AAO inaugurates Ellerbrock Educator Award
March 18th 2013The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) has established the annual Vincent Ellerbrock Clinician Educator Award to honor a clinician widely recognized by Academy peers and the profession for expertise and willingness to share knowledge for the benefit of improved patient care.
Long-awaited final rule enables healthy vision for America’s children
March 12th 2013The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) announced final regulations that require the pediatric vision essential health benefit to be a yearly eye exam with materials for millions of children in this country.
Tennessee ophthalmologists dispute legislation allowing ODs to use injectable anesthesia
March 12th 2013The Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology (TNAO) is opposing a recently filed bill (SB220/HB555) that, as amended, would allow optometrists to inject local anesthesia into the tissue surrounding the eye in order to perform surgery.