Professional Advisory Board

Macular Degeneration Support

The purpose of the professional advisory board is to provide information and feedback to (and at the request of) the director of Macular Degenera tion Support. Presence on this board does not indicate agreement with, or the condoning of, all information posted on the MD Support web site, message board, or email discussion group. All communication should be sent to director@mdsupport.org.

We are grateful to the following people for their generous contributions of time and knowledge:

Roy Cole, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Optometrist
Director of Vision Program Development
The Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 West 65th Street
New York NY 10023

K. Bailey Freund, M.D.

Ophthalmologist (Retina Specialist)
Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York
519 East 72nd Street, Suite 203
New York NY 10021

Bryan Gerritsen, M.A., CLVT

Rehabilitation Specialist
Low Vision Rehabilitation Services
439 East 3100 North
North Ogden, UT 84414

Robert Hammer, B.Optom., M.Sc.

Optometrist
74 Menahem Begin Rd.
Petah Tikva IL 49732
Israel

Edward J. Huggett, Jr., O.D., P.A.

Optometrist
Chief of Low Vision Services
Low Vision Support
Tarpon Springs FL

Randall T. Jose, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Optometrist
Associate Professor
Center for Sight Enhancement
University of Houston College of Optometry
505 J. Davis Armistead Bldg
Houston TX 77204-2020

Joseph H. Maino, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Optometrist
Chief of Optometry & VICTORS rehabilitation program.
Kansas City VA Medical Center
4801 Linwood Boulevard
Kansas City MO 64128

Martin A. Mainster, Ph.D., M.D., FRCOphth.

Ophthalmologist (Retina Specialist), Physicist, Lecturer
Professor, Vice Chairman and Director, Macula Service
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas 66160

Rachel Meltzer, LCSW

Diagnostic & Treatment Center
The Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 West 65th Street
New York NY 10023

Lylas G. Mogk, M.D.

Ophthalmologist, Author, Lecturer,
Chair of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Vision Rehabilitation Committee,
Chair of the Michigan Network for Visual Rehabilitation of Seniors,
Medical Director, Henry Ford Health System Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center (Grosse Pointe and Livonia, Michigan).

Angel Pacheco

Assistive Technology Specialist
The Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 West 65th Street
New York NY 10023

Peter L. Sonkin, M.D.

Ophthalmologist (Retina Specialist), Researcher, Author
Retina Representative, American Academy of Ophthalmology Patient Education Committee
Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Retinal Specialists
Past President, Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University

Tennessee Retina, P.C.
345 23rd Ave, N
Ste. 350
Nashville TN 37203

Janet S. Sunness, M.D.

Ophthalmologist; Medical Director, Hoover Rehabilitation Services for Low Vision and Blindness
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
6569 North Charles St. PPW 305
Baltimore, MD 21204

Ellen Troyer, M.T., M.A.

Nutritionist
CEO, Biosyntrx, Inc.
Executive Board Member, Optometric Nutrition Society
Member, Council for Responsible Nutrition
Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Biosyntrx, Inc.
151A Riverchase Way
Lexington, SC 29072

Wendy Strouse Watt, O.D.

Optometrist
17 Beaver Drive
DuBois PA 15801