Eye and Contact Lens Association Inc

“Journal royalty 30,000 total 30,000”

“Expenses office supplies 1,200 postage 28 telephone expense 1,020 conferences and meetings exp 14,819 insurance 3,782 misc 50 membership expenses 2,000 credit card fees 370 journal costs 497 bank service charges 159 total 23,925”

“Prior period adjustment 500 outstanding check voided; prior period's ending balance was 500 more than reported on balance sheet”

“The mission of eye & contact lens association is to advance quality medical eyecare for the public by providing comprehensive ophthalmologists and other eyecare, professionals with education and training in contact lenses and related eyecare science. Support for contact lens science.... Founded in 1963, and incorporated as a 501(c)(6) organization in 1964, the eye and contact lens association, inc. (the organization) has grown to become an important medical subspecialty association. The organization is dedicated to providing ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other eye care professionals with leading edge information in contact lens and related vision science. An emphasis on education.... With quality education as its top priority, the organization produces user-friendly learning programs that encompass contact lenses and other aspects of vision correction. These programs come to members via: a peer- reviewed scientific journal, an annual national meeting, courses and symposiums, various regional meetings, an online newsletter and other media. Central to the organization's mission is support for the office- based ohpthalmologist, optometrist, and other contact lens professionals; and thus the organization's educational programs emphasize the practical as well as the theoretical side of contact lens science and vision correction. The organization's educational offerings are designed to aid professionals at all stages of their careers. .... And professional support the organization strives to create settings in which researchers and clinicians can meet, learn from one another, and come away enriched. Likewise, the organization aims to be an organization in which new practitioners gain the satisfaction of mentoring young professionals. It is no wonder, then, that the organization has become widely known as a place where achievement is recognized and where lasting relationships are made and maintained.”

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