Nine Decades and Going Strong, SECO 2014 Hosted Thousands of Eyecare Professionals

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In Atlanta for nine decades, SECO welcomed more than 7,000 eyecare professionals to its 91st annual event this year.

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Gathered for the opening of SECO 2014, optometrists, opticians, certified ophthalmic technicians and paraoptometric professionals filed into "Optometry's Marketplace" after SECO executives cut the ribbon.

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SECO leadership passed from outgoing Southern Council of Optometrists (SoCO) president Darby Chiasson, OD, (l) to new SoCO president, James Herman, OD.

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Fort Worth, Texas, optometrist Katrina Lieske, OD, won $10,000 in the SECO 2014 Shootout. Runners-up, optometrist, Catherine Abbott, OD, from Roanoke, Va., won $1,000, and paraoptometric technician, Crystal Lindsey, from Morristown, Tenn, won $500. SECO president, James W. Herman, OD, (l), and SECO exhibits chair, Dale Morris, OD, flank Lieske with her check, and all three contestants, (l to r) Lindsey, Lieske, Abbott. (Photos by Matt Alexandre/Robb Cohen Photography.)

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Daniel B. Levy, OD, CPHM and Crystal Cannon of Avesis.

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Williams Group's Gilan L. Cockrell, OD, and Brad Rourke, CPA.

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Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's Donna DeLay (l) and Sierra Rice.

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RevolutionEHR's (l to r) Jason Miller, MBA, OD; Mike Rothschild, OD; Scott Jens, OD; and Charles Brownlow, OD, introduced the RevMarket online marketplace.

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Valdosta, Ga., optometrist, Steven M. Wilson, OD, recently prevailed in a Georgia court case allowing ECPs to use their own labs when providing care for patients covered by vision plans.

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Fabian Bruneau (l) of ABS met with Brian DeiDolori of Google Glass.

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Jobson's Bill Scott (l) with Local Eye Site's Kelli Moss and Steven Squires.

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The virtual and real worlds merged at SECO 2014's social media station, where Facebook and Twitter postings were broadcast live.

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Alan Glazier, OD, (second from left) hosted the ODs on Facebook party, where he met with guests (l to r) Kaiser Permanente's Susy Yu, OD, MBA, FAAO; Global EyeVentures' Nikki Iravani, OD; and WellPoint's Richard Hom, OD, MPA, FAAO.

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In keeping with SECO 2014's sports theme, Alcon sponsored a Tailgate Trivia event, with the "referees" including (l to r) Rick Weisbarth, OD; Ray Pasko; Kevin Roe, OD, FAAO; and Rick Lankenau.

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Jobson Optical's Marc Ferrara (r) presented Review of Optometry's first annual Visionary Award to industry icon Frank D. Fontana, OD (l).

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Still practicing at 91, 'Uncle' Frank Fontana, OD, addressed the audience upon accepting Review of Optometry's first annual Visionary Award.

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Paul M. Karpecki, (l) OD, FAAO, discussed the accomplishments of Frank D. Fontana, OD (r).

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Jobson's Marc Ferrara announced the first two Rick Bay Foundation $10,000 scholarship winners—Lindsey Parker of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University and E. Maya Kohara, DO, of the Wills Eye Foundation.

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At the Review of Optometry dinner, (l to r) Eric Schmidt, OD; Paul M. Karpecki, OD, FAAO; Frank Fontana, Jr.; Dori Carlson, OD; ‘Visionary’ Frank Fontana, OD; and Jack Schaeffer, OD.

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The Vision Council's Ed Greene (l) and Mike Daley.

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(L to R) Art Epstein, OD, FAAO, Barbara Tutage and Jimmy Bartlett, OD.

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Ed Buffington (l) and Matthew Alpert, OD.

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Ben Gaddi, OD, (l) with Synergeyes' James Kirchner, OD.

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Thomas Lewis, OD, PhD, (l) and Jimmy Bartlett, OD.

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Review of Optometry's Casey Foster with Optovue's Shalini Swamy, MBA.

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Alcon's Jim Murphy discussed how contact lenses can meet patients' unmet needs.

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At a Georgia Tech incubator, Digital Vision Systems is developing an all-in-one refracting and measuring unit. The team includes (l to r) Brian Anderson, Jose Garcia, Sarah Ivester, Keith Thompson, MD, and Matthew Vickers, EIT.