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 The
Association's Mission:
The Opticians Association Of Georgia is a professional association that
represents opticians and contact lens technicians throughout the state.
The Association's primary mission is to maintain high standards of practice
within the profession to protect the health and welfare of the public.
The Association seeks to accomplish its mission by protecting and expanding
the ability of its members to compete in the prescription eyewear
marketplace.
Strength In
Unity:
In today's complex legislative and regulatory climate, professional
occupations have learned that their survival often depends on collective
action and unity of purpose. The Association speaks for Georgia
opticians and contact lens technicians with a single voice. The
membership and participation of all opticians provide the Association with a
voice that is strong enough to command respect in the halls of government.
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The Capital:
One of the duties of the Opticians Association Of Georgia is to keep a
watchful eye on legislation that could effect the future of the opticianry
profession.
Information
Services:
The Association serves as a clearinghouse of information on a broad range
of subjects: legislative and regulatory issues, technical developments
within the industry, upcoming meetings and conferences, publications of
special interest to opticians and contact lens technicians, and the
activities of local sections. The Association's newsletter is
distributed free of charge to members in good standing.
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Message From The Message From The President...
A Message From Our President, Thomas Blair,
Jr., LDO, ABOM, January 2K8
Fellow opticians, I would
like to thank my predecessor Bob Reynolds for a job well done. During my term
as president I am making it a priority to increase the awareness of the
profession and the general public to the importance and significance of the OAG.
To that end we are maintaining our efforts to seek passage of HB-241 (the
apprentice/trainee MBE-Minimum Basic
Education and registration) bill. This bill is being supported by OAG, in the
public interest specifically, as a result of a decade long decline in the
passage rates for the state board licensure exams primarily by
apprentice/trainees. Those dreadful results demand a better structured and
mandatory approach to preparing trainees for the licensure exams. As a result of
the previous legislative carryover session this bill is still active and
negotiations are ongoing to seek a satisfactory compromise for all concerned.
Our second direct impact project is the further development of the OAG sponsored
OTA-Optical Training Academy, which will provide on at least a semi-annual basis
ABO/NCLE and Lensometry preparatory classes for optician apprentice/trainees.
These classes will be provided at our annual spring and fall conventions. I will
make every effort to update the president’s message semi-annually to report on
how we are making progress. In the meantime I encourage each of you to make it
your personal responsibility to positively promote your profession and the state
association and to encourage membership from non members.
We have two levels of
membership i.e., professional and associate. The OAG is the only organization
whose express purpose is the ongoing promotion and development of our chosen
profession. These objectives cannot be met without conscious involvement of the
membership. To quote former President Reagan “if not us; who, if not now; when,
if not this, what?
Cordially,
Thomas Blair, Jr., LDO, ABOM
President, OAG
770 348-9955 (vm)
Tblair3@bellsouth.net
( If you would like a printable copy of the President's Letter in PDF format,
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House
Bill #241, Click For PDF