Diabetes

Fact Sheets

Healthy Eyes Fact Sheets: Diabetic Retinopathy will inform and educate your diabetic patient about this common diabetes-related vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Retinopatia Diabetica Folleto Informativo

(SPANISH) Healthy Eyes Fact Sheets: Diabetic Retinopathy will inform and educate your diabetic patient about this common diabetes-related vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Infograpics

Diabetes and Your Eyes

This infographic urges people with diabetes to visit their doctor of optometry for a dilated, comprehensive eye exam. Three versions of the infographic exist at different reading levels, print versions are also available and version two and three have room for a logo:

Version 1

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Version 3
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Print Resources

General Guidelines for the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy

This informational resource will help you diagnose and treat diabetic retinopathy. Includes six fundus photographs and a quick reference table. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Depiction of Various Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Ultra-Widefield Imaging

The Diabetic Retinopathy Chairside Tool created by the AOA Health Promotions Committee with generous support from Optos, provides doctors and patients alike illustrative examples of various stages of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. All examples were captured using ultra-widefield imaging, allowing direct comparison with your patients' findings or images and facilitating patient understanding of diabetes-related eye disease and its progression.

Answers to Your Questions About: Diabetes

This pamphlet presents the effects of diabetes on eye health, including diabetic retinopathy, and offers advice on diabetes and eye care. Available in PDF format.

Respuestas a sus Preguntas Sobre: Diabetes

(SPANISH) This pamphlet presents the effects of diabetes on eye health, including diabetic retinopathy, and offers advice on diabetes and eye care. Available in PDF format.

Highlights from Optometry's Meeting® 2026

Check out what you might have missed from Optometry's Meeting® 2026 in Phoenix.

BILLING AND CODING

Ask the Coding Experts

You ask, the experts answer. The AOA Coding and Reimbursement Committee supports the AOA's strategic direction to develop and value procedural (CPT), diagnostic (ICD-10) and supply codes (HCPCS). Members can submit questions regarding medical records and coding to askthecodingexpert@aoa.org. Here are the latest questions.

FEDERAL ADVOCACY

AOA on Capitol Hill 2025: Live News Updates

Welcome to the official news hub for AOA on Capitol Hill 2025! Follow along with the AOA's exclusive coverage from optometry's single-largest federal advocacy event in Washington, D.C., and learn about the issues 600 of our colleagues championed on Capitol Hill.