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- Ready for School
- Save Your Vision Month: Healthy Vision at the Computer
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- Eye-Friendly Toys for a Safe Holiday
- American Diabetes Month
- Summer’s Almost Here! Help Protect Your Eyes from Harmful UV Rays
- Keep Spring in Your Step
- Healthy Vision Month
- A Little Prevention Goes a Long Way
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- Calendar of Eye Care Events
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Press Releases
- Overlooking the Importance of UV Protection: Only 40 Percent of Americans Wear Sunglasses to Safeguard Vision
- Diet Rich in Nutrients Helps Promote a Lifetime of Healthy Vision
- 2012 American Eye-Q(r) Survey Results
- Early Diagnosis and Treatment Can Lessen Effects of Glaucoma, the “Sneak Thief of Sight”
- Individuals With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Eye Diseases
- Halloween Hazards: Think Twice Before Transforming Your Eyes
- UV Protection Critical for Eye Health
- Cold, Winter Air Has Come and Gone but Dry Eye Syndrome Can Linger All Year-Round
- Expanding Technology Aids in Detection and Prevention of Eye Diseases and Disorders
- Left Untreated, Glaucoma Can Lead to Vision Loss
- MAJORITY OF AMERICANS LACK AWARENESS OF DIABETIC EYE DISEASE
- ILLEGAL DECORATIVE CONTACT LENSES: A ‘SCARY’ CHOICE FOR HALLOWEEN
- Generations Don't See 'Eye to Eye' on Knowledge and Habits Surrounding Eye Health
- Physician Quality Reporting System
- Electronic Prescribing (eRx)
- New Survey Data Reveals Parents’ Concerns about Eye and Vision Health as More Classrooms Go High-Tech
- Stop Your Eyes from Aging This Summer
- American Optometric Association Offers Practice Management Sessions for Optometrists at All Stages of Their Careers
- Set Your Sights on Spring Eye Allergy Relief
- The American Optometric Association and 3D@Home Consortium Sign Memorandum of Understanding
- Glaucoma Takes Sight Without Warning: Optometrists Offer Advice to Help Protect Against Vision Loss
- Doctors on the Frontline of Eye and Vision Care
Calendar of Eye Care Events
Promote the importance of regular optometric eye and vision care by participating in some or all of the observances listed below. AOA supports individual promotion and participation by optometrists locally whether or not the observance is AOA-sponsored. Please e-mail publicrelations@aoa.org or call the AOA Associate Director of Public Relations Susan Thomas 800-365-2219, ext. 4263, if you have any questions.
January |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| National Glaucoma Awareness Month | Prevent Blindness America |
February |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration)/Low Vision Awareness Month | Prevent Blindness America |
| Wise Health Consumer Month | American Institute for Preventive Medicine |
March |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| Save Your Vision Month | American Optometric Association |
| National Nutrition Month | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
| Workplace Eye Wellness Month | Prevent Blindness America |
April |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| Sjögren’s Awareness Month | Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation |
| Women's Eye Health and Safety Month | Prevent Blindness America |
May |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| Ultraviolet Awareness Month | Prevent Blindness America |
| National Physical Fitness and Sports Month | President's Council on Fitness and Sports |
| Healthy Vision Month | National Eye Institute |
June/July |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| Cataract Awareness Month | Prevent Blindness America |
| National Safety Month | National Safety Council |
| Fireworks Safety Months | Prevent Blindness America |
August |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| Children's Eye and Safety Month | Prevent Blindness America |
| Children's Vision and Learning Month | College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) |
September |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| Paraoptometric Recognition Week (Sept. 15-21) | AOA Paraoptometric Section |
| Sports Eye Safety Month | Prevent Blindness America |
October |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| Home Eye Safety Month | Prevent Blindness America |
November |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| American Diabetes Month | American Diabetes Association |
| Diabetic Eye Diseases Month | Prevent Blindness America |
| Great American Smokeout - November 21, 2013 | American Cancer Society |
December |
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| Event | Sponsor |
| Safe Toys and Gifts Month | Prevent Blindness America |