What are our colleagues saying about the AOA's decision to discontinue Optometry?

“….The discontinuation of Optometry, the Journal of the AOA, is a sharp stab-and-twist to the gut of our profession.….The primary benefit of Optometry, the Journal of the American Optometric Association is not in educating optometry, but in educating the world about optometry…..Our AOA Journal is like Sunday Go To Meeting clothes. We wear them seldom, relatively speaking, but they are very important in showing our respect for tradition, very important when we need to get dressed up for weddings and …..  So when you are told that converting to an electronic format is expensive, remember that the journal is not just for Optometry, it's for humanity. Even when we don't apply its message in our practices, it affects our survival…..Ophthalmology has been trying to silence us for years. We don't need to help them….There is no more important battle to fight for the future of our profession.

David Cook, OD; Samantha Slotnick, OD, F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D.; Catherine A. Kennedy, OD, FCOVD

Have you contacted the AOA yet to express your opinion about maintaining Optometry, the Journal of the American Optometric Association as a vital, peer reviewed, scholarly publication for the benefit of optometry and all we serve? If not do it now.

Thanks

Dominick