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4 steps you can take to be part of AOA’s national pediatric eye health and vision mobilization

The AOA is leading an initiative aimed at developing new strategies to ensure children receive the eye health and vision care they need. Join the mobilization to improve eye health and vision care for all children!

‘What more can I do?’ Change Agents ready to advance myopia care

Nearly 3,000 doctors of optometry joined The Myopia Collective, a groundbreaking partnership by the AOA and CooperVision determined to bring about a shift in the clinical management of young patients with myopia.

Deadline extended: Submit comments on AOA policy statement on telemedicine in optometry

Open comment period extended for AOA Policy Statement on Telemedicine in Optometry. The policy statement is a standard-setting resource for health care providers, payers, policymakers and industry.

Eye Deserve More highlights power of the eye at groundbreaking NYC pop-up

The latest phase of Eye Deserve More encourages Americans to prioritize their eye health as much as their technology.

‘You can and will rise above’

Stephen Montaquila, O.D., doesn’t use a crystal ball to determine his future. He does it with unrelenting advocacy.

ACOE: Ensuring quality optometric education

As the recognition of the essential and expanding role of optometry continues to rise, so are the accrediting standards for optometric degree and residency programs.