Two hours of virtual CE for COA members presented by COA members.
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Know your ABC’s: Amblyopia, Binocular Vision and Clinical Pearls (2 hr)
Dr. Reena Patel earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University and completed a residency in Pediatric Optometry at the State University of New York, State College of Optometry. After residency, Dr. Patel worked at various locations in New York, including the State University of New York, Helen Keller International, New York University and Dr. Andrea Thau and Associates private practice in Manhattan. Dr. Patel is currently an Associate Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry and has clinical and laboratory teaching responsibilities in the Vision Therapy and Pediatric services. In addition, she is a clinical investigator with the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group and conducts research in the areas of amblyopia, strabismus, binocular vision disorders and myopia control. Dr. Patel is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Vice Chair of the American Optometric Association’s InfantSEE and Children’s Vision Committee and serves on the California Optometric Association’s Children Vision Committee.
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Chief Strategy Officer
Dr. Lance Anderson is the Chief Strategy Officer at PECAA, where he is engaged in all aspects of company strategy. He co-founded PECAA in 2007 and helped lead the organization as it grew from a small local Portland study group to a national alliance of independently owned eye care practices. He served as a board member of Rev-360 from 2015 – 2021 and helped oversee the management and successful sale of Revolution EHR, Visionary Partners, and eventually PECAA.
He earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from Pacific University in 1991. He started his own optometry practice in 1993 in Hillsboro, OR, and was able to grow the practice into a busy three-doctor clinic. He retired from clinical care in 2021 and then moved to New York City where he was tasked with helping to integrate PECAA with the HEA buying group. He recently moved to Nashville, TN where he will continue to be actively involved in creating the future vision for PECAA as it is integrated into the VSP family of businesses.
Chief Member Experience Officer
Dr. Justin Manning is the Chief Member Experience Officer at PECAA, where he leads the member experience team, encompassing member education, the Member Business Advisory services, Events, and the Cold Start program. He is the founder and host of the Practice Advantage podcast. Prior to joining PECAA, he founded The Keratoconus and Scleral Lens Institute at Bettner Vision in Colorado Springs, and eyeLeader, a consulting company focused on leadership development, technology in eyecare, and population health.
He has contributed to Review of Optometric Business and has lectured nationally and internationally on specialty contact lenses, design thinking, population health, and the patient experience. He earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from The Ohio State University and completed a residency in Geriatric Optometry at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System in Tacoma, WA, a Master of Public Health degree at Salus University, and a graduate certificate in Customer Experience from the CU Boulder Leeds School of Business. He is driven to help all independent eye care professionals grow their businesses and enjoy their practices every single day.
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