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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.

Tamara Fountain, MD, Begins Term as Academy President

Tamara R. Fountain, MD, begins her one-year term as the 125th president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Ophthalmologists Condemn Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets

This is what a rubber bullet can do to the eye.

Survey: Americans at Risk of Vision Loss

Survey Reveals Most Americans Know a Lot Less About Eye Health Than They Think They Do press release

Sleep Apnea Linked to Eye Disease in People With Diabetes

Sleep Apnea Linked to Blinding Eye Disease in People with Diabetes spotlight

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What You Don’t Know About Fireworks Can Cost You Your Sight

JUN 24, 2021

Every year, people suffer serious eye injuries from backyard fireworks displays. Most of the victims are children and bystanders located nowhere near the pyrotechnics.

In Show of COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence, 96% of America’s Ophthalmologists Already Vaccinated

JUN 16, 2021

The Academy is calling on its members to continue to build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines and encourage people to get vaccinated, including their staff.

The Health Exam You Didn’t Know You Needed

MAY 12, 2021

Nation’s Ophthalmologists warn that normal vision does not always mean your eyes are healthy

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