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Pennsylvania Optometric Association November/December 2014

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InfantSEE Success StoriesThe following success story comes from Dr. Arnold Bierman.

A 10-month-old patient was brought to Dr. Bierman due to the child’s late-ness in crawling, standing and walking. The patient’s mother told Dr. Bierman that there was a history of bad eyesight on the patient’s father’s side and she wanted to rule out visual prob-lems that might be contributing to developmental delay.

Upon examination, Dr. Bierman discovered the patient was significantly farsighted in each eye, the right eye being +4.25 and the left eye +5.25 on objective near point retinoscopy. He informed the mother that glasses would be best for the child.

This is when the obstacles presented them-selves to Dr. Bierman and the patient. The child’s pediatrician requested a report of Dr. Bierman’s findings, and the child’s father did not want the baby to have glasses. While in contact with the

pediatrician, Dr. Bierman found out that an ap-pointment for the patient was already made to have him evaluated by a pediatric ophthalmologist

despite his having been examined and diagnosed by Dr. Bierman.

Following that appoint-ment, the chief pediatric oph-thalmologist at Children’s Hospi-tal of Philadelphia spoke with Dr. Bierman and told him that all his findings were valid and he agreed with Dr. Bierman’s desired course of action. The family followed through with Dr. Bierman’s original recommendations and ordered the glasses. Dr. Bierman contacted the patient’s mother to check in with the boy and the mother reported that “he’s like a

different child” now.Thanks for sharing, Dr. Bierman!If you have an InfantSEE success story, send

it to Kelsey@poaeyes.org to be included in a future issue!

Join the POA and PPA for ourFall Educational Symposium & Awards Ceremony!

CONTINUING EDUCATIONParaoptometrics: Saturday, November 228:00 AM - 5:30 PMDoctors: Sunday, November 238:00 AM - 4:30 PM

AWARDS CEREMONYSaturday, November 227:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Can’t find your registration form?Not a problem. See it here:pennsylvania.aoa.org/Documents/PA/POA-2014-Ped-CE-Brochure.pdf

The Keystoner is published by the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA). POA is the professional association for doctors of optometry in Pennsylvania, providing continuing education, public informat ion mater ia ls, government relations and membership benefits. Direct any inquiries to the Keystoner, 218 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Phone: (717) 233-6455. Fax: (717) 233-6833. Email: Kelsey@poaeyes.org. Website: www.poaeyes.org. Executive Director: Charles J. Stuckey, Jr., O.D. Editor: Kelsey Rodkey. The Keystoner is partially underwritten by USI Affinity. Letters to the editor should be sent to the same address as above.

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President’s Editorial

By Marianne E. Boltz, O.D., F.A.A.O.

It’s such a cliché, but certainly holds true in this case. It seems like just yesterday that I was talking to you about my New Year’s Resolutions for 2014. What a year it has been for both me and the POA!

For example, you may recall one of my personal resolutions was to strive to become healthier and hope-fully trim my waistline a bit. Well, I can report that I’ve lost 10 pounds (it’s a start) and have become a pescatarian…OK, I’ll admit to an occasional moment of weakness when Wendy, one of those Five Guys or Mr. Fuddrucker draws me in like a moth to the flame! Leadership roles force one to come face-to-face with both personal strengths and weaknesses. I have definitely learned more about myself in the process.

I am proud to look back over the past 11 months and reflect on the good work that has been accomplished. The POA has moved forward in 2014, despite the bar-rage of challenges we face each year. What an honor it was to help host the AOA’s Optometry’s Meeting® in Philadelphia in June! Even though it presented extra work for our staff, deviation from our yearly meet-ing schedule and added responsibilities to our Board members, I believe it was well worth the effort. Our Legislative Affairs Committee continues to be steadfast and diligent in their oversight of our current scope of practice in Pennsylvania during the 2013-2014 legislative session. We strengthened the POA’s relationship with Salus University by working closely with its new president, Dr. Mittelman, and PCO’s new Dean of Students, Dr. Lori Grover. This also involved hosting our yearly September Board Meeting on campus with a student event, which provided a fun and educational way for students to learn about organized optometry.

