Contact Lens Headlines covers breaking news and other news of interest to contact lens wearers and those considering contact lens wear. The site is published by Access Media Group LLC, which also publishes the eye health portal AllAboutVision.com.
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Chief Clinical Editor Gary Heiting, OD, practiced optometry for 20+ years before becoming the director of professional relations and education for Pentax Vision, a manufacturer of eyeglass lenses. In 1999, he co-founded one of the first eye care patient education websites. Dr. Heiting is currently editor of Refractive Surgery News and associate editor of AllAboutVision.com. |
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Editorial Director Liz Segre has worked in publishing since 1987. She held editorial positions at Cahners Publishing and was editor of Eyecare Business magazine. Moving to online publishing in 1997, she became editor of the email newsletter OptiStock News and webmaster for OptiStock.com. She was the founding editor and webmaster of AllAboutVision.com and continues there as editorial director. |
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Publisher Ron Walker is co-founder and former publisher of Contact Lens Spectrum, a professional journal serving 30,000 optometrists, ophthalmologists and other professionals who prescribe and fit contact lenses. In 1997 he co-founded Contact Lenses Today, the vision care profession’s first electronic newsletter. He is publisher of AllAboutVision.com. |
Editorial Advisors
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Edward Bennett, OD, MSEd, is an associate professor of optometry and co-chief, Contact Lens Service at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, College of Optometry. He also serves as executive director of the GP Lens Institute. Dr. Bennett is an active clinical investigator, contact lens researcher, author, lecturer and globally recognized contact lens expert. |
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Burt Dubow, OD, FAAO, is senior partner at Insight Eye Care in St. Cloud, Minn., and a past chair of the Contact Lens and Cornea Section of the American Optometric Association. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a distinguished fellow of the National Academies of Practice. Dr. Dubow is an accomplished author, journal editor, researcher, consultant and lecturer, both in the United States and abroad. |
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Jeffrey D. Johnson, OD, CFA, is senior research analyst – Medical Technology in the ophthalmic, dental and orthopedic sectors for Robert W. Baird & Co. Prior to joining Baird in 2003, he was an optometrist and the associate director of Refractive Surgery Services at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He was also an instructor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and an adjunct assistant professor of optometry at the New England College of Optometry. |
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Craig W. Norman, FCLSA, is a clinical professor, adjunct clinical faculty at the Michigan College of Optometry, Ferris State University and director of the Contact Lens Section, Department of Ophthalmology at the South Bend Clinic, South Bend, Indiana. A prominent lecturer, he heads the education committee of the Global Specialty Lens Symposium. He has published more than 100 articles, posters, videos and book chapters on topics including GP and soft lens design, presbyopic contact lenses and specialty contact lenses. |
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