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Serving the Community
          InfantSEE™
                    Overview
                    2007 InfantSEE Data Magnifies the Need for Early Eye and Vision Screenings for Infants
                    Editorial on InfantSEE™
                    New mom credits InfantSEE™ with saving daughter's life
          KidSight Connecticut™
                    Overview
                    Vision is Elementary
          Vision USA™
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                    Eligibility and Application
          Special Olympics
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                    Dr Susan Danberg - Executive Director
          VOSH / Connecticut
          Diabetes Health Fair
          Healthy Eyes Healthy People
                    Healthy Eyes, Healthy People
                    Healthy Vision 2010
           Optometry Giving Sight™
About Optometry and the CAO
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For Educators
          Introduction
          Teacher's Center
          Vision is Elementary Brochure
          School Nurse's Guides
          Connecticut Project indicates eye exams are necessary for students
          National PTA Adds Vision to Position Statement
          NIH Study: Vision Screenings Still Get Failing Grade
          Neuroscientist discusses how optometric vision therapy helped her to develop stereovision
          ODs recognized in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
          March is "Save Your Vision Month"
For Legislators
          Welcome
          CT Legislation - 2009
                    Legislative Summary - 2009
          CT Legislation - 2007
                    CT House Passes HB 7159
                    HB 5760, An Act Concerning Preventive Strategies for Vision Problems in Young Children
                    An Act Concerning Reimbursement to Vision Care Providers in the Medicaid Managed Care and SAGA Program
          Connecticut Project indicates eye exams are necessary for students
          "Something Wonderful is Happening in Optometry"
          Children's Vision Legislation - Introduction
                    Introduction
                    NIH Study: Vision Screenings Still Get Failing Grade
                    Few Children Receive Recommended Eyecare
                    American Public Health Association Encourages Early Childhood Eye Examinations
                    Newsweek Article- Kids Need Eye Exams
                    CT Post Online - "Looking at the world through her son's eyes"
          Children's Vision Legislation - States
                    New Law in Illinois Requires Eye Exams for Children Entering School
                    Missouri Governor signs Children's Vision Bill
                    New Jersey passes pilot program for children's eye exams
                    Rhode Island Enacts Children's Vision Legislation
                    Kentucky Expands Vision Law
                    Nebraska Enacts Children’s Vision Bill
                    North Carolina Enacts Mandatory Eye Exam Law
                    Puerto Rico enacts law requiring eye exams for schoolchildren
          Children's Vision Legislation - National
                    Overview
                    House passes bill to expand federal commitment to eye and vision care
                    Bill to Expand Federal Commitment to Eye and Vision Care
          AOA Backs Military Eye Trauma Bill
          AOA Supports the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act (HR 6117)
          U.S Congress Rejects 1-800 CONTACTS Bill
          President Signs Decorative Contact Lens Bill into Law
For Health Care Providers
          A flawed statement on vision therapy, learning and dyslexia is reissued
          Neuroscientist discusses how optometric vision therapy helped her to develop stereovision
          New Report Estimates the Costs Associated with Adult Vision Problems at $51.4 billion.
          NEI Reaffirms Policy that Scientific Meetings Should be Open
          APHA Encourages Pediatricians to Recommend Eye Exams
          Non-Mydriatic Digital Photography Inadequate for Diabetic Screening
          ODs highlight eye concerns at CDC Diabetes Conference
          Optometrist Elected President of International Eye Research Society
          CDC selects ODs for diabetes health, research course
          Eye Examinations - Best Policy for Driver License Renewal
          Optometry Services in the Hospital Setting
          Bailey raises vision’s profile at Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Conference
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