As for the “Year of the Child,” one of my primary goals was to share my passion for pediatric optometry with you and work on specific initiatives to promote the ide-als of Kids Welcome Here® that began in

My, How Times Does Fly…

Pennsylvania many years ago. Back in May, things started off with a well-attended pedi-atric continuing education program in State

College given by Dr. Jim Spangler, chair of the Pedi-atric Vision Care Commit-tee, and Dr. Marla Moon. Dr. Spangler also helped gain nationwide exposure for the Kids Welcome Here program at Optometry’s Meeting in Philadelphia by staffing a POA-sponsored booth in the exhibit hall. In early September, the AOA InfantSEE® program featuring Dr. Glen Steele and Tom Sullivan made

a stop at PCO. I had a wonderful op-portunity to speak to the students as an InfantSEE provider, pediatric optometrist and organization leader. In honor of this event, a Pennsylvania Senate proclamation was introduced by Senator Mike Folmer recognizing the InfantSEE program. Com-ing up during this month, the POA is very excited to host a six-hour pediatric con-tinuing education program featuring Dr. Christine Allison; Professor of Pediatrics and Binocular Vision at the Illinois College of Optometry, AAO Diplomate in Pediat-rics, COVD Board member and nationally recognized speaker, as well as Pennsylvania’s own Drs. Spangler and Grover.

While it’s wonderful to extol our ac-complishments, the reality is that some areas still need improvement. Despite the signifi-cant efforts of both Dr. Donna Buraczewski and Dr. Greg Caldwell reaching out to our members and working with the AOA staff this year, we were not able to see substantial increases in our AOA-PAC donations. I must pass this continued work on to Dr. Richard Christoph for 2015.

I could not complete my year as president without sending my heartfelt thanks to my fellow 2014 board members: Drs. Owens, Christoph, Margolies, Eiss, Wincek-Bateson, Gray and Evans. No president of any organization could ask for a better team. Despite the hard work and productivity, somehow we managed to enjoy ourselves in the process! A second round of

gratitude goes to our amazing POA staff: Deb Blanchard, Ilene Sauertieg and our newest addition, Kelsey Rodkey. Very few states in the nation have such competent and dedicated staff members. Ever since I became an officer of the Central Pennsyl-vania Optometric Society many years ago, I knew they were wonderful individuals to work with, and my appreciation has only grown stronger with each passing year. This sentiment certainly holds true for Dr. Stuckey, our executive director, especially when one witnesses the significant respect and admiration he has earned from other optometric association executives around the country and the AOA leadership. We are so lucky to have him!

I cannot break the tradition of my editorials, so here is my final ask (I hear many sighs of relief ): if at all possible, take a moment to thank any POA member you know who serves in a volunteer leadership position; whether they serve in a local, state or national role or as a committee member. The AOA and POA would not exist without the never-ending dedication of all involved; these individuals spend many evenings and weekends away from family and hours away from their optometric practices. They do what they do for the profession of op-tometry, the selfless sharing of talent, time and passion that benefits every practicing optometrist. Ultimately, my wish would be to start seeing many new association volun-teers who are inspired by these individuals.

Thank you for allowing me to serve as your president for 2014; it has definitely been one of the most significant honors of my life. I also thank you for listening to me share so much with you through my editorials. My goal was to not only convey obligatory messages, but also to share a bit of myself in the process. As I pass the torch to Dr. Christoph, I know the association will be in extremely capable hands.

It’s not too early to start working on your New Year’s resolutions for 2015; that bedazzled ball will be dropping in Times Square before you know it!

Dr. Marianne Boltz

mboltz1@hmc.psu.edu

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MEMBER RESOURCES

With November 30 quickly approaching, you may be asking yourself if you have the proper amount of continuing education credits to renew your license.

