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Editorial Board

Benjamin P. Casella, OD, FAAO – Chief Optometric Editor
Casella Eye Center
August, GA
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Jeffrey Anshel, OD, FAAO
President, Corporate Vision Consulting
Encinitas, CA
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Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA
UC Davis Eye Center
Sacramento, CA
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Sherry J. Bass, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Dipl ABO
Distinguished Teaching Professor
SUNY State College of Optometry
New York, NY
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Ernest L. Bowling, OD, FAAO
Gadsden, AL
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Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO
Crystal Vision Services
Wilmington, NC
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Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO
Premier Vision Group
Bowling Green, OH
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Diana Canto-Sims, OD
Buena Vista Optical at La Vida Eyewear
Chicago, IL
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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
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Euin Cheong, OD
Lexington Eye Associates
Lexington, MA
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A. Paul Chous, OD, MA, FAAO
Chous Eye Care Associates
Tacoma, WA
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Jade Coats, OD
McDonald Eye Associates
Rogers, AR
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Micaela Crowley, OD
Lexington Eye Associates
Lexington, MA
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Melanie Denton, OD, MBA, FAAO
Salisbury Eyecare and Eyewear
Salisbury, NC
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Marta Fabrykowski, OD, FAAO
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital Ophthalmology
New York, NY
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Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO
Chief, Optometry Sepulveda VA
Professor, Southern California College of Optometry at Marshal B Ketchum University
Sepulveda, CA
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Barbara Fluder, OD
Georgia Florida Eye Center
Valdosta, GA
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Ben Gaddie, OD, FAAO
Gaddie Eye Centers
Louisville, KY
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David I. Geffen, OD, FAAO
Gordon Weiss Schanzlin
Vision Institute
San Diego, CA
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Jeffry D. Gerson, OD, FAAO
Medical Director, Grin Eye Care
Olathe, KS
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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
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​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
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Milton M. Hom, OD, FAAO
Azusa, CA
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David L. Kading, OD, FAAO
Specialty Eyecare Group
Kirkland, WA
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Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO
Burcham Eyecare Center
Aurora, CO
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Miriam Korik, OD
Park Slope Eye Optical Boutique
Brooklyn, NY
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Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO
NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
Tahlequah, OK
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Katherine M. Mastrota, MS, OD, FAAO
Hotel Association of New York City
Health Center
New York, NY
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Vittorio Mena, OD, MS
Optical Academyx
Clifton, NJ
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Pamela J. Miller, OD, FAAO, JD, FNAP
Highland, CA
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Andrew S. Morgenstern, OD, FAAO
Walter Reed National Military Hospital
Bethesda, MD
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Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
Birmingham, AL
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Jessilin Quint, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO
Smart Eye Care
Augusta, Maine
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Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO
Consultative Optometric Physician, Charles Retina Institute, Germantown, TN
Adjunct Faculty, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis TN
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John Rumpakis, OD, MBA
Practice Resource Management
Lake Oswego, OR
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Maria Sampalis, OD
Sampalis EyeCare
Cranston, RI
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Leo P. Semes, OD, FAAO
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
Birmingham, AL
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Diana L. Shechtman, OD, FAAO
Retina Macula Specialists of Miami
Miami, FL
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Joseph P. Shovlin, OD, FAAO, DPNAP
Northeastern Eye Institute
Scranton, PA
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Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO
Center for Sight
Sarasota, FL
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Tracy L. Schroeder Swartz, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO
McCoy Vision Center, Huntsville, AL
VisionAmerica, Decatur, AL
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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
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William D. Townsend, OD, FAAO
Advanced Eye Care
Canyon, TX
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Jim Williamson, OD, FAAO, FORS
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis, TN
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Thomas A. Wong, OD
State University of New York College of Optometry
New York, NY
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Chris Wroten, OD
Diplomate, American Board of Optometry
Founding Fellow, American Society of Optometric Surgeons
Partner/Optometrist, Bond-Wroten Eye Clinic
Hammond, LA
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