A variety of factors affect the fees associated with card acceptance. By effectively managing factors you can control, you can help minimize transactions with higher than usual fees assessed — ultimately reducing your monthly processing expense. Read the rest of this entry »
Donor spotlight highlights contributions of Mallinger, Vision West
January 22, 2012Optometry Cares®—The AOA Foundation is beginning a series of Donor Spotlight articles in the AOA News. The focus of the Donor Spotlights will be to highlight donors who are committed to the foundation and its mission.
Joseph Mallinger, O.D., and Vision West, Inc., have been, and continue to be, amazing supporters of the foundation. As such, we thought it only appropriate to highlight them in the very first Donor Spotlight piece. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s time to review estate planning
January 22, 2012With this year’s challenges and accomplishments still fresh in your mind, now is a good time to review and update your estate plans. To help you in this process, we have constructed the following checklist of estate planning actions for you to go over as the end of the year rolls closer. Read the rest of this entry »
New online course targets diagnosis of mild TBI
January 21, 2012Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the “signature injury” of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to Department of Defense data through July 31, 2011, all TBI severities total 220,430, of which 169,209 are classified as Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). While devastating effects on the visual system can result from mTBI, it is frequently misdiagnosed. Read the rest of this entry »
EyeLearn™ quickly marks 5,000th logon
January 20, 2012AOA-member optometrists logged onto EyeLearn™ – the association’s new, online continuing education portal – some 5,206 times to take courses or tests over the first six months the portal was active, according to a report from the AOA Clinical and Practice Advancement Group (AOA-CPAG). Read the rest of this entry »
AOA online course focuses on ametropia
January 20, 2012Optometrists may play an increasingly important role in the care of eye health conditions, but they should never lose sight of vision care, according to Lynn D. Greenspan, O.D., assistant professor at the Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry and the lecturer for EyeLearn™’s new Ametropia/ Ophthalmic Optics interactive online continuing education course. Read the rest of this entry »
A Message To Readers from AOA President Dori Carlson, O.D.
January 20, 2012As anyone who follows media knows, there is an ongoing evolution – some would say revolution – in the way people get their news and information. Every day, we learn of major publications that are shifting to online presences, new technologies such as e-readers that help audiences interact with publications in new ways, and social media tools that shape the media choices we make.
Seeking to keep the AOA at the forefront of those changes, and meet the needs of an evolving membership base, the AOA Board has examined our current publishing operation and decided to chart a new direction. Read the rest of this entry »
New tool assists in screening for diabetes in OD’s office
January 19, 2012With diabetes on the rise, and an increased focus on optometrists counseling patients on the disease, some ODs are using a six-item questionnaire to help identify patients most at risk.
Developed by the Weill-Cornell College of Medicine at Cornell University, the six-item questionnaire scores risk factors for diabetes, including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), family history, history of hypertension and levels of exercise. Patients scoring more than four points are considered at high-risk. Read the rest of this entry »
Codes for Optometry again offered as CD-ROM in 2012
January 19, 2012Orders for the 2012 edition of Codes for Optometry – the AOA’s comprehensive coding and billing manual for optometric practices – are now being accepted by the AOA Order Department.
For the third year, Codes for Optometry is being made available in a searchable CD-ROM format. Read the rest of this entry »
CPC administrator appointed to national agency review board
January 19, 2012The AOA’s Commission on Paraoptometric Certification (CPC) announced the appointment of Darlene Leuschke, CPC administrator, to the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) as an administrative reviewer.
She will be responsible for reviewing NCCA accreditation applications from certifying organizations for their certification program(s) against NCCA Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs. Read the rest of this entry »
