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What can I do to help?

This week a colleague of mine asked, “what can I do to help?” after reading about Hubble selling contact lenses with a fake contact lens prescription. If you haven’t read this article, I encourage you to do so now.

https://qz.com/1154306/hubble- sold-contact-lenses-with-a- fake-prescription-from-a-made- up-doctor/

My answer was to join and become active in the Contact Lens and Cornea Section (CLCS) of American Optometric Association (AOA).

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Melissa Barnett OD, FAAO, FSLS
Melissa Barnett OD, FAAO, FSLS
Dr. Melissa Barnett is a Principal Optometrist at the UC Davis Eye Center in Sacramento. She is an internationally recognized key opinion leader, specializing in anterior segment disease and specialty contact lenses. Dr. Barnett lectures and publishes extensively on topics including dry eye, anterior segment disease, contact lenses and creating a healthy balance between work and home life for women in optometry. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a Diplomate of the American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry (ABCMO) and serves on the Board of American Optometric Association (AOA) Cornea and Contact Lens Council, Women of Vision (WOV), Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI), Ocular Surface Society of Optometry (OSSO) is Immediate Past President of The Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS). Dr. Barnett is a spokesperson for the California Optometric Association and a guest lecturer for the STAPLE program. She was awarded The Theia Award for Excellence for Mentoring by Women in Optometry (WO) in 2016.

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