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Benjamin P. Casella, OD, FAAO – Chief Optometric Editor
Casella Eye Center
August, GA
bpc81@aol.com

Jeffrey Anshel, OD, FAAO
President, Corporate Vision Consulting
Encinitas, CA
jeffanshel@gmail.com

Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA
UC Davis Eye Center
Sacramento, CA
drbarnett00@gmail.com

Sherry J. Bass, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Dipl ABO
Distinguished Teaching Professor
SUNY State College of Optometry
New York, NY
sbass@sunyopt.edu

Ernest L. Bowling, OD, FAAO
Gadsden, AL
erniebowling@icloud.com

Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO
Crystal Vision Services
Wilmington, NC
crystalbrimerod@gmail.com

Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO
Premier Vision Group
Bowling Green, OH
mile.brujic75@gmail.com

Diana Canto-Sims, OD
Buena Vista Optical at La Vida Eyewear
Chicago, IL
dianacanto@hotmail.com

Michael A. Chaglasian, OD, FAAO
Associate Professor/Illinois College of Optometry
Chief of Staff/Illinois Eye Institute
Executive Vice President/Optometric Glaucoma Society
Chicago, IL
mchaglas@ico.edu

Euin Cheong, OD
Lexington Eye Associates
Lexington, MA
euincheongod@gmail.com

A. Paul Chous, OD, MA, FAAO
Chous Eye Care Associates
Tacoma, WA
dr.chous@diabeticeyes.com

Jade Coats, OD
McDonald Eye Associates
Rogers, AR
cjadecoats2020@gmail.com

Micaela Crowley, OD
Lexington Eye Associates
Lexington, MA
mcrowleyod@gmail.com

Melanie Denton, OD, MBA, FAAO
Salisbury Eyecare and Eyewear
Salisbury, NC
melaniedenton@gmail.com

Marta Fabrykowski, OD, FAAO
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital Ophthalmology
New York, NY
marta.fabrykowski@gmail.com

Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO
Chief, Optometry Sepulveda VA
Professor, Southern California College of Optometry at Marshal B Ketchum University
Sepulveda, CA
Steven.Ferrucci@va.gov

Barbara Fluder, OD
Georgia Florida Eye Center
Valdosta, GA
eyedive3@gmail.com

Ben Gaddie, OD, FAAO
Gaddie Eye Centers
Louisville, KY
ibgaddie@me.com

David I. Geffen, OD, FAAO
Gordon Weiss Schanzlin
Vision Institute
San Diego, CA
dig2020@aol.com

Jeffry D. Gerson, OD, FAAO
Medical Director, Grin Eye Care
Olathe, KS
jgerson@hotmail.com

Scott G. Hauswirth, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Director, Ocular Surface Clinic
Faculty, Center for Ocular Inflammation
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center
Aurora, CO
Scott.hauswirth@ucdenver.edu

​James F. Hill III, OD, FAAO
Director of Primary Eye Care and Low Vision Services
Storm Eye Institute
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
hillster12@hotmail.com

Milton M. Hom, OD, FAAO
Azusa, CA
eyemage@aaahawk.com

David L. Kading, OD, FAAO
Specialty Eyecare Group
Kirkland, WA
dave@specialtyeye.com

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO
Burcham Eyecare Center
Aurora, CO
dr.ceceliakoetting@gmail.com

Miriam Korik, OD
Park Slope Eye Optical Boutique
Brooklyn, NY
miriamkorik@gmail.com

Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO
NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
Tahlequah, OK
lighthiz@nsuok.edu

Katherine M. Mastrota, MS, OD, FAAO
Hotel Association of New York City
Health Center
New York, NY
katherinemastrota@msn.com

Vittorio Mena, OD, MS
Optical Academyx
Clifton, NJ
Menavitt@gmail.com

Pamela J. Miller, OD, FAAO, JD, FNAP
Highland, CA
drpam@omnivision.com

Andrew S. Morgenstern, OD, FAAO
Walter Reed National Military Hospital
Bethesda, MD
andrewmorgenstern@gmail.com

Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
Birmingham, AL
nicholsk@uab.edu

Jessilin Quint, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO
Smart Eye Care
Augusta, Maine
quint.jessilin@gmail.com

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO
Consultative Optometric Physician, Charles Retina Institute, Germantown, TN
Adjunct Faculty, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis TN
mrafieetary@charlesretina.com

John Rumpakis, OD, MBA
Practice Resource Management
Lake Oswego, OR
John@prmi.com

Maria Sampalis, OD
Sampalis EyeCare
Cranston, RI
msampalis@hotmail.com

Leo P. Semes, OD, FAAO
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
Birmingham, AL
lsemes@uab.edu

Diana L. Shechtman, OD, FAAO
Retina Macula Specialists of Miami
Miami, FL
dshechtman@retinamiami.com

Joseph P. Shovlin, OD, FAAO, DPNAP
Northeastern Eye Institute
Scranton, PA
jpshovlin@gmail.com

Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO
Center for Sight
Sarasota, FL
jsowka@gmail.com

Tracy L. Schroeder Swartz, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO
McCoy Vision Center, Huntsville, AL
VisionAmerica, Decatur, AL
tracysswartz@hotmail.com

Marc B. Taub, OD, MS, FAAO, FCOVD, FNAP
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis, TN
Professor of Optometry
Chief, Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis, TN
mtaub@sco.edu

William D. Townsend, OD, FAAO
Advanced Eye Care
Canyon, TX
drbilltownsend@gmail.com

Jim Williamson, OD, FAAO, FORS
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis, TN
Jim.williamson44@gmail.com

Thomas A. Wong, OD
State University of New York College of Optometry
New York, NY
taw@georgetown.edu

Chris Wroten, OD
Diplomate, American Board of Optometry
Founding Fellow, American Society of Optometric Surgeons
Partner/Optometrist, Bond-Wroten Eye Clinic
Hammond, LA
cwroten@od.sco.edu

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