October | November - Missouri Optometric Association

October | November 2008
Optometric Society Reports
Central Missouri Optometric Society
Trustee: Jeffrey M. Gamble, O.D.
August CMOS meeting was held at D. Rowe’s in Columbia. The meeting was
sponsored by Mike Burke of Coopervision. The meeting was well attended, and Mike
was able to bring everyone up to speed on Coopervision’s line of contact lenses as
well as express his company’s support for Missouri optometrists.
September CMOS meeting was held at Grand Cru and was sponsored by Steve
Kidwell of BioVisions. The presentation was centered on the technology and
clinical application of the Macuscope. A representative of the company had a unit
available for area optometrists to measure their own macular pigment density. The
presentation was informative and well received.
Officers for CMOS will remain the same as last year except for the addition of Sally
Bodenhamer as Vice President. The remaining positions for the CMOS board are
Heather Webster as President, Rob Bernskoetter as Secretary, and Andy Kramer as
Treasurer.
CMOS does not have a meeting in October due to the MOA Convention. Our next
meeting will be Tuesday, November 25th.
Greater Ozark Optometric Society
Trustee: Scott M. Burks, O.D.
We had our second annual legislative thank you dinner on October 21st. It was
a great success and had 10 area legislators attend along with a few spouses.
We keep the evening informal and use it as opportunity to socialize with our
representatives and senators.
GOOS hopes to have a productive year, and we are planning to have several CE
opportunities this year to help area ODs meet the new CE requirements.
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