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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – AURORA, Ohio, Oct. 28 — Twenty-nine optometrists completed the certification process and were inducted as Board Certified Fellows (FCOVD) of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) and two optometrists were inducted as Board Certified Academic Fellows of COVD (FCOVD-A) at the COVD 40th Annual Meeting, October 16, 2010 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. They are:
Names City/state
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Jamie Anderson, OD, FCOVD Centennial, CO
Daniel Bowersox, OD, FCOVD Shelbyville, KY
Pauline Buck, OD, FCOVD Miami, FL
Lynnette Burgess, OD, FCOVD Hamilton, MI
Steven Curtis, OD, FCOVD Columbus, OH
Mark Dean, OD, FCOVD Myrtle Beach, SC
Janette Dumas, OD, FCOVD Memphis, TN
Tressa Eubank, OD, FCOVD Memphis, TN
Allison Falden, OD, FCOVD Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Aditya Goyal, B. Opt., FCOVD-I Chennai, India
David Grisham, OD, FCOVD-A Novato, CA
Nicole Gurbal, OD, FCOVD Atlanta, GA
Sarah Hill, OD, FCOVD Billings, MT
Susan Jong, OD, FCOVD Baton Rouge, LA
Susan Lake, OD, FCOVD Warrensburg, MO
Briana Larson, OD, FCOVD Austin, TX
Ralph Latimer, OD, FCOVD Oklahoma City, OK
Stefani Martin, OD, FCOVD Delray Beach, FL
Heather McBryar, OD, FCOVD Hixson, TX
Harriet Pelton, OD, FCOVD Bloomfield, MI
Patricia Poma-Nowinski, OD, FCOVD Bloomfield, MI
Philip Raber, OD, FCOVD Kidron, OH
Jameel H. Rizwana, M. Phil. Opt, FCOVD-I Chennai, India
S. Moshe Roth, OD, FCOVD Old Bridge, NJ
Hadassa Rutman, OD, FCOVD New York, NY
Heike Schuhmacher, Dr. Med, FCOVD-I Bad Homburg, Germany
Benny Shao, OD, FCOVD Campbell, CA
Jennifer Sortor, OD, FCOVD Ann Arbor, MI
Scott Steinman, OD, FCOVD-A Memphis, TN
Tilena Waters, OD, FCOVD Cedar Rapids, IA
Stephanie Wolman, OD, FCOVD Harrison, NY
To obtain board certification in vision development and therapy, optometrists must complete a guided study program involving submission of written responses to a series of questions relating to clinical diagnosis, treatment and patient management, and three detailed case reports for evaluation by the COVD International Examination and Certification Board (IECB). They must also successfully complete a written examination and oral interview administered by the IECB. Candidates who have successfully met all the requirements for certification are awarded Fellowship in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (FCOVD).
In addition, twenty-five optometric vision therapists completed the COVD certification process at this year’s Annual Meeting and were inducted as Certified Optometric Vision Therapists (COVT). They are:
Name Employed by COVD Fellow Members
—- —————————— Irene Anderson, COVT Gary Williams, OD, FCOVD
John Balsley, COVT Robert Prazer, OD, FCOVD
Susan Balzer, COVT Robert Prazer, OD, FCOVD
April Banores, COVT Randy Schulman, OD, FCOVD
Cristy Concepcion, COVT Carl Hillier, OD, FCOVD
Laura Jane Cooper, COVT Sandy Johal, OD, FCOVD
Vincent DiGiovanni, COVT Genia Beasley, OD, FCOVD
Maureen Ellis, COVT Paula Johnson, OD, FCOVD
Wendy Hartman, COVT Genia Beasley, OD, FCOVD
Brenda Jackson, COVT Carl Hillier, OD, FCOVD
Lisa Knopp, COVT Theodore Kadet, OD, FCOVD
Corrina Maslanka, COVT Mehrnaz Green, OD, FCOVD
Jane McClure, COVT Dana Haba, OD, FCOVD
Alicia Hunt, COVT Robert Prazer, OD, FCOVD
Jacqui Orlosky, COVT Bruce Wojciechowski, OD, FCOVD
Jennifer Roeber, COVT Amy Cecil, OD, FCOVD
Linda Solway, COVT Carl Hillier, OD, FCOVD
Megan Smith, COVT J. Robert Walesby, OD, FCOVD
Karen Gwen Stowers, COVT Carole Hong, OD, FCOVD
Jill Thomas, COVT Mary Van Hoy, OD, FCOVD
Wendy Warner, COVT Dawn Dunford, OD, FCOVD
Heather Weifenbach, COVT Genia Beasley, OD, FCOVD
Margaret Cole, COVT Robert Prazer, OD, FCOVD
Helen Welsh, COVT Carole Hong, OD, FCOVD
Audrey Zalaznik, COVT Kara Heying, OD, FCOVD
To become a Certified Optometric Vision Therapist (COVT), an individual must be employed by and work under the direct supervision of an optometrist who is a Fellow of COVD, complete a guided study education program, and pass a written exam and an oral interview administered by the COVD International Examination and Certification Board. The certification process provides an opportunity for optometric vision therapists to expand and document their knowledge and skills in optometric vision therapy and enhance their ability to assist the optometrist in providing patient services in this area of optometric care.
About COVD
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) is an international, non-profit optometric membership organization that provides education, evaluation, and board certification programs in behavioral and developmental vision care, vision therapy and visual rehabilitation. The organization is comprised of doctors of optometry, vision therapists and other vision specialists. For more information on learning-related vision problems, vision therapy and COVD, please visit www.covd.org or call 888.268.3770.
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