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In 2004, Norma Spittle, OD, and her husband Brian Spittle, OD, got married and opened The Eye Place Optometry in Midlothian, Virginia. The couple decided to work with CareCredit to make purchases in the office more convenient, an extension of the great care experience they strive to provide.

This story originally appeared in our June 2011 issue. By Priti Patel, OD—I had no idea that my career arc would lead me to a leadership position in corporate optometry.

Last year, Laura Chonko, OD, HHC, FONS, became one of the first optometrists to earn a fellowship in the Ocular Nutrition Society. Outside of the office, she offers health coaching services to her community.

Karen Fortman, OD, says that she aspired to work at Primary EyeCare Associates even before she graduated from The Ohio State College of Optometry.

This story was originally published in our March 2011 issue.—Alissa Nagel, OD, FAAO, of Las Vegas, is intrigued by the kinds of cases that puzzle others.

This story originally appeared in our March 2008 issue. For some ODs, it’s pediatric care. For others, it’s sports vision, or vision development or co-management of LASIK patients. For yet others, it’s cradle-to-grave primary care. The aspect of practice Karin Meng, OD, Sunnyvale, CA, enjoys most is low vision. Several times a week she works with a low vision patients. “Even in optometry school, I loved it immediately. It was my peak experience,” says the 1986 graduate of University of California Berkeley School of Optometry.

This story originally appeared in our June 2013 issue. Twenty-seven years ago, Debby Feinberg, OD, was on a double date with her husband, her otolaryngologist brother-in-law and his date. The brother-in-law picked up a loose prism he carried to help him see.

Christy Hayes, OD, and Kim Folwarski, OD, were friends during their time at University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry, where they began to talk about opening a practice together.

In early 2013, Alicia Telega, OD, was on track to opening a practice cold in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when she hit a roadblock.