Over the course of a two-year time frame, optometrists are required to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education. To fulfill that requirement, optometrists with a TPA license must report at least six hours of education pertaining to prescription and administration of pharmaceutical agents for therapeutic purposes. Optometrists certi-fied to treat glaucoma need four of those six hours in glaucoma treatment. Credits for office management or practice building do not count towards the 30 total hours. Completion of these hours needs to be submitted to the State Board of Optometry

(SBO) via the renewal form.The SBO limits how credits can be

earned. No more than 7.5 hours of the 30 total hours may be earned outside of the classroom.

Multi-state licensure must be noted on the renewal application, along with any disciplinary action that has been taken against the optometrist. Any discipline the Pennsylvania SBO has taken against the optometrist would be noted and shared with other states’ boards of optometry.

If an optometrist holds a license in an additional state, any disciplinary actions taken against the optometrist in the other state must be reported to Pennsylvania’s SBO on the renewal application or within 90 days of the final disposition, whichever

Requirements for licensure renewalis sooner.

In the case of an inactive optometrist wishing to become active again, the license may be reactivated after paying the appli-cable fees and providing proof of continu-ing education credits in time for biennial renewal. Along with the fees, application and proof of credits, the optometrist has to file an affidavit affirming to the SBO that while inactive, the optometrist did not practice optometry in Pennsylvania.

Failure to report disciplinary actions taken by other state boards of optometry and failure to meet continuing education requirements will result in disciplinary ac-tion from the Pennsylvania SBO, which can result in a license not being renewed.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSI’m not quite at 30 hours; help!POA members can access a free one-hour webinar that is COPE approved through the POA at pennsylvania.aoa.org/x8025.xml and attend our Fall Educational Symposium this month, which will have six hours of continuing education. The registration form is here: pennsylvania.aoa.org/Documents/PA/POA-2014-Ped-CE-Brochure.pdf.

When does the next renewal period start?December 1, 2014 marks the first day of the next renewal period.

I’ve surpassed 30 eligible CE hours. Can I transfer the extra hours to the next renewal year?No. If you want credits to count toward a certain renewal year, they must be earned in the applicable time period.

Do billing/coding courses count towards my total 30 hours?No. Practice management courses do not count toward license renewal.

I forgot my ARBO number, where can I get it?Visit www.arbo.org.

CalendarNovember 22 & 23POA Awards ceremony and CE at the Hershey Lodge. Saturday: POA awards from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday: POA CE from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

November 27 & 28POA closed for Thanksgiving.

November 30Biennial license renewal due.

December 25 & 26POA closed for Christmas.

January 1 & 2, 2015POA closed for New Years.

March 8, 2015POA Billing and Coding seminar in central PA. Topics covered: ICD-10, record documentation and compliance/legal issues in the practice. More information available in January 2015.

March 19-22, 2015Vision Expo East in New York. More details to come.

How many credits can be earned out of classroom (ex: webinars)?25% or 7.5 hours may be taken out-of-classroom.

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Think About Your Eyes offers discount to POA membersMEMBER BENEFITS

When surveyed, American consumers always rank vision health as a top priority – yet

they do very little to take care of their eyes. That’s finally changing with the help of a multi-million dollar advertising campaign called Think About Your Eyes (TAYE). This initiative is run by a 501 C(6) non-profit subsidiary of The Vision Council in Alexandria, Virginia.

After a very successful national launch in late July 2013, the TAYE 2014 campaign has been advertising on prime time cable TV (18 networks); drive-time radio, on multiple stations in every market in the US; in major magazines like People, Sports Illustrated and Parents; and on numerous venues on the Internet. TAYE ads are purchased on a national basis. The ad venues have been chosen and structured to provide the same consumer outreach in the tiniest towns and rural areas as in Midtown

Manhattan. All ads are educational and non-commercial and don’t promote any products or companies. Since the launch last year:

• Over 150 million American consumers have seen or heard TAYE ads multiple times

• Over 1.1 million people have visited the thinkaboutyoureyes.com website and doctor locator

• Frames and lens sales increased by 5.4%

• Scripts written for contact lenses increased by 7.9%

Already during 2014, TAYE media coverage has reached 93% of Americans aged 25 to 54 – itd core demographic. In just August and September, TAYE prime time cable TV spots ran over 1,800 times in every market in the United States. The TAYE commercials can be seen at thinkaboutyoureyes.com/videos.

