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Welcome to the TN Optometric Association website

The mission of the Tennessee Optometric Association (TOA) is to promote the highest quality eye health and vision care for the residents of Tennessee; to advance the profession of optometry through education and advocacy; and to serve as the primary resource for public health information regarding eye health and vision care in Tennessee.

We hope you will enjoy browsing this website to learn more about the TOA and the profession of optometry in Tennessee.

Contact Us: 2727 Bransford Ave, Nashville, TN 37204-3131 Phone: (615) 269-9092 FAX (615) 269-5986

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2010 Calendar of Events

Date & Time	Topic	Location
February 1 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	"Drug Diversion & Abuse"	Southeast Eye Specialists, Chattanooga
February 10-14	SECO	Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
February 20 2:00-3:00 PM	“Drug Diversion & Abuse”	Hyde Eye Care, Morristown
February 21 1:00-2:00 PM	“Drug Diversion & Abuse”	Cumberland House Hotel, Knoxville
February 24 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.	TOA CE & Legislative Reception Board of Trustees Meeting Drug Diversion Course - Dennis Mathews, OD What’s Old and What’s New in Optic Neuropathies (Cope 18275-NO) - Dennis Mathews, OD Lunch and Cahaba Medicare Update - David Talley, OD Primary Eye and Vision Care of the Infant (Cope 24153-GO) Clincal Medicine and Technology Trends in Primary Eyecare (Cope 19620-PD) - David Talley, OD Legislative Reception	War Memorial Building, Nashville
March 6 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	“Drug Diversion & Abuse”	Hughes Eye Center, Jackson
April 19-26	”InfantSee Across Tennessee”	Statewide
April29-May 2 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Spring CME Meeting "TOA at the Beach" April 29: Opening Reception April 30: 5 hours CME Joe Sowka, OD May 1: 5 hours CME Joe Pizzimenti, OD May 2: 3 hours CME Carl Spear, OD	Sandestin Beachside Hilton, Sandestin
May 22	Board of Trustees Meeting	Nashville
May 22	TOA Business Management Symposium MBA Program	Opryland Hotel, Nashville
May 22-23 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Special Olympics “Opening Eyes”	Vanderbilt University, Nashville
June 16-20	AOA Annual Congress	Gaylord Palms, Orlando, FL
August 14	Board of Trustees Meeting (Tentative)	Knoxville, TN
September 15	TOA Golf Tournament
September 16-19	TOA Congress	Park Vista Hotel, Gatlinburg

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TOA’s 1st Annual Optometric Business Symposium

Featuring Management Business Academy.

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Southern College of Optometry

Southern College of Optometry ranks as one of the nation’s leading institutions of optometric education. Click here for more information.

Winter CME and Legislative Reception

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Optometric Education at the Beach

Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa

TOA's Spring CME Meeting
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TOA Drug Diversion

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InfantSEE: A Public Health Program for Infants

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