Regulatory/Legislative News

DENVER – American Optometric Association executive director Jon Hymes told the House of Delegates here at Optometry’s Meeting that the association works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to deliver value to its members and have an impact.

DENVER – “On April 3, AOA MORE was able to attest and submit data for AOA members – 600 optometrists – to CMS,” Zachary McCarty, OD, chair of the AOA MORE Quality Improvement and Registry Committee, reported here at the American Optometric Association’s House of Delegates.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness is urging Congress to pass a bill that aims to speed up cures for blindness by allowing the creation of “Eye-Bonds,” according to a press release.

The American Optometric Association has contacted Mark Zuckerberg, asking that Opternative’s advertisements be removed from Facebook.

The American Optometric Association voiced its concern over Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s intention to cut dental and vision coverage for nearly 460,000 state Medicaid beneficiaries.

DENVER – Outgoing American Optometric Association President Chris Quinn, OD, in his final presidential address to the House of Delegates during Optometry’s Meeting, explained how the group is continuing to work to develop an accrediting system for postgraduate education.

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The FDA has issued approvals and clearances and closed out warning letters in recent weeks regarding multiple companies and products in the ophthalmology industry.

To mark Dry Eye Awareness Month and highlight the 2017 publication of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society’s Dry Eye Workshop II, TFOS and the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research will host a congressional briefing today.

Optometry is a legislated profession, and our scope of practice varies from state to state. There are a few important consistencies, however, that should be considered in determining our role in health care reform.