Tag: advocacy
Making an Impact on Her Community and Beyond
The practice Facebook page for Vision Therapy Academy in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is full of success stories. Photos of happy, smiling vision therapy (VT)...
A Tradition of Service Brings New Opportunities for OD
Kathleen Foster Elliott, OD, Dipl. ABO, found her answer to what to do after she sold her practice. Passionate about advocacy, she became the...
Medical History, Ocular History… and U.S. History?
By Danielle Kalberer, OD, of Northport, New York
Most of my continuing education activities relate to optometry, no surprise there! Attending courses and reading optometric...
A Win for Wyoming
Gratitude radiates from Jaime Hazen, OD, to the legislators in the state of Wyoming on their new three-part expansion regarding the scope of practice for optometrists.
American Optometric Association Announces Award Winners
The American Optometric Association (AOA) has announced the six prestigious award winners for 2021.
Massachusetts ODs Gain Scope Expansion
Buried way down on page 20, line 412, of a 70-page telehealth bill, optometrists in Massachusetts scored a big win. The bill mandates payment...
Making a Difference in the Profession
From being a trustee for the North Carolina Optometry Society to serving as the president of her local optometry distract to being a chair for a grassroots effort for optometry legislation, Rasika Whitesell, OD gives her time to the profession generously.
