For Patients and the Public
For Ophthalmologists
Our Mission
The mission of the California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons is to serve the total visual health care needs of the people of California through public and professional education, membership services, and legislative advocacy. The California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons is dedicated to the public's direct access to an ophthalmologist's care.
Our Vision
The California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons is the leader in promoting visual health and accessible, affordable, quality total eye care for Californians.
Contact Us
425 Market Street
Suite 2275
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 777-3937
Fax: (415) 777-1082
CaEyeMDs@aol.com
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In this time of economic downturn, we are encouraging our members and the public to help the needy.
As a group representing health care professionals, we wish to help serve the needs of those -- many of whom may be patients or their loved ones -- who may be struggling to make ends meet as unemployment remains high.
Please consider as large a gift as you can. CAEPS does NOT receive information about INDIVIDUAL GIFT AMOUNTS, and they are NOT POSTED anywhere on the "giving" page. So if it's $5, $50, or $500, you will know it goes to a good cause.
Food Banks are particularly well positioned to maximize the usefulness of your donation because they can buy in large quantities and concentrate on "unprocessed" food.
EVERY DOLLAR you give to our virtual food drive helps provide up to EIGHT MEALS. Donations are also tax deductible as charitable contributions to the extent permitted by law.
Click HERE to contribute through FeedingAmerica.org [Once at the site click on the GIVE NOW button just below the "tree" symbol on the right.]
RETWEET our message on this by clicking HERE.
March is Age-Related Macular Degeneration/Low Vison Awareness Month
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a deterioration or breakdown of the eye's macula. The macula is a small area in the retina — the light-sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye. The macula is the part of the retina that is responsible for your central vision, allowing you to see fine details clearly.
Read about this important disease and how you can detect treatable symptoms early from EyeSmart by clicking HERE.
 Do You "Know Your 'O's?"
Find out about the differences between Ophthalmologists, Optometrists,
and Opticians.
Learn More
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President's Message
The California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (CAEPS) is the only statewide organization representing California ophthalmologists and their patients. CAEPS' activities include legislative advocacy, interaction with third party payers about reimbursement and coverage issues, public education about important eye health care concerns, and continuing medical education for ophthalmologists and their staffs.
An Invitation to You
As you visit the CAEPS web site, we invite you to learn more about the special training and expertise of an ophthalmologist in the delivery of medical and surgical eye care. The comprehensive ophthalmologist is truly the most highly trained provider of routine eye examinations and all refractive services, including eyeglasses and contact lenses and corrective corneal surgery, as well as medical or surgical care for eye disease. Vision is precious to all of us, and California's ophthalmologists are dedicated to providing the best possible care for this most valuable sense.
Our Purpose
The primary purpose of CAEPS is to promote the delivery of quality eye care in California. This mission is undertaken by CAEPS in the dynamic environment created by legislative action, allied health professionals, managed care effects on the delivery of eye care, and the changing therapies for the treatment of medical and surgical eye disease. We are privileged to live at a time when most potentially blinding eye disease can be controlled with proper and prompt diagnosis and treatment. CAEPS is dedicated to bring these benefits to the citizens of California.
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