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05/02/2026

General connection with vision loss, depression and anxiety

https://www.cdc.gov/vision-health/about-eye-disorders/vision-loss-mental-health.html

05/01/2026

04/11/2026

Are you one of the 16 million+ Americans who experience dry eye? Here's what ophthalmologists want you to know: https://ow.ly/JLu950YsyfK

04/05/2026

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/03/eye-drop-recall-fda/89447831007/

04/04/2026

Itchy eyes? Here's what an ophthalmologist recommends:

https://ow.ly/oofS50YyPHg

03/28/2026

Notable WOMEN in eye care history
👁Edith Gallup: Edith Gallup was a charter member of the American Optometric Association (then American Association of Opticians) in 1898. She made it her mission to encourage other women to join the profession and provide resources to help them succeed, including guides on attire, conduct and business. She was elected vice president of the AOA in 1907.

👁Elva Cooper: Elva Cooper became the first female interim presiding officer of the AOA in 1911 after both the male president and vice president became ill and could not perform their duties.

👁Mae Booth-Jones: Mae Booth-Jones became the first female president of an optometry school in 1920. She served as president of the Washington School of Optometry in Spokane, Washington.

👁Joan Exford: Joan Exford became the first female president of the American Academy of Optometry in 1993.

👁Carol Rymer: Carol Rymer was the first female optometrist to become a colonel in the U.S. Army in 2010.

👁Dori Carlson: Dori Carlson became the first elected female president of the AOA in 2011.

👁Jennifer Smythe Coyle: Jennifer Smythe Coyle became the first woman president of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry in 2013.

👁Andrea Thau: Andrea Thau became the second woman president of the AOA in 2016.

03/21/2026

👁 March is women' s month! So we will be sharing biographies of pioneering women in ophthalmology.

👁👁 https://www.aao.org/lifetime-engaged-ophthalmologist/perspective/article/dame-ida-c-mann-part-1-visionary-in-ophthalmology

👁👁https://www.dorchesteratheneum.org/project/isabel-hayes-chapin-barrows-1845-1913/