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Academy of Ophthalmology COA®/COT®/COMT® The Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology, Inc., (ATPO®) would like to invite you to attend the COA/COT/COMT Certification Review Courses, which will be offered in conjunction with the ASCRS Meeting on Friday, April 4, 2008, in Chicago, Ill. Registrations for the ATPO Review Courses must be made through JCAHPO. The ATPO Review Course registration deadline is March 21, 2008. Space is limited so be sure to register early! Click on the link below for a registration brochure or you may also use the link to register online. http://imisweb.jcahpo.org/registration/ Registration for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) meeting itself must be made directly through ASCRS. Click here for ASCRS registration, housing, travel, and other information. Meeting Location: McCormick Place West, 2301 S. Indiana, Chicago, Ill. 60616. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago. If you have questions, call ATPO at (800) 482-4858. COA Examination to Change in 2008 The content of the COA examination has been revised. The exact implementation date has not been announced but it is expected to happen in 2008. Category
Percentage For more information about the changes and categories visit the JCAHPO website: http://www.jcahpo.org/newsite/coaexamchanges.pdf The COT and COMT examinations will be revised in 2009 The Eyes Have
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The Glaucoma Service Foundation to Prevent Blindness at Wills Eye Hospital offers a glaucoma patient support group, which meets monthly from September through May on Sunday afternoons in the Wills Eye Hospital auditorium. The foundation's newsletter, Searchlight on Glaucoma, is published three times a year, and mailed to approximately 20,000 glaucoma patients and their families. All issues are archived on its website (Glaucoma Service Foundation at Wills Eye Hospital). Subscriptions to the Searchlight on Glaucoma newsletter is free. Every Wednesday night, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm a Wills Eye Hospital glaucoma specialist hosts an online Question & Answer session on scheduled topics. Edited transcripts of these sessions are available on the website. For
information on glaucoma and macular degeneration, Links Online Portal for Ophthalmic Technicians Wills Eye Hospital® 61st Annual Alumni Conference Technicians' Program American Academy of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Service Foundation at Wills Eye Hospital HIPAA Privacy Rules Guidelines American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators Macular Degeneration Foundation American Printing House for the Blind Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators Associated Services for the Blind Our thanks to Diane Brash of the Associated Services for the Blind, our speaker at the September meeting. Diane has provided us with resources to assist our visually impaired patients: Associated
Services for the Blind Library
for the Blind, GED programs: PA
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services: PA
Association for the Blind: The
PA Association for Blind Athletes
needs volunteers to assist visually impaired participants. Visit their
website for more information:
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