Proposed Contact Lens Rule revisions add new prescription requirements that the AOA believes are imbalanced and do little to address patient safety concerns, prompting a call to action for doctors' comments. Posted in the Federal Register Nov. 10, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) notice of proposed rule making introduced a…
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Assembly Member Freddie Rodriguez is hosting a Holiday Open House and Toy Drive on Saturday, December 3. If he is your legislator, is there any way you could stop by? It is important to have the profession represented at the event. The details are listed below and also find attached…
## It's That Time of the Year Again !!## IEOS would like to invite you and a guest to attend our annual 2016 Holiday Party at CandleLight Pavilion. Like every year we are supporting Steve's hope so: Please bring an unwrapped gift worth $25 to donate to Steven's Hope You and one…
Assembly Member Melissa Melendez is hosting a Christmas Open House at Pins ‘N Pockets on Monday, December 12. If she is your legislator, is there any way you could stop by? It is important to have the profession represented at the event. The details are listed below and also find…
2016 Medicare EHR Incentive Program (Modified Stage 2)### 90 day reporting period in 2016 (recently changed from a full year of reporting): SAME 10 objective measures as 2015 Here is a link to a PDF with the details of 2016 meaningful use, Patient Nondiscrimination Posting Now Required### Most doctors of…
Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry would like to invite IEOS members to have their patient participate in PEDIG Study on Adult Strabismus (SAS1) Study purpose: To document efficacy of treatment with vision therapy, prism glasses, or surgery Eligibility: age 18 years or older. Conditions: Convergence insufficiency, small…
It seems FTC is not done "looking" at contact lens rule. From the recent blog post on FTC website they propose to amend the rule to have to require contact lens prescribers to get a signed acknowledgement from the patient after providing a copy of the prescription. The…
