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 and the holiday season, 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.
Medicare Payment Fix through February Passes; CMS Extends Medicare Participation Deadline
BREAKING NEWS: Congress has passed a "fix" to the Sustainable Growth Rate cuts scheduled to take effect January 1st, after the Republican leadership of the US House of Representatives relented on an issue that was tied to the “fix” – the payroll tax cut. They had preferred to see a payroll tax solution for all of 2012 be put in place, but got no traction and apparently weren’t willing to allow those taxes to rise on January 1st.
However, there remains no guarantee the fix will last beyond February 29, 2012, so members are encouraged to keep the pressure on their members of Congress regarding the impact such drastic and draconian cuts in Medicare would have on their patients and practices. The AAO has a website that allows sending messages to legislators. Access that site by CLICKING HERE
In response to these changes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just extended the deadline for making a decision whether or not to participate in Medicare in 2012 to February 14, 2012 to allow providers additional time to assess their options. To help ensure that physicians are making informed decisions about their contractual relationships with the Medicare program, the AMA has developed materials on this decision which can be accessed by CLICKING HERE.
Neither CAEPS nor the AMA is advising or specifically recommending any of the options described in these materials.
 Toys can be fun, but not if they cause eye injuries.
Read about "Five Tips for Choosing Safer Toys This Holiday" from EyeSmart by clicking here.
 Do You "Know Your 'O's?"
Find out about the differences between Ophthalmologists, Optometrists,
and Opticians.
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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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