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- American Optometric Association Applaudes Override of Medicare Cuts
July 16, 2008 - Aviation Vision Course Scheduled for August 17 in Jacksonville, FL
July 16, 2008 - Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) Associated with Systemic Alpha-1 Blockers
July 03, 2008 - Maine authorities seek optometrists' help in locating missing girl
July 02, 2008
- Flood-Related Eye Care Precautions
June 19, 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 - 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
- Doctors of Optometry Urge Contact Lens Wearers to Be Vigilant
June 19, 2008 - 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 - 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 profesionals 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.- Doctors of Optometry and their Education
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2008 Summer Conference
Gulf Coast Summer Conference Fast Approaching
July 18-19, 2008
Sandestin Hilton Hotel
Destin, FL
IFIS and Cataract Surgery
ODs could see more PCP referrals after ASCRS, AAO education
Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS), first described in 2005, has been determined to have a strong association with patient use of Flomax® (tamsulosin HCL), commonly prescribed for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
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