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...

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...

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...