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Just added! Health Information Technology (HIT) Resources
May 15, 2008
Spring Planning Conference Roundup
May 07, 2008
Accreditation Organizations for Post Cataract Eye Wear
May 06, 2008
K.I.D.S. Grant winners announced
May 02, 2008
Snapshot of the Profession: AOA Survey collection available
May 01, 2008
Medicare revises Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
April 14, 2008

Occupational Eye Protection: updated and expanded information now available
April 10, 2008
Majority of Sports-Related Eye Injuries are Preventable with Protective Eyewear
April 01, 2008
Study suggests online contact lens purchasers less likely to follow FDA recommendations
January 04, 2008
InfantSEE® Video: Eyes to the World
August 22, 2007
Contact Lens Video: What You Need to Know About Contact Lens Hygiene & Compliance
July 30, 2007

AOA Champions National Effort to Combat Diabetes
May 08, 2008
An Eye Opening Reality: UV Protection for Eyes Especially Important During Summer Months
May 05, 2008
Majority of Sports-Related Eye Injuries are Preventable with Protective Eyewear
April 01, 2008
Barry J. Barresi, O.D., Ph.D. to assume the role of AOA Executive Director July 1, 2008
January 18, 2008
Study suggests online contact lens purchasers less likely to follow FDA recommendations
January 04, 2008
Contact Lens Video: What You Need to Know About Contact Lens Hygiene & Compliance
July 30, 2007

Optometry's Career Center® Now Open to Paraoptometrics
April 11, 2008
Continuing Education Article Archive Now Available
March 31, 2008
Optometry's Meeting™ Registration Open
February 04, 2008
Order new ABCs of Optical Dispensing Education Module
January 14, 2008
AOA Paraoptometric Section Speakers' Bureau
October 22, 2007

Optometrists: Doctors on the Frontline of Eye and Vision Care

Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye.

AOA's Public Health Programs


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