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Share Your Patient Safety Story

The American Board of Ophthalmology is collecting stories for an ABO-led series in the Morning Rounds section of the American Academy of...

Share Your Most Memorable Patient Safety Cases

In the July 2019 edition of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's EyeNet magazine, American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Tamara...

Diplomate Jerry Shields, MD, Receives 2019 Lucien Howe Medal from American Ophthalmological Society

The American Board of Ophthalmology congratulates diplomate Jerry A. Shields, MD, who was presented with the 2019 Lucien Howe Medal from...

ABO Diplomates Named to Prevent Blindness Advisory Committee for Vision and Population Health

Prevent Blindness, the nation's oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, has announced the appointment of new Advisory...

ABO Diplomate Earns National Award for Community Service and Professional Achievement

Congratulations to American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate Lawrence Najarian, MD, of Bedminster, NJ, who received the 2019 Ellis Island...

Event: Establishing Clinician Well-Being as a National Priority

In addition to requiring the right knowledge, skills, and experience, the delivery of high-quality patient care depends on having a...

Discover New Ideas in the Improvement in Medical Practice Project Library

One option to complete an Improvement in Medical Practice activity for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV credit is to design...

Keeping the Public Informed

What is our responsibility, as a profession, to the public when one of our colleagues has done something wrong -- or allegedly has done...

In the News: ABO Emeritus Director and Examiner Work to Study Genetic Eye Condition

American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Keith Baratz, MD, and Examiner Sanjay Patel, MD, of Mayo Clinic, were recently featured...

The Difference Between Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, and Opticians

With the help of American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Stephanie Marioneaux, MD, of Chesapeake, VA, U.S. News & World Report recently...

Moving the Goalposts

“Please stop moving the goalposts.” That was the request of a colleague who attended the ABO’s Learning Lounge session on Maintenance of...

U.S. News & World Report Asks the ABO How to Find a Qualified Ophthalmologist

Writer Elaine Howley, of U.S. News & World Report, recently spoke with American Board of Ophthalmology CEO George B. Bartley, M.D., about...

Explore the ABO Patient Safety Activity

National Patient Safety Week may be behind us, but patient safety learning is always available online, on-demand through the American...

Choosing the Right Practice Improvement Activity for You

Practice improvement activities encourage continuous improvement of patient care. Working through the steps of an improvement activity,...