TOA 2009 Convention Registration On-Line at TOA Website

The TOA Annual Convention will be February 12th - 15th at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin . Get a year of CE in one weekend while joining your friends and classmates for nationally known speakers. Convention begins at 5 pm on Thursday night followed by a late night poker party sponsored by OCuSOFT.

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Optometry's Relief Funds Aid Hurricane Ike Victims

The "Give One Day" Fund is in the process of writing checks to doctors who sustained physical damage that impaired their ability to practice for a significant amount of time.

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VSP Mobile Van Aides Galveston Doctors and Patients After Ike

One week after Hurricane Ike, the third most destructive hurricane to ever hit the U.S., VSP Vision Care deployed one of its mobile eyecare clinics and their Disaster Response Team to assist in community disaster relief.

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TOA Launches New Poll

TOA wants to know more about you and what you think! Please visit our monthly online poll by visiting TOA's website.

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This Year's EyeCon Deemed a Huge Success

The Texas Optometric Association proudly presented the second annual "EYECON" - the largest educational conference put on by TOA outside of the annual convention. The educational program included some of Optometry's most recognized lecturers, including Drs. Jerry Sherman, Bill Miller, Kim Castleberry, Clarke Newman, and Joe DeLoach!

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25th Anniversary Cornea and Contact Lens Seminar This Weekend Dec. 6-7

The challenge's goal is to increase current membership by 10% in 2008. The challenge will continue through the end of the year with the TOA hosting a reception at the winning society's local meeting and presenting them with a trophy at Convention.

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Remember: TOA Membership Challenge Pays Off

The challenge's goal is to increase current membership by 10% in 2008. The challenge will continue through the end of the year with the TOA hosting a reception at the winning society's local meeting and presenting them with a trophy at Convention.

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Thank you for reading our monthly e-news. Please send us your suggestions and comments or thoughts about stories we might include. We are working hard to insure that your dues dollars bring you the maximum benefits of membership. This is a work in progress. Email Bj Avery at the TOA office at texop@aol.com.

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Stacie Layne Virden, O.D.
President, The Texas Optometric Association Inc.

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