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Optometry’s expertise on pediatric health and screen time dangers featured in U.S. Surgeon General’s policymaking symposium

Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety Chair and Past AOA President David Cockrell, O.D., joined federal health leaders at a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services symposium examining the impact of screen use on children, ensuring myopia, early detection and children’s eye health were front and center in national conversation.

FinCEN permanently ends BOI reporting for U.S. businesses

Practice owners no longer need to file beneficial ownership information reports.

3 ways AOA’s pediatric chairside guides can strengthen your next exam

AOA’s pediatric experts share practical strategies for examining and managing patients from infancy through adolescence, including how to apply the AOA’s age-specific Children’s Vision Chairside Guides in everyday practice.

November 8, 2026
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December 2, 2026
2026 Holiday CHEER
Location - To Be Determined (Providence / Warwick area)


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