November 18, 2019
“You eat with your eyes first,†sums up all we need to know about Americans’ diet: luscious over nutritious. A table talk over patients’ nutrition should be what the doctor of optometry orders. Read More >
November 18, 2019
Honorees will be recognized at Optometry's Meeting® 2020. Read More >
November 14, 2019
Revised guideline provides 31 actions doctors of optometry—often the first to detect diabetes through patients’ eyes—can take to elevate patient care. Read More >
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The ALOA's mission is to advance the profession of optometry through education, professional development and public policy advocacy. The ALOA is the only voice that speaks for optometry in Alabama and the only force that works to ensure that optometrists can provide primary eye care services.
If you have questions about membership, please contact ALOA at (334) 273-7895 or optometry@alaopt.com.
Senate Bill 114, by Senator Tom Whatley, has been introduced in the Alabama Legislature. Doctors of Optometry, who practice in almost every county of the state, enable Alabamians to have local access to safe, quality primary eye health care. Optometrists are doctoral level health care providers just like dentists, podiatrists and physicians. The bill would expand the types of procedures that optometrists can perform. Passage of this bill would allow patients to receive these procedures close to home by the doctor of their choice. These procedures would be performed in the office and would not require general anesthesia.
FUTURE CONVENTION DATES
2019 November 8-10; Birmingham Hyatt Regency
2020 October 2-4; Birmingham Hyatt Regency
2021 October 1-3; Birmingham Hyatt Regency
