Change at the top

AOA leaders discuss triumphs and challenges and the road ahead for the profession.Read more >

June 19, 2019

The importance of accurate coding and contact lens safety

An overview of the diagnosis codes that can be used to accurately report when an eye injury is related to contact lens use.Read more >

June 19, 2019

Plotting a course

AOA aggressively goes with future’s flow because the success of the profession of optometry in the future will be anchored by our actions todayRead more >

June 17, 2019

Mutual admiration on Father’s Day

Before Matthew Hennen, O.D., and Rachel Hennen, O.D., knew their father as an optometrist, Mark Hennen, O.D., was dad to them. And today, at Dakota Eye Care in West St. Paul, Minnesota, they also are colleagues.Read more >

June 13, 2019

Early diagnosis by doctors of optometry can provide a jump on IBD treatment

An estimated 3 million Americans were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Doctors of optometry add value to the team of health professionals who manage cases of IBD and colonic malignancies.Read more >

June 13, 2019

‘Legal’ doesn’t always mean ‘safe’ in drivers’ vision

Glaucoma patients were five times as likely to get in a motor vehicle accident compared to similarly aged drivers, per a new study that illustrates a glaring problem with drivers’ vision requirements.Read more >

June 13, 2019