Advocacy News

The new name reflects an expanded mission to defend physician-led surgical eye care through support for legislative, regulatory, legal, and public advocacy.

Academy members sent a resounding message to Congress last week: You sent about 500 letters to lawmakers urging them to support the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act.

 As part of the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) Week of Action, the Academy and American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), in partnership with the ELSA Coalition, are contacting members of Congress and encouraging action in support of ELSA.

The Academy joined 60 medical organizations in urging the Department of Homeland Security to exempt international medical graduate physicians from the application fee.

Ophthalmologist lawmaker Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, helped secure language to promote expanded access to AI-driven eye screenings in federally qualified health centers and rural communities.

Academy advocacy to protect National Eye Institute (NEI) independence is having an impact with lawmakers. Join the fight today!

More of your colleagues are stepping up to defend an independent National Eye Institute, inviting the office of Sens. Markwayne Mullin and James Lankford to the Dean McGee Eye Institute.

The proposed NIH reorganization threatens sight-saving research — and the future of ophthalmology itself.

Help improve insurance coverage for children with congenital cataracts and other congenital abnormalities or birth defects.

The fight to protect the National Eye Institute’s independence is on. Read how the Academy is taking action.