MOA CONTRIBUTORS
Thank You to the following who help ensure optometry's voice remains strong in Annapolis through their generous support of the MOA PAC, and the P.O.P. Campaign!
PAC
Governor $1,000+
Dr. Jeffrey Poland
Dr. Richard Edlow
Senator $500-999
Dr. Calvert Bregel
Dr. Richard Barnstein
Dr. Jo Anne Brilliant
Dr. Aaron Weinstein
Dr. Michael berenhaus
Dr. Nutaporn Sukontasup
Dollar-A-Day $365
Dr. Stuart Spind
Dr. Kevin Johnson
Dr. Barry Tilles
Dr. Shawn Mudd
Dr. Christopher Coleman
Dr. Ann Gallagher
Delegate $366-499
Dr. John Burns
Centurion $100-364
Dr. Whitney Fahrman
Dr. Frank Weidema
Dr. Michelle May
Dr. Nina Nghi Doyle
Dr. James Nickol
Dr. Sanford Cohen
Dr. Jacalyn Ely
Members
Dr. Lars Carlson
Dr. Melissa Shear
Dr. David Holland
Platinum $1,000
Dr. Jo Anne Brilliant
Dr. Jerold Wassel
Dr. Helen Hooper
Dr. Jeffrey Poland
Gold $501-999
Dr. Fred Sirotkin
Dr. Alan Glazier
Silver $365-500
Dr. Rose Wood
Dr. Perry Lucente
Dr. Paul Brant
Dr. Michael Davis
Dr. Lindsay Ciocco
Dr. Lauren Wood
Dr. Kelechi Mezu-Nnabue
Dr. Karen Beling
Dr. John Reynolds
Dr. Jeremy Goldman
Dr. Elliott Klonsky
Dr. Alan Bishop
Bronze $101-364
Dr. Eugene Channing
Dr. Adam Rubin
Dr. Fancisco Burgos
Dr. Nina Nghi Doyle
Dr. Whitney Fahrman
Dr. Sanford Cohen
Dr. Jacalyn Ely
Dr. Timothy Madgar
Dr. Ross Bregel
Dr. Julie Cho
Dr. Howai Chan
Dr. Erick Gray
Dr. Diane Serex-Dougan
Dr. Dana Taylor
Dr. Bridgitte Shen Lee
Dr. James Nickol
Dr. Barbra Johnson
Dollar-A-Day $365
Dr. Shawn Mudd
Dr. Lauren Rubin
Dr. Kevin Johnson
Dr. Frank Weidema
Dr. Barry Tilles
Supporter $51-100
Dr. Valerie Seligson
Dr. Michelle Levy
Dr. Marc Levy
Dr. James Smeriglio
Dr. Dennis Brtva
Friends
Dr. Jennifer Kungle
Dr. Pamela Brogden
Dr. Melissa Shear
Dr. Douglass Kiessling
Dr. Alexander Carpenter
HeadlineNEWS
How Your Practice Can Learn from Successful Companies
Our very own, Dr. Bryan Rogoff, explains how comparing your business strategy to successful companies in different industries can add value to your practice.
How you can go green in the optometry practice
Healthcare reform and the move to electronic medical records is helping medicine to use less paper than ever. Learn how some offices have been successful going 100 percent paperless.
Will optometry’s fear of disruptive technology backfire?
Many ODs have been vocal in raising their concerns about disruptive technology companies like Opertnative and EyeNetra misleading their customers and ignoring ocular health. Optometry Times Editorial Advisory Board member Dori Carlson, OD, FAAO, says disruptive technology isn’t necessarily a bad thing—but it should make ODs reevaluate the care they provide. Can you do it better?
Numbers Reflect a Bump in Percentage of Women ODs in Practice
After holding steady for two years at 40 percent, the percentage of women ODs in practice in 2016 has bumped up to 42 percent with Maryland leading the way, according to the most recent Women In Optometry (WO) analysis.
How to keep athletes’ eyes healthy in contact lenses’
Teach patients with active lifestyles how to care for their lenses on the go
Vitamin C may slow progress of cataracts
A diet rich in the antioxidant vitamin C appears to help keep cataracts away, according to a study published March 23 in the journal Ophthalmology. Genetics play a part, too, though a much smaller role by comparison.
Low Vision Rehabilation: Help Your Patients Get Through Their Day
Our very own, Dr. Tiffany L. Chan and Dr. Judith E. Goldstein along with Dr. Janet Sunness shed some light on how using low vision services can provide individualized and goal- driven rehabilation for optometric patients.