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Federal Advocacy
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Legislative Fact Sheets
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Medicare Physician Payment
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Optometry Scope of Practice
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Children’s Vision
- Stop the 10% Cut in Medicare Reimbursement to Optometrists Due to Take Effect on January 1, 2008
- AOA Supports HR 1884 to End Exclusion of ODs in NHSC and Expand Access to Eye Care in Underserved Communities
- AOA Supports HR 1983, the Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
- Vision Care for Kids Act: AOA Supports H.R. 507/S. 1117 Co-sponsors Needed!
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- Protecting Contact Lens Patients from Abuses by Unscrupulous Internet Sellers
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Health Care Reform: Expand Access to Essential Optometric Care
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Support Schakowsky - Hall Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act (HR 2697) to Safeguard Access to Care in Underserved Communities
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Contact Lens Consumer Protection
- Press Release from AOA on HR 6117
- Press Release from Rep. Whitfield's office on HR 6117
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Fact Sheet on Key Federal Trade Commission Findings Concerning Limited Distribution Contact Lenses
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"Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act" (S. 2480) needs increased verification safeguards
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Testimony of Dr. Wiley Curtis of Arlington, Texas Before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Contact Lens Sales
- AOA Supports HR 979, Patients Bill of Rights, to Ensure Access to Care
- AOA Opposes HR 2260/Sullivan Bill
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Contact Lens Consumer Protection
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Make Preventative Vision Care For Children a Top Health Care Priority (S 259/HR 577)
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Make Healthy Vision a Top Health Care Priority: Co-Sponsor HR 1884 to Expand Access to Eye and Vision Care
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InfantSEE®: Establishing a Lifetime of Healthy Vision for Infants
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Protecting Contact Lens Patients From Abuses by Unscrupulous Internet Sellers
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Support Optometric Education
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Optometrists Offer No-Cost Eye Assessments through InfantSEE® Initiative
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Vision Care for Kids Act: AOA Supports H.R. 507/S. 1117 Co-sponsors Needed!
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AOA Supports HR 1983, the Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
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AOA Supports HR 1884 to End Exclusion of ODs in NHSC and Expand Access to Eye Care in Underserved Communities
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Pay for Performance – Quality Reporting
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AOA Supports HR 979, Patients Bill of Rights, to Ensure Access to Care
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Stop the 10% Cut in Medicare Reimbursement to Optometrists Due to Take Effect on July 1, 2008
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Strengthen Optometric Education and Ease Financial Aid Debt Burden on Optometry Students
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AOA Backs Historic Expansion of Low Vision Services for America’s Veterans
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Children's Eye Exams: AOA Supports H.R. 2238
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Low Vision Program
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H.R. 5688, "Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2006"
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Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts in 2007 and Beyond
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Optometry and the National Health Service Corps
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Support Optometric Education and Optometry Students
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New Medicare DMEPOS application fee takes effect
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FTC "Red Flags Rule"
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Medicare
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Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics & Supplies
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Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
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2009 Medicare Fee Schedule
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Pay for Performance (PQRI)
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National Provider Conference Calls
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Quality Measure Development Process
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From AOA News - CMS to offer 1.5% bonus payments for quality reporting
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National Provider Conference Calls
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Provider Nondiscrimination in Medicare Managed Care
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Funding for Clinical Education
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Medicare Resources on the Internet
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Carrier Advisory Committee
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Medicare Acronyms
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Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics & Supplies
