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  • Legislative Fact Sheets
    • U.S. Senate Approves AOA-backed Medicare Fee Fix, DMEPOS Accreditation Delay
    • Optometry Wins Key Health Plan Battle in Washington
      • AOA Supports the Collins-Murkowski Amendment to S. 1955
      • S.1955 Bill History
    • Medicare Physician Payment
      • Scheduled Medicare Fee Cuts for Optometrists
      • Preventing Medicare Payment Cuts Fact Sheet
      • Contact your Legislators to Stop Medicare Fee Cuts
    • Optometry Scope of Practice
      • AMA-backed scope of practice bill (HR.5688) would usurp states’ licensing and policing authority
    • Children’s Vision
      • AOA Backs S.3685 to Make Children's Vision a Top Federal Priority
      • More Cosponsors Needed for AOA Endorsed Children's Vision Legislation
    • AOA Opposes HR 2260, the "Sullivan Bill"
    • Health Care Reform: Expand Access to Essential Optometric Care
    • Support Schakowsky - Hall Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act (HR 2697) to Safeguard Access to Care in Underserved Communities
      • Contact Lens Consumer Protection
        • Fact Sheet on Key Federal Trade Commission Findings Concerning Limited Distribution Contact Lenses
        • "Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act" (S. 2480) needs increased verification safeguards
        • S. 2480 Talking Points
        • Testimony of Dr. Wiley Curtis of Arlington, Texas Before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Contact Lens Sales
    • Make Preventative Vision Care For Children a Top Health Care Priority (S 259/HR 577)
    • Make Healthy Vision a Top Health Care Priority: Co-Sponsor HR 1884 to Expand Access to Eye and Vision Care
    • InfantSEE®: Establishing a Lifetime of Healthy Vision for Infants
    • Protecting Contact Lens Patients From Abuses by Unscrupulous Internet Sellers
    • Support Optometric Education
    • Optometrists Offer No-Cost Eye Assessments through InfantSEE® Initiative
    • Vision Care for Kids Act: AOA Supports H.R. 507/S. 1117 Co-sponsors Needed!
    • AOA Supports HR 1983, the Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
    • AOA Supports HR 1884 to End Exclusion of ODs in NHSC and Expand Access to Eye Care in Underserved Communities
    • Pay for Performance – Quality Reporting
    • AOA Supports HR 979, Patients Bill of Rights, to Ensure Access to Care
    • Stop the 10% Cut in Medicare Reimbursement to Optometrists Due to Take Effect on July 1, 2008
    • Strengthen Optometric Education and Ease Financial Aid Debt Burden on Optometry Students
    • AOA Backs Historic Expansion of Low Vision Services for America’s Veterans
    • Children's Eye Exams: AOA Supports H.R. 2238
    • Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Low Vision Program
    • H.R. 5688, "Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2006"
    • Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts in 2007 and Beyond
    • Optometry and the National Health Service Corps
    • Support Optometric Education and Optometry Students
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    • Glossary of Health Information Technology Terms
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      • Letter Writing Guide
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  • Regulatory Issues (HIPAA/Medicare/FCLCA/NPI)
    • New Medicare DMEPOS application fee takes effect
    • DMEPOS Surety Bond Update
      • DMEPOS Surety Bond FAQs
    • FTC "Red Flags Rule"
    • Medicare
      • Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics & Supplies
      • Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
      • 2009 Medicare Fee Schedule
      • Pay for Performance (PQRI)
        • National Provider Conference Calls
        • Quality Measure Development Process
        • From AOA News - CMS to offer 1.5% bonus payments for quality reporting
      • Provider Nondiscrimination in Medicare Managed Care
      • Funding for Clinical Education
      • Medicare Resources on the Internet
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        • Carrier Advisory Committee Meeting PowerPoints
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      • Medicare Acronyms
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    • Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (FCLCA)
      • FTC clarifies handling of 'patient agent' requests
      • FCLCA Resources
      • Highlights of Final FCLCA Rule
    • National Provider Identifier (NPI)
      • NPI Contingency Satus Survey Launched
      • Medicare’s Key NPI Implementation Dates
      • What to do if Claims Are Rejected
      • CMS: Some billing services not using providers' NPIs
      • NPI provider data available
      • NPI Contingency Guidance National Provider Roundtable with Question & Answer Session
      • Fee For Service Medicare NPI Q&A Session: Common Billing Errors
      • Medicare now accepting new CMS 1500 claim forms
      • Tips to Avoid NPI Nightmares
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    • National Commission on Vision and Health
    • Healthy People 2010
