News & Updates
NAVAO Elections
Please support your colleagues by voting! Polls will close August 31. Only members with active membership for 2023 will be able to vote (resident and clinical/research fellow members do not have voting privileges). Elected NAVAO positions have a two-term...
2023 NAVAO Meeting and Reception Registration
Please select an option below to begin registration for the 2023 NAVAO Business Meeting* and Reception: (Members, please sign-in first to register under the member category) ...
NAVAO Meeting 2023 – Save the Date!
Save the date! - The Annual NAVAO Meeting is confirmed for Thursday, October 12 and will be held during Academy 2023 New Orleans! The NAVAO Business meeting will begin at 7pm followed immediately by our annual reception at 8:15pm in the Hilton New Orleans Riverside...
OD Salary Survey
Dear Residency Trained Optometrist, The objective of the NAVAO is to encourage and promote the best possible primary eye and vision care for our nation’s Veterans and to promote the education, training, professional growth, and welfare of optometric staff,...
Call To ODs RE: Florida’s “not-a-doctor” bill
To: Federal Service ODs who maintain FL licenses Re: Florida's "not-a-doctor" bill Florida Senate Bill 230 is on the Florida Governor's desk. If this bill becomes law, its negative effects on our profession will be far-reaching. What you can do: Call every day, Monday...
Informational: Optometry National Standards of Practice (NSP)
From the VHA Optometry Service National Program: The Optometry Program workgroup has been developing national standards of practice (NSP) to uphold safe, high-quality care for the Nation’s Veterans and ensure VA Optometrists can meet the needs of Veterans when...
CAREERS Bill
The bipartisan VA clinician appreciation, recruitment, education, expansion, and retention support or CAREERS bill was introduced in the US Senate by Senator Tester (D-Mont) and Senator Boozman (R-Ark). The goal of the bill is to bolster the recruitment and retention...
Notification: Resident Stipend Rate Increase for Base Salary
The Optometry National Program Office and the Optometry Field Advisory Board (with its education subcommittee) submitted a proposal for optometry residency stipend adjustment to the Office of Academic Affiliations. We are excited to announce that those efforts were...