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The American Optometric Association (AOA),〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=American Optometric Association Overview )〕 founded in 1898, represents approximately 37,000 doctors of optometry, optometry students and paraoptometric assistants and technicians in the USA. ==Overview== The AOA has offices in St. Louis, Missouri (the headquarters) and Alexandria, Virginia, employing approximately 100 people. It counts nearly half of practicing optometrists in the USA as its members. Serving patients in nearly 6,500 communities across the country, optometrists are the only eye doctors in 3,500 communities and provide two-thirds of all primary eye care in the United States. The AOA is a federation, with US state, student and armed forces optometric associations representing members at the state or affiliate level. The Association also has four special interest sections: The Contact Lens and Cornea Section, the Vision Rehabilitation Section, the Sports Vision Section and the Paraoptometric Section. The AOA and its affiliates work to provide the public with quality vision and eye care by: *Setting professional standards and helping member optometrists conduct patient care efficiently and effectively, *Lobbying government and other organizations on behalf of the optometric profession, and *Providing research and education leadership. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Optometric Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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