{"id":507,"date":"2021-05-29T18:40:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T18:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastwpdemo.com\/newwp\/whitehall\/?page_id=507"},"modified":"2022-09-15T16:01:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T16:01:10","slug":"istorija","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/optometrininkuasociacija.lt\/en\/istorija\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"507\" class=\"elementor elementor-507\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ffdff9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ffdff9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b55558f\" data-id=\"b55558f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744e134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-whitehall_history\" data-id=\"744e134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"whitehall_history.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \n        <!-- history-section -->\n        <section class=\"history-section\">\n            <figure class=\"image-layer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Awesome Image\"><\/figure>\n            <div class=\"auto-container\">\n                <div class=\"row clearfix\">\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 title-column\">\n                        <div class=\"sec-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><i class=\"flaticon-star\"><\/i><span>History of LOA <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Key facts about the Association<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-shape\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p>Healthy eyes - healthy vision - healthy life<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-sm-12 inner-column\">\n                        <div class=\"inner-box\">\n                                                        <div class=\"single-item style-one\">\n                                <figure class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optometrininkuasociacija.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\"><\/figure>\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <span>2004<\/span>\n                                    <h6>University of \u0160iauliai <\/h6>\n                                    <h4>The first batch of optometrists. <\/h4>\n                                    <p>In 2004, \u0160iauliai University graduated its first optometric graduates. The new profession was in great demand in Lithuania and immediately became a sought-after profession on the labour market. However, the new specialty lacked legal regulation. As the number of specialists grew and the demand for optometrists increased, the need for legal regulation became necessary.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"single-item style-two text-right\">\n                                <figure class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optometrininkuasociacija.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-04-03-07-35-22-author-Nendre-Zilinskaite-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\"><\/figure>\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <span>2006<\/span>\n                                    <h6>Establishment of the Optometric Association (OA)<\/h6>\n                                    <h4>The Steering Group - Bronislovas Dauk\u0161as, Violeta \u0160lekien\u0117, Dovil\u0117 Rugin\u0117 and Ram\u016bn\u0117 Juodien\u0117.<\/h4>\n                                    <p>In order to fully represent the interests of optometrists, this group established the Optometric Association (OA) in 2006. Bronislovas Dauk\u0161as was the first President of the Association. His term of office lasted more than 10 years. Since 18 March 2018. Vaida Ka\u010dergien\u0117 has been elected President of the OA.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"single-item style-one\">\n                                <figure class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optometrininkuasociacija.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-04-03-10-55-40-author-Nendre-Zilinskaite-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\"><\/figure>\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <span>2019<\/span>\n                                    <h6>Association of Optometrists<\/h6>\n                                    <h4>The name of the Association has changed<\/h4>\n                                    <p>3 March 2019 The General Congress of the Optometrists' Association in Vilnius has decided to change the name of the Association to Lithuanian Optometrists' Association (LOA).<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"single-item style-two text-right\">\n                                <figure class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optometrininkuasociacija.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-04-03-07-31-34-author-Nendre-Zilinskaite-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\"><\/figure>\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <span>2022<\/span>\n                                    <h6>Lithuanian Optometric Association<\/h6>\n                                    <h4>Brings together more than 170 professionals. <\/h4>\n                                    <p>The LOA currently has more than 170 optometrists. Each year, the LOA organises a general congress of its members to address issues of relevance to optometrists, as well as professional development seminars and conferences. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        <!-- history-section -->\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOA istorija Pagrindiniai asociacijos faktai Sveikos akys &#8211; sveikas reg\u0117jimas &#8211; sveikas gyvenimas 2004 \u0160iauli\u0173 universitetas Pirmoji optometrijos specialist\u0173 laida. 2004 metais \u0160iauli\u0173 Universitetas i\u0161leido pirm\u0105j\u0105 optometrijos specialist\u0173 laid\u0105. 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