• Member Benefits & Services
  • Practice Enhancers
    • C&E Vision Buying Group
      • C & E Buying Group Frequently Asked Questions
    • IC System
    • Insurance Programs
    • VisionWeb
  • Resource Guide for New Optometrists
  • Keystoner
    • President's Editorial
    • Keystoner Archive
  • Classifieds
  • Brochures, Forms & Stationery
  • Pennsylvania Central Federal Credit Union
  • Loaner Library
• Meetings & CE Programs
• Eye Care Benefits/Third Party Payers
  • Third Party Payer Credentialing Guide
  • Diabetic Eye Exam Reporting
  • Medicare/Highmark Medicare Services
  • Medicaid/PA Department of Public Welfare
  • Health and Vision Plans in Pennsylvania
    • Major Health Plans in Pennsylvania
    • Vision Benefit Plans in Pennsylvania
    • Medical Assistance MCOs in Pennsylvania
    • Medicare Special Needs Plans in Pennsylvania
• Clinical Care & Quality Management
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Inter- and Intraprofessional Communications Tools
  • HEHP Grant for Low Vision
  • Obtaining Hospital Privileges
• POA Leadership, Committees & Staff
  • POA Board of Directors and Staff
  • POA Committee Structure
  • Offices and Staff
    • Driving Directions to the POA Office
• Local Societies
  • Local Society Resource Center
    • Constitution & By-Laws
• Public Education, Outreach & Research
  • Vision Conservation Institute (VCI)
  • POA Surveys
  • Community and Public Health Programs
• Legislation & Regulations
  • POA's Legislative Priorities
    • Scope of Practice: POA Talking Points
    • Vision Benefit Plans Discrimination to Consumers: POA Talking Points
  • Keyperson Program
    • How to Read a Bill
  • POPAC
  • PA Optometric Practice Act & Regulations
  • Licensure
  • Federal Regulatory Issues: HIPAA, FCLCA, NPI, PQRI, Misuse of DEA Numbers, SSA Disability
  • Obtaining a DEA Number
  • Pennsylvania Hunting Vision Standards
  • Pennsylvania Driving Vision Standards
  • The Optometric Oath
• The Pennsylvania Diabetic Eye Health Alliance
• Pediatric Vision Care Initiatives
  • Kids Welcome Here®
    • POA Member Survey Results
  • School Nurse & Teacher Vision Education Programs
  • POA-CHIP Partnership
  • InfantSEE®
• POA Practice Resource Center
  • Electronic Claims Service
  • Practice Development and Management Conferences
  • POA Practice Consultation for Coding and Billing
  • Practice Management Resources

Public Education, Outreach & Research

• Vision Conservation Institute (VCI)
• POA Surveys
• Community and Public Health Programs

Vision Conservation Institute (VCI)

The Pennsylvania Vision Conservation Institute (VCI) serves as the public information and research arm of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA). VCI, a 501(c)3 organization, educates the citizens of Pennsylvania about eye care and the role optometrists play as primary eye care providers, provides optometric scholarships, and supports vision and vision care research projects.

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POA Surveys

POA has initiated five surveys of its general membership since 2002. Two of the surveys were general in nature, seeking to understand the demographics of POA’s members as well as general practice information. The data in these two surveys was cross-referenced for gender and age. The other three surveys were more specific in nature, addressing low vision, vision therapy and technology.

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Community and Public Health Programs

POA and its members reach out to all Pennsylvanians through a suite of community and public health programs. These include:

• Kids Welcome Here®
• InfantSEE®
• School Nurse & Teacher Vision Education Program
• VISION USA