AOA Advocacy

Optometry is a legislated profession. The decisions made by local and national politicians have a direct and often long-lasting effect on optometry.

The rules set forth in federal and state laws and regulations significantly impact how optometry doctors can practice and provide care for patients.

Lawmakers and agency officials play a key role in determining what care is within optometry’s scope of practice, how patients are able to access needed eye and vision care, and how doctors are reimbursed.

Defending the rights of doctors of optometry to practice full-scope optometry is one of the most important roles of the American Optometric Association. The volunteers and staff of the AOA Advocacy Group are dedicated to fighting and winning in Washington, D.C., and state capital across the country on behalf of doctors of optometry and patients.

More information on AOA advocacy can be found here.