The TAYE campaign is funded by 15 industry partners including the American Optometric Association, plus the individual doctors and opticians listed on the doctor locator. In order to be sustainable, TAYE needs all doctors to support the campaign by getting a listing! POA members always receive preferential pricing by entering aoamember14 in the Promo Code field when signing up.

Full details are available at TAYE’s official website, thinkaboutyoureyes.com, or by calling Jon Torrey, Director of Professional Relations, at (972) 800-8544 or emailing jtorrey@thinkaboutyoureyes.com.

This is the largest public exposure for vision care, eye health and optometry ever. So join TAYE and help improve eye health in America, increase eye exams and grow your practice!

Seven-day continuing education cruise to follow AOA’s Optometry’s Meeting

The Illinois Optometric Association has extended an invitation to POA members to join them at

sea. Much like Optometry’s Meeting, the Ruby Princess cruise ship will play host to optometrists from all over the country as it embarks on a seven-day trip from Seattle. The cruise leaves on June 28, right after Optometry’s Meeting 2015. For those attending the meeting, this opportunity

for sight-seeing and education can’t be missed.

On the itinerary for the cruise is Ketchikan, Tracy Arm Fjord, Juneau, Skagway, Victoria and ten hours of continuing education. Travel, relax and learn all in one week.

Cabins range from $504 per person to $4,098 per person. An additional $195 for each person in government fees and

taxes will be added to the final payment. The ten hours of CE costs $400. Final payments are due by April 14, 2015.

Please visit the POA’s website for much more information about this trip, who to contact and prices. You can find the information under “Meetings and CE.”

Novitasphere: a new way to check Medicare eligibility

The days of navigating clunky voice-prompted systems are over. Novitasphere, a secure web-based

internet portal from Novitas Solutions Inc., has arrived and provides a much more user-friendly experience. Before this website was in place, offices had to call for a patient’s Medicare eligibility; the entire process was time-consuming.

Now with Novitasphere, registering

and logging in is simple and free. This system includes the ability for the provider to perform Benefits and Eligibility Inquiries, Claim Inquiries and Submissions, retrieve Remittance Advices and initiate Clerical Reopening adjustments.

Those interested in enrolling for this program must be registered with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and need to receive Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA). Access

AN UPDATE FROM THE POA’S HEALTH CARE DIVISION

to Novitasphere is available to the Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Jurisdiction L (JL) provider community, which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia, and the city of Alexandria in Virginia.

Visit this website for more information: http://www.novitas-solutions.com.

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This Members in the Spotlight section highlights those who have recently represented the association in a positive light publicly. We congratulate these members for their successes and thank them for being outgoing, active members of the POA.

With the help of State Representative John Payne, Dr. Gary Kirman is one of three optometrists in Pennsylvania to have ground-breaking new technology that helps detect age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The AdaptDx instrument was developed in Hershey at the Hershey Center for Applied Research building. This machine gives optometrists the first “early warning” test ever available for AMD. The hope is that by early detection, years of prevention could be prescribed and the at-risk patient would never develop the disease. AMD is the leading cause of clinical blindness over age 65, so the POA wishes Dr. Kirman success while he uses this AdaptDx machine to its full capabilities.

Dr. Glenn Corbin, another optometrist with the AdaptDx machine, was recently featured on Good Day Philadelphia where he spoke about digital eye strain. When discussing how to prevent eye strain caused by digital screens, Dr. Corbin suggested changing the size of fonts on devices like phones, tablets and computers, adjusting the contrast in colors, keeping all electronic devices arms-length away and making sure lighting is ideal to ensure a glare-free screen. To view the segment, follow this link: www.myfoxphilly.com/clip/10411806/digital-eye-strain. Great job spreading awareness, Dr. Corbin!

