American Optometric Association
Recent News About American Optometric Association
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AOA survey finds discrimination by health and vision plans
AOA survey finds discrimination by health and vision plans
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‘Surgical Saturday’ courses build your practice’s office-based laser skills
‘Surgical Saturday’ courses build your practice’s office-based laser skills
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Ukrainian refugees find succor in AOA doctor, executive director
Transfixed, Viola Kanevsky, O.D., could escape neither the enormity of the humanitarian tragedy playing out in Ukraine nor the tidal wave of memories that came crashing home.
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Virginia gains optometric laser procedures for glaucoma, post-cataract care
Virginia becomes the ninth state—and third since 2021—to expand its optometric scope of practice to include these contemporary procedures.
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A fast-paced 48 hours in round-the-clock AOA advocacy
When opportunity knocks—in the form of a previously unforeseen and quickly developing opening to meet the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough and advocate for doctors of optometry—you hop on the last flight out and head to Washington, D.C.
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Congress delays Medicare pay cuts, AOA preps for 2022 fight
Tens of thousands of AOA doctors and other advocates spoke out against the nearly 10% pay cuts looming on Jan. 1, prompting Congress to delay most cuts later into 2022-2023.
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ACOE accreditation: Ensuring optometric degree programs make the grade
American Optometric Association issued the following announcement on Dec. 9The ACOE serves both by applying rigor to the process of accreditation.
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Congress’ Medicare vision efforts fizzle, 10% pay cuts still loom
A Medicare vision benefit expansion was cut from the Build Back Better Act, but now advocates shift focus to avoiding nearly 10% cuts to Medicare reimbursement on Jan. 1, 2022.
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Nearly 10% Medicare pay cuts loom without Congress’ action
Nearly 10% Medicare pay cuts loom without Congress’ action
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Congress sets deadline to ink Medicare vision expansion language
Congress sets deadline to ink Medicare vision expansion language
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AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION: Astronaut, epidemiologist Linenger named Optometry’s Meeting keynote speaker
Astronaut, epidemiologist Linenger named Optometry’s Meeting keynote speaker