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	600 have now joined the ACO Public » Announcements July 26, 2009 600 have now joined the ACO, exactly 75% of which describe themselves as AOA members! Seems that Dr. Brooks description to Review of Optometry, of a dozen or so being... Read more
	Membership now exceeds 500! Public » Announcements July 25, 2009 There are currently 11 confirmed nominees for the ACO Board of Directors, with several others that are either undecided or have not yet indicated their decision. It is anticipated that... Read more
	Nominations to the ACO Board are now closed. Public » Announcements July 23, 2009 Nominations to the ACO Board are now closed. The results will be compiled and made available here next week once the nominee's are polled to determine their interest. Then the... Read more
	Membership is now over 300 Public » Announcements July 20, 2009 Membership is now over 300. Nominations for a Board are still being received. A follow-up email will go out today as a reminder. Curiously, most are nominating others, few are... Read more
	Seeking the names of volunteers for a Board of Directors Public » Announcements July 16, 2009 An email has gone out to members seeking the names of volunteers for a Board of Directors. If you joined but didn't get an email it may have been blocked... Read more
	The Association now has over 200 members Public » Announcements July 12, 2009 The Association now has over 200 members and continues to experience steady growth. It hopes to be able to elect a Board of Directors by the end of this coming... Read more
	Craig Steinberg, OD, JD named spokesperson Public » Announcements July 11, 2009 Many have asked who the principals of the Association of Concerned Optometrists are. After some reflection it is the view of those that started the Association that who they are... Read more
	Three days... 100 members Public » Announcements July 10, 2009 In just 3 days the Association has over 100 member doctors. More than 2/3 are AOA members. The Association's Mission was been clarified on the home page so that... Read more
	Legal counsel retained... Craig Steinberg, OD, JD Public » Announcements July 09, 2009 The Association has retained the services of Craig S. Steinberg, O.D., J.D., to advise it and provide legal services with respect to potential legal action(s) which the Association may pursue... Read more
	New problem noted... Public » Announcements July 09, 2009 A new bullet point has been added to the problems with the AOA/ABO's proposal for Board Certification: The AOA's Proposal Usurps the Authority of Optometric Licensing Boards and Confuses the... Read more

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The American Optometric Society was created in August, 2009, in response to the American Optometric Association’s passage of a resolution forming the American Board of Optometry for the purpose of creating a program to board certify general optometrists. The AOA created the ABO despite overwhelming opposition by both the general membership of the AOA and non-AOA member optometrists, and despite there being no substantiated need for it.

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