Dr. Wolff's affiliation with the California Optometric Association (COA)

Published on

March 11, 2022

Dr. Wolff has been an active member and leader of the California Optometric Association. The COA is a fantastic organization that is focused on furthering the profession of optometry for doctors of optometry in the State of California.

Dr. Sarah Wolff’s role in California Optometric Association

Dr. Sarah Wolff is an optometrist at Amplify EyeCare of greater Long Beach. She is currently on the board of the COA’s low vision rehabilitation section. She has had the privilege to serve in a variety of leadership roles in the COA including secretary/treasurer, vice chair and chair of the COA’s low vision rehabilitation section. She is currently a member at large and will be back again on the council soon.

What is COA?

COA represents more than 2,500 optometrists in the state, plus more than 1,000 students of optometry. The association is governed by its members who are doctors of optometry. Local society members convene annually at the COA House of Delegates meeting to represent their society membership and to conduct association business. (California Optometric Association)

The California Optometric Association provides continuing education, resources to optometrists, membership benefits, and networking opportunities.

One of the primary benefits of the association is its work with the legislature. In order to ensure that special interest groups do not harm the best interests of patients and doctors, it is very important to have statewide professional organizations that represent the doctors with state legislators. Currently the COA is actively working on legislature reform to allow optometrists to perform the full scope of care for their patients, which is currently limited in certain respects in the state of California.

What is the COA low vision rehabilitation section?

Established in 2009, the Low Vision Rehabilitation Section (LVRS) seeks to improve the quality of low vision rehabilitation services provided to the public and promote the professional development of COA member optometrists. (California Optometric Association)

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