MOA Eye Witness News 2016 Spring Edition | Page 9

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.