Catching Up With Dr. Forgnoni: Soldier and Optometrist
In March 2017, we featured Frank W. Forgnoni, OD as our veteran of the month. In that blog post, Dr. Forgnoni told us a little about his military career and what it was like...
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Veteran Optometrist Travels Internationally to Help Others
Joe Chambers, O.D. is no stranger to service. For 24 years, Dr. Chambers served our country, providing eye care to military personnel in the U.S. Army and Air National Guard. Now this veteran and...
National Vision Supports Northeast VOSH and SUNY SVOSH Mission to Panama
Last month, Northeast VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) and the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry SVOSH (Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) volunteers traveled to Lidice, Panama for a...
Doctor Comes Full Circle
During a September 2017 OD Mentorship meeting held by National Vision for optometrists who have been with the company for less than 60 days, Chuatong Thao, OD, had the opportunity to share a personal...
SVOSH Humanitarian Trip: Over 1,000 People Helped in Mexico
Earlier this year we had the opportunity to support a mission trip to Puerto Vallarta and Talpa de Allende, Mexico through a donation of 300 readers and 100 sunglasses. Shelby Brendel, a second year...
SVOSH Group from Western University College of Optometry Help the People of Fiji
Last month, Assistant Professor Nataly Fahim, an optometrist from Western University’s College of Optometry traveled to Natuvu Creek, Fiji with one other optometrist and five students to help over 300 patients with their vision...
August 2017 Veteran of the Month: From Army to Corporate Optometry
We are excited to introduce our August Veteran of the Month – Rhett Veater, O.D.! Dr. Veater is an Area Doctor with America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses in Midvale, Utah. He started at America’s...
Optometry Professor and Students Travel to Honduras and Help Over 1,000 People
Last month we had the privilege of supporting a mission trip to Roatan, Honduras. Alissa Proctor, OD, a Professor at Northeastern State University College of Optometry, traveled to Honduras with her SVOSH group of...
July 2017 Veteran of the Month: From Air Force Pilot to Optometrist
Our featured veteran for July is David Spande, OD! Originally from Richfield, Minn., Dr. Spande graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry in 2013. He joined the National Vision Doctor of Optometry network in early...
Spotlight on our 2017 College Scholarship Program Recipients
At National Vision, we enjoy the opportunity to support the academic achievements of our associate’s children. We recently selected five high school seniors to receive scholarship awards of $2,500 each, renewable for up to...
