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,…
New bonuses and penalties will be paid or imposed depending on how well doctors do on certain measures.### Federal health officials on Friday finalized a new rule for how Medicare pays U.S. doctors, part of a broader push by the White House to overhaul federal health spending. The Centers…
Just as AOA rightly says in it's 2016 Guide to Member Benefits > The AOA and You are Better Together When you join the AOA, you join a group of more than 40,000 optometric professionals dedicated to advancing the science, stature, and business of optometry. Top reasons to be a…
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…
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) has released a comprehensive vision study report titled, “Public Health Approaches to Reduce Vision Impairment and Promote Eye Health.” The report proposes a population health action framework to guide action and coordination among various stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye…
Let us join AOA, InfantSEE and J&J to help support the cause of ocular health of our kids. You can help by donating a photo daily through September 13. Here is link to campaign: One photo helps protect a baby's visionFor every photo donated, Johnson & Johnson gives $1…
After one year acclimating to the paradigm shift in medical billing and coding that is ICD-10, doctors should be aware of significant changes scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, 2016, and the AOA resources available to ensure this smooth transition. Although the ICD-10 compliance deadline was Oct. 1, 2015, the…
