Tag: AOA
Optometry Sees Advocacy Results in D.C. Tax Bill Battle
As a controversial, multi-trillion-dollar budget reconciliation bill—H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—advanced through Congress in recent weeks, AOA leaders and hundreds of...
Registration Open for AOA on Capitol Hill, Sept. 25-28
AOA on Capitol Hill is the AOA’s single-largest federal advocacy event in Washington, D.C., directly connecting optometry’s advocates with our nation’s policy leaders to advance...
The Latest Updates from the AOA
OPTOMETRY'S MEETING® OFFERS ATTENDEES INSIDE LOOK AT AOAExcel®, AOA FOUNDATION
Optometry’s Meeting® welcomed attendees to the second day of AOA’s House of Delegates with updates...
Highlights from Days 1 and 2 of Optometry’s Meeting
Optometry’s Meeting 2025 officially kicked off on June 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bringing together thousands of doctors of optometry, students, staff and industry professionals...
Two ODs Receive Golden Opportunity Award at AOA Meeting
The AOA Foundation — Optometry Cares® and PERC Alliance presented the Golden Opportunity Award to Danielle Richardson, OD, of Los Angeles, California, and Kayla...
Dr. Jacquie Bowen Encourages Engagement
For the first time in its more than 100-year history, the American Optometric Association (AOA) has seen a female president, president-elect and vice president...
Dr. Teri Geist: “We Need to Tell the Story of What...
As Teri Geist, OD, anticipates stepping into the role of president-elect of the American Optometric Association (AOA) at its 2025 meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...
Dr. Terri Gossard Reflects on Optometry’s Evolution
Since graduating from The Ohio State University in 1996 with her doctorate in optometry and master’s in physiological optics, Terri Gossard, OD, MS, has...
The AOA Demands Vision Benefit Manager Cease Anti-Doctor Policies
The American Optometric Association (AOA) outside counsel sent a cease-and-desist letter dated June 18 to VSP. It states contracting concerns raised by California optometrists...
2025 Poster Session Slated for Optometry’s Meeting®
The American Optometric Association (AOA) and World Council of Optometry (WCO) announced the top five posters selected to participate in the live education session...
