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|Videos|June 18, 2022

Role of paraoptometrics in ocular surgery

Author(s)Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO, Alex Delaney-Gesing, Senior Editor

During AOA 2022, Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, shares highlights from her presentation titled "Ocular Surgeries and the Role of the Paraoptometric."

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, in practice at Hines Sight in Denver, Colorado, speaks with Optometry Times®' Alex Delaney-Gesing on highlights from her presentation titled "Ocular Surgeries and the Role of the Paraoptometric," during the 2022 American Optometric Association (AOA) meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

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