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4 office-based surgical procedures courses to help patients achieve a better quality of life
As contemporary optometry evolves, opportunities will open up for doctors of optometry to expand surgical procedures in their practices. A series of courses on these office-based procedures will be offered at Optometry’s Meeting®.
Advocacy from academia
In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, the AOA thanks optometric educators for the impact they make on students and the profession and for preparing the doctors of tomorrow.
Get involved: 10 minutes to learn optometry’s advocacy
A limited-time, members-only course offers an introduction to professional advocacy as optometry’s advocates gear up for Virtual AOA on Capitol Hill, May 23-25.
Coding ethically: What to do when a coding decision is made incorrectly
The AOA Ethics and Values Committee releases topical and timely case study on coding abuse and what to do about it once suspected.
Registration now open: What to expect from Optometry’s Meeting® 2021
Optometry’s Meeting returns to Denver, June 24-26, with a reimagined experience that keeps attendees’ health and safety paramount—see how 2021 is different and register to attend today.
History made: Wyoming expands scope to include contemporary laser, excision procedures
Wyoming’s approval of contemporary optometric procedures, including laser and excision authorities, goes down in history as the first time in a single year that two states accomplished the scope expansion.
Congratulations to AOA’s 2021 award winners
The winners will be honored at a ceremony during the 2021 Optometry’s Meeting®.
Congress mulls Medicare’s COVID-19-accelerated telehealth allowances
Momentum builds on Capitol Hill for a permanent expansion of Medicare telehealth criteria—find out how optometry’s advocates are approaching the conversation.
2% Medicare sequester delayed, PAYGO technically still on table
Although Congressional action staved off an immediate 2% cut to providers’ Medicare payments this year, attention now shifts to additional cuts mandated by federal spending controls.
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