VMail Extra (11/4) reported that the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) announced in a statement that it will no longer use the full social security numbers of “students taking optometric board exams following an optometry-wide data breach earlier this year” and will instead use an “OE Tracker…
Greetings, fellow doctors: I write to update you on COA’s actions relative to various issues of what is called “disruptive technology,” in other words, technology that is being used to unlawfully replace the services of an eye doctor. As many of you may be aware, Devlyn Optical and Smart…
The beer festival CalOPAC fundraiser is moved to Sunday, November 6 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm and lowered ticket prices to $250. It should be a really fun event. The ticket includes a seat on the popular beer bus that will take you to at least three different…
New Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM (PST)### Non-CE events only for Optometrists Speaker: Pinakin Gunvant Davey, PhD, OD, FAAO Topic: Fabry's Disease Sponsor: Genzyme Note: Live patient will be present for slit lamp evaluation Please, RSVP with your meal choice by the…
Thursday, October 20, 2016 6:00 PM PT – Registration 6:30 PM PT – Presentation Walter's Restaurant 310 Yale Ave. Claremont California FACULTY PRESENTER Marjan Farid, MD Director of Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA REGISTER NOW http://WWW.ShireEyeRegistration.com/593 or call 1-800-952-0907 Link…
###Support Local Eye Related Charities###  During the just-ended 2015-2016 fiscal year California Lions Friends in Sight conducted a total of 32 vision screenings: 28 in Southern California, 4 in Northern Mexico. We served a remarkable 15,309 people,…
Several of us have been affected by Data breach. Here is update from AOA. AOA asks NBEO for assurances on student data safetyLacking new information concerning an apparent data breach, it's imperative that students receive reassurances of privacy when sharing personal information for board examinations, AOA implores. AOA petitioned NBEO…
Share the great message from AOA regarding pediatric eye examination as part of Back-to-school checklist on US-News here. Why a Child Eye Exam Belongs on Your Back-to-School ChecklistYou don't have to wait for back-to-school time to get your child's eyes examined. But if your kids haven't had their yearly eye…
