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Latest Optometric News
- Optometrists again advised to hold Medicare claims
May 28, 2010 - AOA Wins Historic Patient Access Victory for Optometry in National Health Care Battle
March 22, 2010 - American Optometric Association Statement Regarding The American Board of Clinical Optometry
March 16, 2010 - CPC is looking for practices in the Salt Lake City, UT area who may be willing to host the practical examination in 2011 at Optometry’s Meeting®. Click here for criteria. For more information contact CPC at 800-365-2219 ext. 4135.
March 15, 2010 - Vision Changes and Driving - Article from AARP
January 29, 2010
- 3-D TV and Movies Look to Attract Viewers But Not Everyone Can ‘See’ What All the Hype is About
May 18, 2010 - An Eye Opener: Overexposure to UV Rays Can Lead to Eye Diseases
May 03, 2010 - Step into Spring: Keeping an ‘Eye’ on Seasonal Allergies
March 31, 2010 - Healthy Vision on the Job is Everyone’s Business
February 25, 2010 - Glaucoma Takes Sight without Warning: Optometrists Offer Advice to Help Protect Against Vision Loss
January 04, 2010 - AOA Secures New Federal Recognition and Funding for InfantSEE® Program
December 17, 2009
- CPC has been notified that the name “Lasergrade” is no longer going to be used, and that the www.lasergrade.com Web site is going to be shut down very soon. Please update your bookmarks to say PSI and the new www.psiexams.com instead of Lasergrade.
May 26, 2010 - Beginning with the August paraoptometric testing, paraoptometric examination periods will be extended from eight days to 2 weeks. The August testing period will be offered August 14-28 and the November period will be from November 13-27th. Please note that PSI will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving on November 25th.
May 26, 2010 - New Product Guide & Order Form for Paraoptometric Study Materials
May 19, 2010 - New! CPOA and CPOT Flash Cards now available.
May 19, 2010 - The CPC Mock Practical DVD is now available to view online!
February 05, 2010 - 2010 Certification Renewal Update
November 12, 2009
Optometrists: Doctors on the Frontline
of Eye and Vision Care
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals 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
- Optometrists are Changing Lives
- Optometrists and their Communities
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Public Health
Community Health Centers – partnering with the National Association of Community Health Centers, the AOA is working to improve access to center eye and vision care services.
Healthy Eyes Healthy People® – Healthy Eyes Healthy People® is an ambitious public-private initiative to improve the eye and visual health of the American public.
InfantSEE® – affords a one-time, comprehensive eye assessment at no cost for infants in their first years of life.
VISION USA™ – helps low-income, uninsured people and their families by providing basic eye health and vision care services free of charge.
Optometric Disaster Relief Fund – offers optometrists financial assistance for damages incurred from natural disasters.
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Fall Congress 2010
September 10-12, 2010
Fall Congress Schedule
Hilton Sedona Golf Resort & Spa
90 Ridge Trail Drive
Sedona, Arizona 86351
Phone: 928.284.4040
2011 Bronstein Contact Lens & Cornea Seminar
January 14-16, 2011
Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort/Scottsdale
5401 N. Scottsdale Rd.,
Scottsdale, AZ, 85250-7090
Phone: 480-947-5400
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