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	As Hurricane Harvey continues to pound southeastern Texas and eyes Louisiana, the American Optometric Association (AOA) asks optometrists to join in helping ODs and optometry students affected by the storm.</p>
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	Optometry&rsquo;s Fund for Disaster Relief, part of <a href="http://www.aoafoundation.org/">Optometry Cares&mdash;the AOA Foundation</a>, provides immediate assistance to ODs in need following natural disasters.</p>
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	&ldquo;This program is open to all ODs,&rdquo; says AOA President Christopher J. Quinn, OD. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t have to be an AOA member to apply or to receive assistance. We encourage anyone with an immediate need to apply.&rdquo;</p>
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	The fund was established in 2005 to help ODs after Hurricane Katrina hit the southeastern United States.</p>
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	According to Dr. Quinn, the fund helped ODs after Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy as well as during 2016 flooding in Louisiana.</p>
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	&ldquo;The Fund for Disaster Relief been essential to a lot of people who identified themselves affected with immediate needs in their practices,&rdquo; he says.</p>
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	To date, the fund has provided more than $579,600 to ODs hit by natural disasters, according to the AOA.</p>
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	For ODs affected by Hurricane Harvey, help can be a click away.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.aoafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/OFDR-Grant-Criteria-Application-with-W-9-2015.pdf">Applications for disaster relief are available online</a> or through an AOA state affiliate office.</p>
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	Dr. Quinn says after an application is received, the process will move forward quickly.</p>
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	&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a simple process,&rdquo; he says, &ldquo;and we pride ourselves on making quick decisions with rapid turnaround. We&rsquo;re talking days. For these doctors, their immediate needs can be critical. Perhaps the grants aren&rsquo;t as large as they might get from insurance, but we want this to be as immediate relief as possible.&rdquo;</p>
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	Due to the possibility of disrupted mail delivery during the storm and its aftermath, the AOA is coordinating alternative methods of fund disbursal. ODs are able to receive a check via a local society president or a designee who has not been affected by the disaster, for example.</p>
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