College of Optometrists in Vision Development Grants Board Certification

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College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD)

Oct 28, 2010, 12:05 ET

AURORA, Ohio, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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
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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