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Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (FCLCA)
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National Provider Identifier (NPI)
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CMS: Some billing services not using providers' NPIs
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NPI provider data available
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NPI Contingency Guidance National Provider Roundtable with Question & Answer Session
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Social Security Administration
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New Medicare DMEPOS application fee takes effect
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Clinical Care and Practice Advancement
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Patient Care
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Hospital Privileges Manual
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- Hospital Privileges Manual: Part II: The Importance of Optometry to the Hospital
- Hospital Privileges Manual: Part III: Hospital Bylaws and Legal Issues in Hospital Privileging
- Hospital Privileges Manual: Part IV: How to Obtain Hospital Privileges
- Hospital Privileges Manual: Part V: The Hospital-Based Optometric Examination
- American Optometric Association Guidelines for Delineation of Clinical Privileges for Optometry
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Pediatrics and Binocular Vision
- Office-Based Optometric Therapy for Convergence Insufficiency
- Vision: A Collaboration of Eyes and Brain
- The Need for Comprehensive Vision Examination of Preschool and School-age Children
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- The Use of Tinted Lenses and Colored Overlays for the Treatment of Dyslexia and Other Related Reading and Learning Disorders
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Environmental / Occupational Issues
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Occupational Vision Manual Part I: Introduction
- PDF Version (360.6 KB)
- Occupational Vision Manual: Part II: Performance and Productivity in the Work Place
- Occupational Vision Manual: Part III: Ocular Protection
- Occupational Vision Manual: Part IV: Contact Lens Use In Industry
- Occupational Vision Manual: Part V: Medico-Legal and Ethical Concerns Regarding Standards and Regulations
- Occupational Vision Manual: References and Sources for Further Information
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Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)
- Computer Vision Syndrome Symptoms
- The Relationship of Computer Vision Syndrome to Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Impact of Computer Use on Children's Vision
- The Effects of Video Display Terminal Use on Eye Health and Vision
- Criteria for Determining Whether the Need for Eyeglasses or Other Treatment is Related to Computer Use
- Motorist Vision Policy
- Recommendations for the Use of Laser Pointers
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Occupational Vision Manual Part I: Introduction
- Ophthalmic Standards
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Aviation Vision
- Aviation Vision Continuing Education Course
- Comparison of Bifocal and Progressive Addition Lenses on Aviator Target Detection Performance
- Eyes, Right
- LASIK Refractive Surgery: Clinical Considerations for the Pilot
- Special Ophthalmic Needs of Aviators
- Sunglasses in Aviation
- Ultraviolet Radiation: Hazards in Aviation
- Eye Exams and Aviation: Prescription for Success
- The Eye and Night Vision
- Adjusting to New Spectacles the Easy Way
- Prescribing Spectacles for Aviators
- AOA Pilot Vision Evaluation
- FAA Report of Eye Evaluation
- Ophthalmological Evaluation for Glaucoma
- Clinical Application of Vision Standards
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Community Health Centers
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New Tool! Key Questions for CHCs
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New Tool! Vision and Optometry Service Metrics
Sample metrics to assure that disparities in visual health are addressed - EyeTAC - Eye Care Technical Advisory Center
- NEW Business Plan for a Comprehensive Eye Care Service and Key Questions to Assess Need
- Community Health Center Optometry
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Community Health Center Optometry
- The Fundamentals of Community Health Centers
- UPDATED - A Sketch of Community Health Centers: The NACHC Chart Book
- Do you Need an Eye Care Service?
- How to Start an Eye Care Service in a Community Health Center
- Community Health Center Eye Clinic Capital & Equipment Planner
- Business Planning Template
- Opening the Doors to Vision Care Access
- Memorandum of Understanding with the National Association of Community Health Centers
- Publications and Research
- Community Health Center Eye Clinic Capital & Equipment Planner
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New Tool! Key Questions for CHCs
- antiquespectacles.com Web site
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Vision Simulator Cards
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Infant:3.5" x 6.75"Cards are designed to "simulate" how an infant views the world. Simulator Cards also feature statistics that emphasize the importance of eye exams for infants.
Children: 4" x 8"Cards are designed to "simulate" what vision would be like with farsightedness, nearsightedness, astigmatism, and information about dyslexia. Simulator Card also features a diagram of the eye, an explanation of the process of sight and information on the importance of eye exams for children.
General: 3.5" x 6.75"Cards are designed to "simulate" what vision would be like glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. Simulator Cards also feature a diagram of the eye, an explanation of the process of sight and information on nearsighted and farsighted.
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