(Independence, MO) -Dr. Melissa Cable, an ophthalmologist from Discover Vision Centers, met with state senators, representatives, and their aides on important healthcare issues during the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Congressional Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. Three hundred ophthalmologists from across the country participated in the annual event.
"This meeting is a great opportunity for ophthalmologists to meet with legislators in our nation's capitol to discuss important health care matters that affect every one of us very deeply," said Cable. "I had the chance to talk with Representative Emanuel Cleaver's staff, as well as Senator Kit Bond, about the future of Medicare, for example, at a time when access to care for our nation's seniors is reaching a crisis situation."
The annual event allows ophthalmologists the opportunity to meet face-to-face with their own congressional members and staffs on vision and healthcare issues. Congressional Advocacy Day aims to promote the most effective legislation possible to enhance the delivery of quality eye care.
Top priorities at this year's meeting also included support for children's vision care legislation and increased funding for the National Eye Institute to advance critical eye and vision research projects.
The Academy is the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons-Eye M.D.s-with more than 27,000 members worldwide, including more than 17,000 practicing members in the U.S. Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who provide comprehensive eye care including medical, surgical and optical care.
Dr. Melissa Cable is a board-certified ophthalmologist with Discover Vision Centers, specializing in no-stitch cataract surgery, ptosis surgery, pediatric eye care, ocular disease, and Restylane / BOTOX injections. Discover Vision has eight locations throughout the Kansas City area and has been serving the community for nearly 35 years.