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    • 2012 Congressional Advocacy Conference
    • AOA-Led School Readiness Summit Issues Bold Healthy Vision and Learning Plan
    • 2011 Congressional Advocacy Conference
    • 2010 Congressional Advocacy Conference
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• Clinical Care and Practice Advancement
  • Allergan Launches Latisse™ as Treatment for Hypotrichosis
  • Presentation to the FDA Advisory Panel on Contact Lens Solutions
  • Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) Associated with Systemic Alpha-1 Blockers
  • AOA Optometric Clinical Practice Guidelines
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  • Clinical Care Publications
  • AOA Diabetes Eye Report form
  • Council on Research
    • Summer Invitational Research Institute
  • Patient Care
    • Geriatrics and Nursing Facility
      • Facts about Optometric Nursing Facility Care
      • Instruments and Equipment
      • A Recommended Continuing Education Curriculum: Geriatric Optometry for the Primary Care Practice
    • Hospital Practice
      • Hospital Privileges Manual
        • Hospital Privileges Manual: Part II: The Importance of Optometry to the Hospital
        • Hospital Privileges Manual: Part III: Hospital Bylaws and Legal Issues in Hospital Privileging
        • Hospital Privileges Manual: Part IV: How to Obtain Hospital Privileges
        • Hospital Privileges Manual: Part V: The Hospital-Based Optometric Examination
      • American Optometric Association Guidelines for Delineation of Clinical Privileges for Optometry
    • Pediatrics and Binocular Vision
      • Office-Based Optometric Therapy for Convergence Insufficiency
      • Vision: A Collaboration of Eyes and Brain
      • The Need for Comprehensive Vision Examination of Preschool and School-age Children
      • Vision Therapy
        • Optometric Co-Management of Vision Therapy
      • Vision, Learning and Dyslexia
      • The Use of Tinted Lenses and Colored Overlays for the Treatment of Dyslexia and Other Related Reading and Learning Disorders
      • Optometric Care of the Patient with Acquired Brain Injury
    • Primary Care
      • Optometric Clinical Practice Recommendations
        • Quick Reference to Ocular Manifestations of Commonly Prescribed Systemic Medications
        • Monitoring Ocular Toxicity of Selected Medications
        • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Eyes
      • Retinal Toxicity from Hydroxychloroquine
      • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Eyes
  • Environmental / Occupational Issues
    • Occupational Vision Manual Part I: Introduction
      • Occupational Vision Manual: Part II: Performance and Productivity in the Work Place
      • Occupational Vision Manual: Part III: Ocular Protection
      • Occupational Vision Manual: Part IV: Contact Lens Use In Industry
      • Occupational Vision Manual: Part V: Medico-Legal and Ethical Concerns Regarding Standards and Regulations
      • Occupational Vision Manual: References and Sources for Further Information
    • Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)
      • Computer Vision Syndrome Symptoms
      • The Relationship of Computer Vision Syndrome to Musculoskeletal Disorders
      • Impact of Computer Use on Children's Vision
      • The Effects of Video Display Terminal Use on Eye Health and Vision
      • Criteria for Determining Whether the Need for Eyeglasses or Other Treatment is Related to Computer Use
    • Motorist Vision Policy
    • Recommendations for the Use of Laser Pointers
  • Ophthalmic Standards
  • Commission on Quality Assessment & Improvement
    • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Quality Assessment and Improvement: A Manual for Optometric Practices
  • Aviation Vision
    • Comparison of Bifocal and Progressive Addition Lenses on Aviator Target Detection Performance
    • Eyes, Right
    • LASIK Refractive Surgery: Clinical Considerations for the Pilot
    • Special Ophthalmic Needs of Aviators
    • Sunglasses in Aviation
    • Ultraviolet Radiation: Hazards in Aviation
    • Eye Exams and Aviation: Prescription for Success
    • The Eye and Night Vision
    • Adjusting to New Spectacles the Easy Way
    • Prescribing Spectacles for Aviators
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    • Community Health Center Optometry
    • Publications and Research
    • Community Health Center Eye Clinic Capital & Equipment Planner

Current Issues

• For Your Eyes Only
• ALOA Award Nomination Forms

The Alabama Optometric Association provides you timely updates in optometric developments from around the country and right here in Alabama. The ALOA issues two publications:

For Your Eyes Only

Published frequently, For Your Eyes Only provides breaking news and alerts that members need to know, like:

• Legislative and regulatory alerts
• Recall notices or health alerts
• Meeting reminders and registration notices
• Developments in member benefits
• Calls for awards and nominations
• Much more

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