Dr. Heidi Sensenig, as part of the sub-committee of Falls Prevention under the Pennsylvania Injury and Violence Prevention Network, represented POA at the Capitol on September 23. Dr. Sensenig explained how vision impacts the risk of falling to state legislators and the public. Through the use of vision simulators, attendees experience age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. She also discussed the importance of regular eye exams, maintaining an up-to-date glasses prescription and timely low vision intervention. Thanks for showing people how paramount eye health is, Dr. Sensenig!

MEMBERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

2014 AWARD WINNERS

Optometrist of the Year AwardTracy C. Sepich, O.D.

Young Optometrist of the Year Award

Kara J. Shirley, O.D.

The following award recipients will be recognized at our annual awards ceremony on November 22 at 7 p.m. Doctors, paraoptometrics and guests are invited to attend and honor the winners. Included as part of the awards ceremony will be the installation of the 2015 POA Board of Directors.

William Van Essen AwardMary Rodgers

Merit AwardsDaniel F. Russell, O.D.

Robert L. Owens, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Distinguished Legislator AwardRepresentative Harry Readshaw

Dr. Jerry Davidoff Memorial Award

Mark W. Eger, O.D., F.A.A.O.

George Gottschalk, Jr. Memorial Award

Paul J. Lobby, O.D.

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*Worth Noting*PDEHA There is no extra cost to become a Pennsylvania Diabetic Eye Health Alliance member. Call POA at (717) 233-6455 and ask to sign up. When you call, ask to be mailed a poster!

POPAC You can set up a recurring donation to POPAC by calling the POA office at (717) 233-6455. Please consider setting up at least a $50 monthly donation to help POA continue advocating on your behalf.

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HOW TO USE #TWITTERHOW TO USE #TWITTER1

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Open a web browser and go to www.Twitter.com. Fill in the information under the New to Twitter? Sign up section. Next, you’ll want to choose your Username (a.k.a. “Twitter handle”). This will be the name people use to communicate with you. For example, POA’s is @POAeyes.

You can add a profile picture, bio, location and link to your website if you want. To make these edits, select the button next to the tweet icon (it looks like a feather in a rectangle) at the top right of the website, then select settings. After you fill in the information you want to share, go ahead and tweet something! Click the Tweet button. You only have 140 characters, so choose your words wisely. Once you hit tweet, it’s public.

Next, you’ll want to begin following other users so that your timeline, Twitter’s homepage, begins to fill with tweets. You’ll find your timeline under the home icon. To follow someone, you can use the search twitter feature at the top right of the website to find by name or Twitter handle. Try searching: @POAeyes. You’ll find us under people. Click our profile and hit the follow button on the right.

Now that you know how to follow people, you might want to join a conversation. Once your timeline fills up, you’ll notice small buttons underneath each individual tweet that are labeled reply, retweet, favorite and more. For example: if POA asks a question, you can answer us by hitting the reply button under our tweet. In order to directly communicate with someone on Twitter, make sure you’re always including their Twitter handle in the conversation. By hitting reply, you will always be replying to whomever was included in the original tweet you’re replying to.

5The retweet button allows you to share a tweet with your followers, the people who have followed your account. It will appear on your Twitter page and on your Followers’ timelines to see.

6Favoriting a tweet is the equivalent to liking a post on Facebook. The difference on Twitter is that you can revisit all your favorited tweets by clicking your Twitter handle or profile picture on the right side, above the number of tweets you have. This shows you how your Twitter page appears to others. Next to your Twitter profile picture, you can see all your tweets, photos and videos you’ve posted or retweeted, who you follow, who follows you and what tweets you’ve favorited.

7At the top of the webpage, you’ll find the notifications and discover sections. Notifications is where you’ll find all your mentions, which is when someone uses your Twitter handle in a tweet. This section alerts you of all replies, retweets and favorites of your tweets, along with telling you when you’ve gained new followers.

8The discover section gives you a summary of what’s popular, who to follow, etcetera, all tailored for you on an individual level.

9On Twitter, the # symbol, which is called a hashtag, appears in many tweets. It’s a great way to join conversations and organize the thoughts of many different users into one section. If you have an optometry-related tweet, use the hashtag #POAeyes so we can see it!

