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VSP Board Members at AOA Optometry's meeting: Matthew Alpert, OD, newly installed AOA president Samuel Pierce, OD, and
Robert Chu, OD (not pictured: Mary Anne Murphy, OD)

Better Together: The Importance of Organized Optometry

Robert Chu, OD, VSP^® Board Member and AOA Member, blogs about the 2018 AOA Optometry's meeting

The importance of organized optometry cannot ever be overstated. Without organizations like the American Optometric Association (AOA), our state associations, and local societies, the profession that we enjoy would not exist as we know it. Banding together for the common greater good is in the fabric of optometry.

The AOA is the premier representative organization for our profession on the national stage. The 121^st AOA Optometry’s Meeting was held on June 20-24, 2018, in Denver, Colorado. With thousands of optometrists and AOSA (American Optometric Student Association) optometry students in attendance, Optometry’s Meeting was again a stunning success, and a delight to attend. The meeting offered an opportunity for colleagues to reconnect, receive legislative updates, learn about the industry and technology developments, and experience world-class education.

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