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PubMed1979

The Commission on Ophthalmic standards--the American Optometric Association's standards development program.

The American Optometric Association has been concerned with ophthalmic standards for over fifty years. This paper describes this involvement and how it has led to the creation of the Commission on Ophthalmic Standards. The commission's scope and function and the responsibilities of the Director of Standards Development are given. The progress of the commission's program has been temporarily delayed due to a proposed FTC rule on voluntary standards setting organizations.

Eyeglasses↗
PubMed1994

The history of ethics in the American Optometric Association 1898-1994.

BACKGROUND: The history surrounding the development of codes of ethics and other official statements of desired professional conduct adopted by the American Optometric Association reveals the interesting struggle optometry faced in establishing itself as a leading primary health care profession. METHODS: Information regarding the events and documents reported in this paper were obtained through research of the historical literature and achieves at the International Library, Archives and Museum of Optometry located at the American Optometry Association's offices at 243 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO. RESULTS: Forces outside as well as within the profession were found to have influenced the drafting and redrafting of the official ethical and professional conduct statements that were meant to guide the professional behavior of the membership of the AOA. CONCLUSIONS: Ethical codes and other statements of desired conduct have been essential to the establishment of the profession of optometry. As optometry has grown and matured as a provider of primary eye and vision care services, so have its ethical emphases.

Codes of Ethics↗
PubMed1987

Results of the extended wear contact lens survey of the Contact Lens Section of the American Optometric Association.

Surveys of contact lens practice, comparing the use of daily wear and extended wear cosmetic soft contact lenses, were distributed to almost 3,000 members of the Contact Lens Section of the American Optometric Association. There were 759 responses received of which 440 were considered valid for analysis. The results of our analysis suggest that slightly more physiological complications are encountered with extended than with daily wear of contact lenses. Most optometrists (96%), however, are satisfied with this modality and continue prescribing extended wear lenses, although many have decreased the number of days over which patients are advised to use the lenses before removal and cleaning. Most of the respondees now favor medium water content, thin lens designs for extended wear use, with 70% of them suggesting weekly removal, cleaning and aseptization. Peroxide cleaning regimens are most popular for this function.

Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear↗
PubMed1999

Vision therapy. Information for health care and other allied professionals. A Joint Organizational Policy Statement of the American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Association.

Vision therapy is prescribed to treat diagnosed conditions of the visual system. Effective therapy requires visual skills to be developed until they are integrated with other systems and become automatic, enabling individuals to achieve their full potential. The goals of a prescribed vision therapy treatment regimen are to achieve desired visual outcomes, alleviate the signs and symptoms, meet the patient's needs, and improve the patient's quality of life.

Humans↗
PubMed1999

Vision therapy: information for health care and other allied professionals. American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Association.

Vision therapy is prescribed to treat diagnosed conditions of the visual system. Effective therapy requires visual skills to be developed until they are integrated with other systems and become automatic, enabling people to achieve their full potential. The goals of a prescribed vision therapy treatment regimen are to achieve desired visual outcomes, alleviate the signs and symptoms, meet the patient's needs, and improve the patient's quality of life.

Humans↗
PubMed1994

Guideline development process for optometric care of the patient with diabetes mellitus. American Optometric Association.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this project was to develop a standard of optometric care for patients with diabetes mellitus in an effort to help the clinician bridge the gap between research and practice. These guidelines are intended to assist optometric practitioners in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, management, and rehabilitation of their patients. The guidelines are based on the best available research and professional judgment regarding the effectiveness and appropriateness of optometric care and procedures. METHODS: This paper details the methodology used by the AOA's Clinical Guidelines Coordinating Committee, Consensus Panel and the Center for Vision Care Policy of the State College of Optometry, SUNY, to develop practice guidelines for patients with diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes Mellitus↗
PubMed1994

The Council on Clinical Optometric Care (CCOC): The American Optometric Association's Institutional-Practice Reviewer 1967-1993.

BACKGROUND: For 26 years the CCOC served professional optometry as its institutional-practice reviewer. METHODS: The council used nine standards for accrediting clinical institutions. RESULTS: The benefits of the accreditation process were many, with improved patient care as its cornerstone. CONCLUSION: During its 26 year existence, the Council on Clinical Optometric Care (CCOC) had a major influence on the quality of optometric care.

Accreditation↗
PubMed1997

Vision, learning and dyslexia. A joint organizational policy statement of the American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Association.

1. Vision problems can and often do interfere with learning. 2. People at risk for learning-related vision problems should be evaluated by an optometrist who provides diagnostic and management services in this area. 3. The goal of optometric intervention is to improve visual function and alleviate associated signs and symptoms. 4. Prompt remediation of learning-related vision problems enhances the ability of children and adults to perform to their full potential. 5. People with learning problems require help from many disciplines to meet the learning challenges they face. Optometric involvement constitutes one aspect of the multidisciplinary management approach required to prepare the individual for lifelong learning.

Academies and Institutes↗