The Year of the Eye Exam is in full swing, and AOA members are thinking about how they can carry the momentum of this important AOA awareness campaign forward into the future. Here’s what doctors, students and paraoptometrics have to say about optometry’s future.
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With lower humidity in the air in winter, the cold air blowing on your face can take a toll on the eyes. A cold wind can cause the moisture in the eye to evaporate. An in-person, comprehensive eye exam with a doctor of optometry is the simplest step you can take to protect vision and ensure early diagnosis of and treatment for common vision problems.
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Optometry’s Meeting® 2020 offers more dual doctor/staff CE than ever before to enhance your practice’s efficiency and support quality patient care.
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A lot has changed over the years regarding the tools students use to learn; blackboards were replaced with whiteboards, which were then replaced by SMART Boards. Big Chief tablets changed to laptop computers. And coloring sheets changed to iPads. One tool used in the classroom that hasn't changed are children's eyes...
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Which vegetable is better for your eye health: carrots or spinach? If you answered carrots, you, along with many others, are wrong. Surprisingly, antioxidants found in spinach may protect against cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.
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"You'll shoot your eye out, kid," is a quote you may recognize from the 1983 classic tale of a boy and his longing for a Red Ryder BB Gun: A Christmas Story. While Ralphie didn't shoot his eye out, there are actually many gifts that are given during the holiday season that have potential to cause an eye injury.
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November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. While diabetes has many effects on a person's health, the damage diabetes can cause in a person's eyes is often forgotten.
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The MOA is an acknowledged leader and recognized authority for eye and vision care. The MOA and the AOA are the ONLY organizations that work to protect and promote your profession in Michigan and in Washington.
As you know, Optometry is a legislated profession and it's very important to know who your legislator is, and to help educate them on the issues. We will be asking members to contact their legislators as we get our legislative platform ready for 2020.
So in the meantime, click here to find out who all your representatives are. It's important to your business and your profession!
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