American Board of Optometry

American Board of Optometry Serving the public and the profession by assessing and certifying the competency of optometrists.

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11/12/2025

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Thankful for those who served!
11/11/2025

Thankful for those who served!

ABO works hard to make sure board certification and maintenance of certification are valuable tools for helping Diplomat...
11/10/2025

ABO works hard to make sure board certification and maintenance of certification are valuable tools for helping Diplomates stay current with modern optometric practice. Take the survey and let us know what you think!

The occurrence of a RVO in any patient warrants some degree of systemic workup. While many cases in elderly individuals ...
11/05/2025

The occurrence of a RVO in any patient warrants some degree of systemic workup. While many cases in elderly individuals occur in the presence of atherosclerotic risk factors and require minimal investigation, cases in younger patients (especially less than 50) warrant a more thorough investigation. The purpose of a systemic workup is to identify, treat, and optimize underlying medical conditions such as diabetes and hypertension to prevent non-ocular organ damage as well as the recurrence of a RVO. The occurrence of a RVO should be clearly communicated to the general practitioner so that he/she can take part in a systemic evaluation and assist in counselling the patient about risk factors.

https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(24)00789-9/fulltext

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11/04/2025

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10/31/2025

The VA has officially approved implementation of the Physician Pay Scale for VA optometrists, effective December 28, 2025 - a huge win for optometry!!

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10/30/2025

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Please check your email for our ABO Diplomate survey! Responses needed by November 3rd. Earn 2 MOC CE credits for partic...
10/23/2025

Please check your email for our ABO Diplomate survey! Responses needed by November 3rd. Earn 2 MOC CE credits for participating!

Posting last week's answer to the Question of the Week again in case you missed it!
10/21/2025

Posting last week's answer to the Question of the Week again in case you missed it!

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10/13/2025

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Introducing the QUESTION OF THE WEEK! Test your knowledge each week with a question pulled from an ABO self-guided learn...
10/06/2025

Introducing the QUESTION OF THE WEEK! Test your knowledge each week with a question pulled from an ABO self-guided learning module. Leave your answer in the comments and check back tomorrow for the correct answer, a detailed explanation and a resource to learn more!

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