Twitter on your smartphone is basically the same as the Twitter website, just condensed. Go to your App Store and search “Twitter.” Download it for free and sign up or sign in to have Twitter on the go.10

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KEYSTONER 7 November/December 2014Classified AdsPractice for saleMontgomery County. Professional solo practice located on a main highway in a free-standing prime location with off-street parking for sale. Practice is a well-established, medically-oriented practice with state-of-the-art equipment (Cirrus OCT, anterior and retinal digital camera and capturing system, FDT screening and full threshold visual field perimetry, topographer and EMR). Practice has an extensive contact lens inventory, many specialized fitting sets and an optical dispensary. Great opportunity to practice full-scope optometry and can easily sup-port 1-2 optometrists. Please respond via email to erl1952@gmail.com.

South Central PA. One doctor, long-established family optometric practice for sale. Located in a free-standing building on a main street. Up-to-date practice with Optomap, Cirrus OCT, Humphrey’s visual field, PHP and Forum software. Medical optometry is a large part of the practice. EHR for about 3-4 years. Great place to live and raise a family in a safe area. Serious inquiries can email doktemak@yahoo.com.

Royersford. 50+ year established practice. Great opportunity for someone looking to transition out of OMD or com-mercial practice. Possible satellite office, OD glaucoma licensed, participates in multiple medical panels, 1 “vision plan” only (VBA), tremendous growth poten-tial. OD moving. Serious inquiries please email runningdoc2@verizon.net.

Optometrist wantedMontgomery County. Opportunity to practice full-scope primary eye care in the Pottstown/Limerick area. New optomet-ric office building is equipped with Marco Epic refraction system, OCT, ERG/VEP and other diagnostic equipment. Cataract and retinal surgeons also on staff. Full range of contact lenses including ortho-K. Part time position. Send CV and inquiries to Jruskiewicz@gmail.com.

Central PA. Full/part-time positions available. Practice emphasizes full-scope optometry combined with comprehensive medical eye examinations. Candidate must have TMOD certification. Top com-pensation and incentives. Great oppor-tunity for a compassionate and energetic doctor. If interested, call Carol Simmons at (610) 799-2020 or email your resume to csimmons@eyelandoptical.com.

Wyomissing. Part-time position avail-able immediately with flexible hours. This is a private pediatric ophthalmology practice, but this optometrist will be expected to see patients of all ages. Please send your re-sume to drohnsman@comcast.net or call (610) 478-9998.

Doylestown. Enthusiastic optometrist wanted for permanent position 1-2 days/week in a very professional, well-equipped practice in the heart of Doylestown. Optos Perimeter, Canon Fundus Camera, Compulink EMR integrated with our high end optical shop. Medical experience and contact lens background a must. Fun, casual but highly patient-oriented environment. Employment opportunity only – no transition for foreseeable future. Reply with CV and cover letter to bdrowe110@yahoo.com.

Southwestern PA. Full-time optometric associate wanted for busy, medically-oriented practice featuring the latest in diagnostic instrumentation. Associate position leading to partnership. Send resume to brunet3960@aim.com.

Lehigh Valley. Full-time OD positions in Columbia, Snyder, Lebanon and Berks Counties. Great opportunity to join a rapid-ly growing, busy practice with 14 locations in Pennsylvania and expanding! Practice areas are comprehensive family eye care and therapeutic management of ocular disease. Therapeutic/glaucoma licensure necessary. Good communication skills a must. Excellent compensation: bonus and paid CE. Interested candidates may for-ward their cover letter and resume CV to bmessinger@eyelandoptical.com. All re-plies confidential.

Monmouth County, NJ. Small but busy, multi-specialty optometric office in great community looking for part-time to full-time doctor to help with primary care optometry. Must be therapeutically licensed, comfortable with contact lenses and ocular disease. Inquiries emailed to drrichman@lowvision-nj.com.

Chambersburg. Full-time/part-time. Top pay and benefits. Partnership potential. Call (717) 593-4521 or fax (717) 593-4525.

