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Press Releases
- Cosmetic Contacts Can Be a 'Scary' Choice for Halloween
- Recession Cutting Into Doctor Visits, According to New Consumer Survey
- Make Eye Exams Part of the Back to School Routine
- American Optometric Association Approves Optometric Board Certification at Annual Meeting
- Keep an Eye on Harmful UV Rays
- New Analysis Indicates Community Health Centers Lack Resources to Provide Poor and Rural Communities with Much Needed Vision Care Services
- Open Your Eyes to Healthy Eating Habits
- Glaucoma – the “Sneak Thief of Sight” – Can Lead to Vision Loss
- PARAOPTOMETRIC CERTIFICATION 2009 EXAM SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
- Profession-Wide Optometric Organizations to Develop Guidelines for Commercial Support in Continuing Education
- AOA, School Nurses Partner to Link Healthy Vision and Improved Classroom Learning
- AOA-led Group Urges Obama to Increase Health Care Access, Affordability by Combating Provider Discrimination
- A Comprehensive Eye Exam Important for Americans at Risk for or Diagnosed with Diabetes
- Consumer Warning: Halloween Eye Wear Accessory May Permanently Damage Eyes
- Comprehensive Eye Exams Particularly Important for Classroom Success
- American Optometric Association Applauds Override of Medicare Cuts
- Hold Medicare claims, AOA Washington office advises
- Statement from the CMS: Claims Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- Doctors of Optometry Urge Contact Lens Wearers to Be Vigilant with Lens Hygiene and Compliance in Flood Areas
- Protect Your Eyes and Attend Professional Fireworks Displays
- AOA Champions National Effort to Combat Diabetes
- Majority of Sports-Related Eye Injuries are Preventable with Protective Eyewear
- Vision Discomfort Associated with Computer Vision Syndrome
- AOA Introduces Electronic Coding Resource Exclusively For Members
- Reduce Your Risk of Developing AMD, Leading Cause of Vision Loss in Older Americans
- Barry J. Barresi, O.D., Ph.D., Appointed Executive Director of the American Optometric Association
- New Research Shows Consumers Who Purchase Contact Lenses Online Face Greater Eye Health Risks Due To Not Following FDA Safety Recommendations
- Early Detection Critical to Treating Glaucoma, Preventing Blindness
- Diabetes: A Top Cause of Blindness Among Adults
- New Survey Shows Few Americans Taking Care of Their Most Valued Sense: Eyesight
- Warning for Consumers: Popular Halloween Eye Wear Accessory Can Permanently Damage Eyes
- Computer Vision Syndrome Threatens Returning Students
- Doctors of Optometry Support AMO’s Voluntary Solution Recall, Urge Contact Lens Wearers to Discontinue Use
- Survey Quizzes Americans’ Knowledge of Eye Care Topics
- Congress Rejects Attacks on Optometry
- Diabetes Is the Leading Cause of Blindness Among Most Adults
- AOA Low Vision University Receives Support From Kemin Health
- AOA Backs Contact Lens Patient Safety Bill Sponsored by Kentucky's Rep. Whitfield
- Former President Carter and American Optometric Association Celebrate InfantSEE's First Birthday by Announcing Results
- American College of Nurse-Midwives Endorses American Optometric Association InfantSEE® Program
- Doctors of Optometry Support Bausch & Lomb's Solution Recall, Urge Contact Lens Wearers to Discontinue Use
- Federal Agencies Investigate Soft Contact Lens Use, Solution as Cause of Serious Eye Fungus
- Eye Fungus Reports Increase as Cases Emerge in United States
- Optometrists Anticipate “Boom” in Eye Diseases as Baby Boomers Turn 60
- AOA Children's Educational Materials Features New Animated Characters