Regulatory/Legislative News

WASHINGTON – Incoming American Optometric Association President Christopher J. Quinn, OD, FAAO, said here at Optometry’s Meeting that one of the group’s priorities remains the comprehensive eye examination.

An investigational drug from ProQR for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa associated with Usher syndrome has received orphan drug designation from the FDA and the European Medicines Agency, according to a company press release.

Vision screenings and vision health care, especially for children, should continue to be treated as an essential health benefit, a speaker said at the Prevent Blindness 2017 Focus on Eye Health National Summit in Washington, D.C.

President Donald J. Trump has nominated Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, who has advocated for needle exchange programs, to be the next U.S. Surgeon General.

On June 22, 2017, the U.S. Senate Republicans released details on the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Johnson & Johnson Vision launched a virtual learning tool for eye care professionals on advocating to lawmakers and agencies here at Optometry’s Meeting.

WASHINGTON – The American Optometric Association’s House of Delegates adopted 12 resolutions here at Optometry’s Meeting.

The cost savings that would be realized under the Senate’s proposed health care bill would have a dramatic negative effect on the quality of health care offered in the United States, according to policy experts and physicians.

Christopher J. Quinn, OD, of New Jersey, a Primary Care Optometry News Editorial Board member, was elected president of the American Optometric Association during the 120th Annual AOA Congress at Optometry’s Meeting.

WASHINGTON – John Rumpakis, OD, MBA, spoke here at Optometry’s Meeting about how to prevent and survive carrier audits.