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…
NBEO Announces New OE Tracker Number System For Optometric Board Exams
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…
COA HOD 2017
As required by Article III, Section 1(b), of the COA Bylaws, all IEOS members are invited to California Optometric Association’s 2017 House of Delegates (HOD). The annual meeting of the HOD will be held on February 10-11, 2017 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, CA.…
Disruptive Technologies: Letter from COA president
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…
SGVOS invites IEOS members
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New California Lions Friends in Sight logo
Announcing the new California Lions Friends in Sight logo With a vision for the future and a goal to better serve more people, California Lions Friends in Sight (CLFIS) has developed an all-inclusive Team Building Strategic Plan. The Plan overwhelmingly embraces the work of our dedicated volunteers and calls on…
COA PAC Fundraiser
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…
Membership meeting November 2016
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…