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| Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, past president of the National Optometric Association was the winner of the D. Elva Cooper Theia Award for Leadership. The award was presented by 2016 Theia award winner Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA. | | Women In Optometry's Marjolijn Bijlefeld.
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| Lauretta Justin, OD, of Orlando, Florida, and founder of Optometry Divas, was presented the Dr. Mae Booth-Jones Theia Award for Mentoring.
| | Anna Marie Fernandez, OD, of Staten Island, New York, was presented the Dr. Mae Booth-Jones Theia Award for Mentoring. Dr. Fernandez was recently president of the SUNY College of Optometry Alumni Association board.
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| Neda Gioia, OD, CS, FOWNS, was also honored with the Dr. Gertrude Stanton Innovation Award for her pioneering work in bringing ocular nutrition into her practice, Integrative Vision in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, into the mainstream of her discussions with all patients. Her award was presented by Breanne McGhee, OD, MEd, PhDEL, the 2020 winner of the Theia Young OD award.
| | Melissa Bailey, OD, PhD, was honored as the winner of the Dr. Gertrude Stanton Innovation Award for her research and product development work. She is VP of research and development at LENTECHS, which has successfully developed core technology licensed from The Ohio State Innovation Foundation to create a patented, first-of-its-kind line of soft, suspended contact lens for presbyopia.
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| Bita Asghari, OD, FAAO, of Boston, Massachusetts, was honored as the 2021 Young OD Theia Award of Excellence winner. Her work in specialty contact lenses and prosthetic devices is making a difference for patients with challenging ocular surface conditions.
| | Carol Alexander, OD, was honored as the Theia Award of Excellence for Industry Influence. Dr. Alexander is Head, North America Vision Care Professional Relations for Johnson & Johnson Vision, and has advocated for the profession of optometry at local, state and the national level for most of her career.
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