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Lessons in staff retention from a 50-year-practicing paraoptometric
September is Paraoptometric Appreciation Month. Read on to find out how paraoptometric Terrie Call has thrived at a Virginia practice over an unusually long span and how the profession honored her service.
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.
High-tech solutions for low vision
From smart wearable to smartphone apps, patients with visual impairment have more tools than ever to help them stay active and independent.
3 ways to honor staff for Paraoptometric Appreciation Month
September marks Paraoptometric Appreciation Month, the only formal observance dedicated to honor optometric practice staff. Learn how doctors can celebrate their staff and paraoptometrics can advance their careers.
Candidates announce 2024 election bids for AOA Board of Trustees
Eight doctors of optometry are vying for positions on the AOA Board of Trustees. Delegates representing AOA’s affiliate associations will cast their votes for trustees and officers at Optometry’s Meeting®, June 19-22, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Research on eye aberrations not abstract to award-winning scientists
For the sixth consecutive year, the AOA is sponsoring the Investigator Initiated Research Award. Investigators are invited to electronically submit proposals by June 15 for projects designed to increase knowledge through basic clinical and/or translational science related to the continuum of eye and vision care. Jason Marsack, Ph.D., talks about the work he and his collaborators are currently pursuing in the laboratory.
Why optometrists love the AOA Business Card
Some large practices have generated $36,000 back in rewards annually, while smaller practices benefit with no annual fee or personal liability.
‘Profits over patients cannot continue’ with VBMs; Texas testifies at health insurance hearing
As Texas defends its landmark law curbing vision benefit managers (VBMs), doctors of optometry testify at a hearing on the state’s health insurance market.
'All the advocacy firepower’ called up at AOA on Capitol Hill
Over 500 AOA doctors and optometry students championed the profession’s priority issues in Washington, D.C., including a growing Congressional focus on vision plan abuses.
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