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What can the AOA do for you?
Published on February 22, 2026
AOA trustees answer your top questions about how the AOA supports you—whether you’re looking for resources, professional growth or community.
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Desk Workers Spend Nearly 100 Hours a Week on Screens, Reducing Productivity, VSP Vision Care Research Shows
February 21, 2026
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—VSP Vision Care has released new research revealing a concerning trend: desk workers are now getting nearly 100 hours of screen time each week, with work accounting for a substantial portion of that time. In fact, on weekdays, desk workers report spending 93 percent of their waking hours looking at screens. The majority (71 percent) are experiencing performance impacts due t
The Vision Council Announces Publication of ANSI Z80.3-2025, Nonprescription Sunglasses, Fashion Eyewear Requirements
February 23, 2026
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Vision Council, as the secretariat administrator for Accredited Standards Committee Z80, has announced the publication by ANSI of the 2025 revision of Standard Z80.3, Nonprescription Sunglasses and Fashion Eyewear Requirements. This revision supersedes the 2018 Standard and represents over five years of work by a team of industry experts, led by chair Dr. Karl Citek, OD, Ph.D.,