Easton. Dr. Boscia is looking to employ another optometrist. The position would be FT/PT. Our office uses Marco RT-5100

exam lanes, Optos Daytona, Cirrus HD-OCT 5000 and many other pieces of high tech equipment. Please call Dr. Boscia at (610) 258-6666.

Northern Delaware. Halpern Eye Care is a doctor-owned, multi-office prac-tice throughout Delaware. We are looking to add an additional FT optometrist. HEC is dedicated to encouraging our optom-etrists to provide the most technologically advanced eye care available to our var-ied patient base. All offices have access to Optomap, VF, Scanning Laser, EHR and well-trained staff. Very competitive salary. Will assist with DE License. Con-tact Troy Raber, O.D. (302) 346-1470 or traber@halperneye.com.

Pittsburgh South Hills. Optometrist wanted for growing practice. Part-time. Treat medical conditions and emergen-cies, and provide routine care. Fully equipped office and staff support. Call Ray at 412-983-5834 or send resume to VOM@Verizon.net.

Lancaster County. OD needed to fill in for 3-6 week period beginning 12/16/2014. 2 days/week. Familiarity with Officemate a plus but not required. Busy, medically-oriented practice. Tech assisted. Contact Leslie Miller, O.D. at (717) 808-1806 or email at lmillod@ptd.net.

Equipment for salePittsburgh. Legend slit lamp, Haag Streit style. Hardly used. About one year old. Comes with a new Keeler Goldman Tonometer. Perfect working condition. $3,000 O.B.O. Contact Dr. Zelazowski at Dr.John.Zelazowski@comcast.net or (724) 274-8383.

Humphrey Matrix Visual field instrument. 5 years old and in excellent condition. $5,000. Call (610) 323-0133.

Retired, sold records only. Heine BIO with transformer($775) Numerous Volk hand held lenses at 30-40% discount: 90 Dpt Volk $145, 60 Dpt Volk $145, Superfield Volk $185, 28 Dpt Volk $110, 20 Dpt Volk $95, Streak retinoscope $75, Spot reti-noscope $75. Designer reading glasses (multiple pairs at $4.00 to $8.00). Topcon LM-3 manual lensometer (only $125). Email eagereye@aol.com.

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References: 1. Based on ratio of lens oxygen transmissibilities; Alcon data on file, 2013. 2. Based on in vitro measurement of contact angles of unworn lenses; significance demonstrated at 0.05 level. Alcon data on file, 2009. 3. Eiden SB, Davis R, Bergenske P. Prospective study of lotrafilcon B lenses comparing 2 versus 4 weeks of wear for objective and subjective measures of health, comfort, and vision. Eye & Contact Lens. 2013;39(4):290-294.

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KEYSTONERPennsylvania Optometric Association218 North Street • Harrisburg, PA 17101Phone: (717) 233-6455 Fax: (717) 233-6833Email: mail@poaeyes.orgWebsite: poaeyes.org

New membersThe POA is pleased to welcome thefollowing new members to the association and their local societies:Jonathan Andrews, O.D. (L)Kriti Bhagat, O.D. (BM)Michael Gregory Bittner, O.D. (W)Abbey Rebecca Bonnell, O.D. (MC)Jared Alan Burd, O.D. (W)Adam Joseph Dillner, O.D. (W)Roshanak Fereydouni, O.D. (W)Brittany V. Flaherty, O.D. (NE)Rachel Fritz, O.D. (N)Christina P.M. Harchuska, O.D. (BM)Yunah Hong, O.D (BM)Radoslav Ivanov, O.D. (LV)Tara Kays, O.D. (LV)Magi Labib, O.D. (C)Lauren Pastucha, O.D. (W)Megan Tiburtini, O.D. (L)Jenna Walters, O.D. (C)Ashley Marie Wolanski, O.D. (NE)

Congratulations to Paul Freeman, O.D. for being appointed to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Medical

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Adrian Runkle, O.D.James Cook, Jr., O.D.

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Advisory Board where he will use his knowledge to assist in formulating the physical, mental and vision criteria that drivers must meet to be licensed in the Commonwealth. His work on these regulations will preserve the safety of everyone on the road.