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Dan Briceland, MD, Begins Term as Academy President

Dan Briceland, MD, Begins Term as Academy President.

End Use of Rubber Bullets to Disperse Crowds

Academy calls on domestic law enforcement officials to end the use of rubber bullets to control or disperse crowds of protesters.

Stephen D. McLeod, MD, to Lead the Academy

Stephen D. McLeod, MD, to Lead the American Academy of Ophthalmology

We Urge Aetna to Reverse Cataract Surgery Policy

Aetna, the country’s third-largest provider of health insurance and services, is requiring pre-approval for all cataract surgeries starting July 1, 2021.

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Big Data Research into Leading Cause of Childhood Blindness Gets Boost from FDA Grant

JAN 18, 2023

The FDA granted nearly $400,000 to the American Academy of Ophthalmology to support research into pediatric cataract surgery, powered by real-world data curated from the Academy’s IRIS Registry.

Dan Briceland, MD, Begins Term as 2023 President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

JAN 03, 2023

Dan Briceland, MD, begins his one-year term as the 127th president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Prior Authorization Reform Effort Gets Boost from CMS

DEC 14, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule that closely aligns with the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, a bill the American Academy of Ophthalmology helped craft.

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