Macular Degeneration Genetic Test Advisory Board | Visible Genomics

Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO

Dr. Eiden is president and medical director of North Suburban Vision Consultants, Ltd., a multi-specialty group practice in the Chicago area. He is president and co-founder of the International Keratoconus Academy of Eye Care Professionals, an organization providing education and research to the eye care professions. Dr. Eiden is also co-founder and president of EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute, which is dedicated to clinical research and development of technologies in the eye care field.

Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO

Dr. Steven Ferrucci is currently Chief of Optometry at the Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center and Nursing Home. He is also the Residency Director at his sight, and a Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry/Marshall B. Ketchum University. Dr. Ferrucci has lectured and published extensively, with a special interest in Diabetes, Diabetic Eye Disease, AMD, OCT and Fluorescein Angiography. He is a fellow in both the American Academy of Optometry and the Optometric Retinal Society, as well as Past President of the ORS.

Macular Degeneration Genetic Test Advisory Board | Visible Genomics

Alan N. Glazier OD, FAAO

Dr. Glazier is the founder and visionary behind ODs on Facebook and ODsOnFB.com, the eye care industry's largest and most highly engaged eye care organization online OR off, with over 41,500 members. He is the founder of Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care in Rockville, Maryland. He is a partner and business development executive in Keplr Vision, enabling Optometrists with mature practices a medical model legacy exit.

 
 
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Pamela A. Lowe, OD, FAAO, Dipl. ABO

Pamela A. Lowe, OD, FAAO, Dipl. ABO, is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago and earned her Doctor of Optometry Degree at the Illinois College of Optometry where she was named Alumnus of the Year in 2002. She has published several respected articles regarding eye health and is a highly sought after speaker at many optometric conferences across the country. Dr. Lowe serves on the Contact Lens and Cornea Section and is a spokesperson for the American Optometric Association as well as a Fellow of the American Acadedy of Optometry and Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. She served as Chairman for the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation State Board of Optometry and is a Past President of the Illinois Optometric Association. When Dr. Lowe is not seeing patients, she is active in her community as a member of two chambers of commerce and involved in ministries at her parish. She enjoys cooking, fitness, skiing, volleyball and is a food and wine enthusiast who loves family adventures with her husband and two sons.