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Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies
Diplomates of the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies are Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry who are recognized for their knowledge and expertise in cornea; contact lenses and/or refractive technology.
Diplomates of the section have both a deep and broad base of knowledge in all phases of corneal anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on either clinical contact lens or refractive technology.
The Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses, and Refractive Technologies is both the oldest and largest specialty Section of the American Academy of Optometry.
Our Section has a rich history of foundational thinkers, innovators, researchers, clinicians and leaders.
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Bylaws Changes
A proposed ammendment to the Bylaws has been formally made to the Section membership and will be presented for a vote at the Section business meeting on Friday October 28th.
Case Report Challenge
Judging for the AAO CCLRT Case Report Challenge 2022 is underway – submissions are closed. Return here for posting of the results of the judging.
For examples of 2021 submissions, please see below.
- Isabel Deakins, OD Mass. Eye and Ear
- Jeffrey Kong, OD University of Houston
- Sam Lee, OD University of California, Berkeley CA
- Stephanie Schumacher, OD Michigan College of Optometry
- Cindy Shan, OD Northeastern State University-Oklahoma
- Michael Wong, OD University of California, Berkeley
- Hannah Yoon, OD University of Illinois
For guidelines on the 2022 CRC, please click on the information handout HERE.
Teams & Committees 2023-2024
Executive Committee
- Louise Sclafani, OD, FAAO | Chair
- Rick Weisbarth, OD, FAAO | Vice-Chair
- Jeffrey Krohn, OD, FAAO | Past-Chair
- Karen Yeung, OD, FAAO | Secretary-Treasurer
- Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO | Program Committee Chair
- Renée Reeder, OD, FAAO | Diplomate Award Committee Chair
Annual Meeting
- Rick Weisbarth, OD, FAAO | Vice-Chair & Team Leader
- Cindy Siu Blancq, OD, FAAO | Annual Mtg Team Member
- Marsha Malooley, OD, FAAO | Annual Mtg Team Member
- Ryan McKinnis, OD, FAAO | Annual Mtg Team Member
Communications/Finance
- Karen Yeung, OD, FAAO | Secretary-Treasurer & Team Lead
- Randy Charrier, OD, FAAO | Diplomate Renewal Technological Logistics
- Susan Resnick, OD, FAAO | Sponsor Liaison
- Moshe Schwartz, OD, FAAO | Sponsor Liaison
- Julie Dekinder, OD, FAAO | Residency Liaison
- Loretta Szczotka-Flynn, OD, PhD, FAAO | AAOF Liaison
- Ryan McKinnis, OD, FAAO | Social Media Director
Program
- Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO | Program Committee Chair & Team Lead
- Andrew Pucker, OD, PhD, FAAO | Program Team Member
- Melanie Frogozo, OD, FAAO | Program Team Member
- Randy Sakamoto, OD, PhD, FAAO | Chair- Speakers Bureau
Diplomate Award
- Renée Reeder, OD, FAAO | Diplomate Award Committee Chair & Team Lead
- David Roncone, OD, FAAO | Case Report Director
- Beth Kinoshita, OD, FAAO | Rubric Project Director
- Kathryn Dumbleton, PhD, MCOptom, FAAO | Chair – SubCmte Research Diplomates
- Sheila Hickson-Curran, MCOptom, FAAO | SubCmte Research Diplomates
- Joe Stamm, OD, FAAO | Clinical Candidate Mentor
- Susan Kovacich, OD, FAAO | Clinical Candidate Mentor
- John Gialousakis, OD, EdM, FAAO| Clinical Candidate Mentor
- Kristen Brown, OD, FAAO | Clinical Candidate Mentor Refractive Technology Liaison
Diplomate Process Modernization Task Force
- Rick Weisbarth, OD, FAAO | Task Force Facilitator
- Peter Bergenske, OD, FAAO | Past-Chair Rep.
- Ed Bennet, OD, MS, FAAO | Past-Chair Rep.
- Glenda Secor, OD, FAAO | Past-Chair Rep.
- Thomas Quinn, OD, MS, FAAO | Diplomate Rep.
- Jenn Harthan, OD, FAAO | Diplomate Candidate Rep.
- Amy Nau, OD, FAAO | Diplomate Candidate Rep.
- Melanie Frogozo, OD, FAAO | Diplomate Rep.
- Louise Sclafani, OD, FAAO | Exec Cmte Rep.
- Renée Reeder, OD, FAAO | Exec Cmte Rep.
