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Read all the latest news in the ABO newsletter On Board Volume III 2025
09/18/2025

Read all the latest news in the ABO newsletter On Board Volume III 2025

My predecessor, Diane Adamczyk OD, FAAO, Diplomate, American Board of Optometry, has worked tirelessly to promote the mission of the ABO.  I feel privileged, and a little overwhelmed to follow in her footsteps as Chair of the Board of Directors of the ABO. 

Congratulations to our ABO Diplomates who received the following awards at the AFOS Meeting in San Antonio, Texas!Dr. Me...
09/12/2025

Congratulations to our ABO Diplomates who received the following awards at the AFOS Meeting in San Antonio, Texas!
Dr. Meghan Elkins was named VA Optometrist of the Year and Overall Optometrist of the Year.
Dr. Brent Hume was named Resident of the Year.
Dr. Jeffrey Weaver received the Orion Award.

ABO Diplomates – looking to get a head start on the next CAP assessment? Brush up on your knowledge of myopia management...
09/05/2025

ABO Diplomates – looking to get a head start on the next CAP assessment? Brush up on your knowledge of myopia management with this Review of Optometry article by ABO Diplomate, Steven Sorkin, and Kevin Chan, OD. And if you missed Dr, Cheryl Chapman’s recent webinar on myopia management, the recorded version is now available on the ABO website.

Published August 15, 2025 Orthokeratology: Beyond the Basics Here, we review the latest philosophy of fitting these lenses for myopia management. By Kevin Chan, OD, and Steven Sorkin, OD Practical Matters in Myopia Management - 4th EditionIn this annual Review of Optometry supplement, we aim to ad...

The Clinical & Refractive Optometry Journal (CROJ) is an online, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to bringin...
09/03/2025

The Clinical & Refractive Optometry Journal (CROJ) is an online, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to bringing clinical information to primary eye care practitioners. Each article in CROJ is available as a COPE-accredited continuing education course. CROJ is generously offering all ABO Diplomates and Active Candidates a 20% discount on all CE courses through the end of this calendar year. Go to CROJournal.com and enter ABO-2025 to claim this discount.

The American Board of Optometry traveled to Savannah, GA last week to attend the American Association of Corporate Optom...
08/25/2025

The American Board of Optometry traveled to Savannah, GA last week to attend the American Association of Corporate Optometry (AACO) annual meeting. Dr. Cathy Hines, ABO's Director of Assessment and Education, enjoyed meeting the AACO attendees who stopped by the booth to learn about the benefits and value of board certification. ABO Diplomates Paul Ajamian and Steven Sorkin were two of the featured speakers at the conference.

Congratulations to ABO Diplomates Dr. Andrea Thau and Dr. Amy Puerto who were recently honored with Women in Optometry's...
08/01/2025

Congratulations to ABO Diplomates Dr. Andrea Thau and Dr. Amy Puerto who were recently honored with Women in Optometry's Theia Awards of Excellence! Dr. Thau received the Lifetime of Leadership Award and Dr. Puerto received the Young OD Award.

Congratulations to ABO Diplomate, Dr. Sarah Storrs!
07/31/2025

Congratulations to ABO Diplomate, Dr. Sarah Storrs!

Congratulations to Sarah Key Storrs, OD, on receiving the 2025 OPW award for Keyperson of the Year!

Dr. Sarah Storrs grew up in Yakima, WA, and graduated from Central Washington University with Bachelor degrees in Chemistry and Biology. Dr. Storrs received her Doctor of Optometry from the University of California School of Optometry in 2003. While in optometry school, she was an active member of UCOSA, the optometric student association, Beta Sigma Kappa honor society, and a student member of the American Optometric Association (AOA), American Academy of Optometry (AAO), California Optometric Association (COA), and Optometric Physicians of Washington (OPW).

Dr. Storrs completed a hospital-based residency in primary care at the Fresno, VA Medical Center in July 2004. She started working at Family Eye Clinic shortly after moving back to the Kittitas Valley in August 2004. Dr. Storrs owned the practice from 2007-2025, when Family Eye Clinic merged with Valley Eye and Vision Clinic in Moses Lake and East Wenatchee. Her areas of interest in optometry include ocular disease and working with children and adults with special needs.

Dr. Storrs is the current Trustee of OPW’s Southeast and Yakima Valley Societies and serves on the Washington Optometric Political Action Committee (WOPAC).

Dr. Storrs and her husband Jeremy have two teenage sons, Evan & Trevor. Outside of optometry, Dr. Storrs has been involved with Lions Club, and served on a non-profit board (Kittitas Valley Opportunities) which supports Parent-2-Parent. She enjoys crafting, family walks with our dog Max, and has too many houseplants.

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Our dedicated volunteers are working on the development of the fall CAP assessment. The development committee reviewed t...
07/23/2025

Our dedicated volunteers are working on the development of the fall CAP assessment. The development committee reviewed this article and, although it was not selected for the CAP assessment, felt that ABO Diplomates might be interested in reading it.
Lupon M, Nolla C, Cardona G. New Designs of Spectacle Lenses for the Control of Myopia Progression: A Scoping Review. J Clin Med. 2024 Feb 19;13(4):1157. doi: 10.3390/jcm13041157. PMID: 38398469; PMCID: PMC10888677.

Myopia control with new designs of spectacle lenses is a flourishing area of research. The present work reviews the effectiveness of new designs (DIMSs, defocus-incorporated multiple segments; CARE, cylindrical annular refractive element; HALs/SALs, ...

Congratulations to ABO DIplomate, Dr. Susan Resnick, who received the AOA's Contact Lens & Cornea Section's "Uncle Frank...
07/10/2025

Congratulations to ABO DIplomate, Dr. Susan Resnick, who received the AOA's Contact Lens & Cornea Section's "Uncle Frank" Fontana Award at last month's AOA meeting in Minneapolis. The award recognizes Dr. Resnick's passion for educating patients and colleagues about contact lens technology. A well-deserved honor!

Meet the ABO Board of Director's new Chair, Dr. Matthew Gerstberger. Dr. Gerstberger succeeds Diane Adamczyk, OD, who ha...
07/08/2025

Meet the ABO Board of Director's new Chair, Dr. Matthew Gerstberger. Dr. Gerstberger succeeds Diane Adamczyk, OD, who has moved into the role of Immediate Past Chair. We thank Dr. Adamczyk for her invaluable guidance during the past two years and welcome Dr. Gerstberger to his new role!

Congratulations to the winner of ABO's second annual Learning Through Clinical Care Student Case Challenge! Kiana Cheung...
07/07/2025

Congratulations to the winner of ABO's second annual Learning Through Clinical Care Student Case Challenge! Kiana Cheung, a student at ICO, submitted the winning entry entitled A Case Study of Amaurosis Fugax with Likely Subsequent Central Retinal Artery Occlusion. You can read the case at:https://americanboardofoptometry.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PDF-Final-Case.pdf

ABO congratulates Dr. Jacquie Bowen on becoming the 105th President of AOA!
06/30/2025

ABO congratulates Dr. Jacquie Bowen on becoming the 105th President of AOA!

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