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South Bay
      Optometric Society

Red Lanterns

Join us for our

February 2025 CE

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Virtual meeting 7:00pm

 

Geographic Atrophy Update and AMD Mimickers

​Presented by: Dr. Douglas Matsunaga, MD

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2 hours COA CE (non-COPE)​

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OD Job Opening

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LAUSD hiring a full time optometrist for one of their wellness clinics. 

 

The job is not yet posted on their site, so you may contact Yolanda Lasmarias at 213-509-0805 or the LAUSD hiring coordinator at 213-241-3455 for more information.

 

Please share with any potentially interested ODs.

 

Thank you!

Above the Clouds

Tell your state lawmakers to increase Medi-Cal rates now!

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The number of Medi-Cal patients is expected by grow by 8% this year.

 

COA has been advocating for an increase in reimbursement rates as part of the annual budget process.

Lawmakers and the governor are deciding right now how much they will pay for optometric services next year.

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Please send a message to your lawmaker in support of this budget item.

News

January 29, 2025

The role of sex hormones and aging in dry eye disease

Anna Tichenor, O.D., Ph.D., Indiana University School of Optometry, is the recipient of the 2024 AOA Investigator Initiated Research Award. The award is designed to inspire future research. 

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January 16, 2025

How to avert an eye care crisis

A noted author and lecturer is sounding the alarm over the growing gap between the demand for eye care services and the declining number of ophthalmologists.

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December 12, 2024

​Benefits of regular comprehensive eye exams reinforced in analysis of military exams

The cost-benefit analysis, conducted by a national nonprofit research group, found comprehensive eye exams for all service members more cost-effective relative to basic acuity screenings.

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