Every optometric practice should create and maintain an office manual to provide clear and consistent policies and procedures for all staff members.
Such a resource should contain everything from how sick days are handled to how the practice places contact lens orders.
The more details that can be articulated in a manual, the easier it will be for doctors and staff to deliver the kind of customer service the practitioner expects. Read the rest of this entry ?
Nominations for the 2012 National Optometry Hall of Fame are now being accepted. The National Optometry Hall of Fame highlights the luminaries within the field of optometry—individuals who have made a significant and long-lasting impact on the profession. Read the rest of this entry ?
Holter
Optometry Cares® – The AOA Foundation welcomes new Chief Advancement Officer Dennis Holter. As chief advancement officer, Holter will be helping the foundation realize growth and develop reciprocal, sustainable relationships for the advancement of the AOA.
Holter is a health care and education executive with more than 30 years of fundraising, communications, marketing, and management experience. Read the rest of this entry ?
As a result of the extension of the Pension Protection Act through 2011, anyone over the age of 70 ½ can now make an outright gift to a qualified charitable organization, such as Optometry Cares®-the AOA Foundation, by requesting a direct transfer of up to $100,000 from an individual retirement account (traditional or Roth IRA) without paying taxes on this distribution.
Foundation donors have found these gifts can be accomplished simply and can maximize the benefits of IRA dollars that would have been taxable in the past. Read the rest of this entry ?
From the collection of The Archives & Museum of Optometry, Optometry Cares® – The AOA Foundation
The Woman’s Auxiliary to the AOA, formed in 1927, was an active, creative, and dedicated group, carrying the banner of modern optometry and supporting the work of the profession.
Their work required financial support, and sometimes that was lacking. In 1951 the Washington Optometric Association Woman’s Auxiliary realized that dues were small and other means of revenue were limited.
They proposed to the national body that attractive optometry seals (similar to the popular tuberculosis seals) be printed and sold to the state associations, auxiliary members, optometrists, and friends of optometry. Read the rest of this entry ?
Contamac Ltd. is proud to announce the formation of the Contamac Specialty Lens Institute™ (CSLI), dedicated to serving students, residents, practitioners, patients and communities on a global basis in specialty contact lens education, clinical care, research and leadership. Read the rest of this entry ?
With neurological conditions representing a growing problem for the American health care system, the AOA’s new Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders Board Certification Review Course provides practicing optometrists an easy, efficient way to begin taking a more active role in helping the thousands of military veterans, older adults and accident victims who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to instructor Leonard Messner, O.D., the Illinois College of Optometry’s vice president for patient care services and executive director of the Illinois Eye Institute. Read the rest of this entry ?
Gerald Eisenstatt, O.D., has been named director of the Hayes Center for Practice Excellence (HCPE) at Southern College of Optometry (SCO) in Memphis, Tenn.
The Hayes Center for Practice Excellence was founded in 2005 by 1973 SCO graduate, Jerry Hayes, O.D., and his wife, Cris. Read the rest of this entry ?
The CMS would like Medicare providers to join in communicating the message of this year’s Great American Smokeout this month. The Great American Smokeout spotlights the dangers of tobacco use and the challenges of quitting and has set the stage for change in social norms related to smoking—the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States—since 1977. Read the rest of this entry ?
CooperVision has initiated a recall of a limited number of Avaira Toric and Avaira Sphere contact lenses after discovering reports of wearers experiencing hazy vision and discomfort. Some patients reported severe eye pain or eye injuries requiring medical treatment. Not everyone experiences the same symptoms.
If patients experience hazy vision or unusual discomfort with their Avaira lenses, they should remove the lenses immediately. Patients and practitioners can check to see if lenses are part of the limited recall by checking the lot number as indicated below. If lenses are affected, even if a patient is not experiencing symptoms, they should contact their eye care professional. Read the rest of this entry ?
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