Optometry

The U.S. Department of Education took shape in the mid-19th century, when President Andrew Johnson signed legislation in 1867 for its creation.

I was pleased to read that President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, in collaboration with the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, has announced 2024 pass rate data for each optometric institution in the U.S., according to a press release.

On Jan. 2 President Joe Biden signed into law a reform bill that would add optometrists practicing in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to the physician pay scale, according to the American Optometric Association.

A number of key opinion leaders submit blogs to Healio Optometry, and two of our most popular bloggers are Scott Edmonds, OD, FAAO, and Oliver Kuhn-Wilken, OD. Here are their top posts over the past year.

Private investment firms Kian Capital Partners and RF Investment Partners announced the formation of US VisionMed Partners, a management services organization supporting medically focused optometry practices, according to a press release.

Optometry Giving Sight has named Donna J. Mikulecky, CPA, as the organization’s next executive director, replacing retiring Lois Schoenbrun, FAAO, according to a press release.

I first came to Philadelphia in 1976 to start at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.

Optometry’s Fund for Disaster Relief has raised more than $430,000 in donations to help recovery efforts from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to a press release from the American Optometric Association.

The American Academy of Optometry Foundation and Meta Reality Labs will fund a $1.5 million grant for three independent research studies on longitudinal visual experience and myopia outcomes, according to a foundation press release.