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Suspended activities include those related to staff vaccination rates and health equity data analysis. Physicians are advised to report other activities from the updated inventory.

Stay updated with the latest information on threats to safe eye surgery in Maine.

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

The order could tie U.S. prices to the lowest price paid by a select number of developed countries.

It does not include a fix for 2025 cuts, but the process is far from over. See where things stand after the Energy and Commerce Committee vote.

Applications must be submitted on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Payment Program webpage by 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31, 2025.

Safe surgery standards were maintained as the North Dakota legislature officially adjourned its session.

The bill would eliminate the 2.8% cut to 2025 Medicare physician payment and provide an inflationary update to Medicare payments for the rest of this year. Call on your lawmakers to back this short-term fix.

A bill expanding optometric scope in West Virginia automatically became law on May 2 when Gov. Patrick Morrisey opted to neither sign nor veto this risk to patient safety.

We worked in partnership with the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) to successfully push Anthem to update its coverage policy for amblyopia dichoptic digital therapy to align with the Academy’s Preferred Practice Pattern.