January 8, 2014

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The unintended consequences of optometric board certification

The NBEO has made both an obvious and a very courageous decision to embrace its certification as board certification in general optometry. Obvious in that more than10,000 ODs already represent themselves to be board certified by the NBEO to the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) and subsequently to the health plans that rely on CAQH for credentialing. » More

Prevent Blindness declares January National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Chicago—Prevent Blindness and other eye health organizations have declared January as National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Prevent Blindness seeks to educate the public on the second leading cause of blindness, following cataracts, by providing free resourcesvia online or by mail through its Glaucoma Learning Center. » More

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AOAExcel offers customized financial lending for ODs

St. Louis, MO—AOAExcel, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Optometric Association, has recently partnered with Healthcare Professional Funding (HPF) to offer financial solutions for ODs. » More

ABB Optical Group to offer custom soft contact lenses

Coral Springs, FL—ABB Optical Group will offer two new custom soft contact lens product lines. Customers can now order the full line of SynergEyes Inc. products and BioColors from Orion Vision Group. » More

AllAboutVision.com releases free patient handout for practitioners

San Diego, CA—To help eyecare professionals encourage their patients to make eye health a priority, AllAboutVision.com has released a 2014 checklist to offer to your patients to ensure ocular health. » More

 

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