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Speakers Bureau



    Speaking of Eyes with Minnesota’s Optometrists

    Eye health and vision is essential at every stage of life. The MOA’s Speakers Bureau is a free educational service, with optometrist experts who will engage your group with American Optometric Association presentations including,

    • InfantSEE®
    • Vision Issues in School Aged Children
    • Eye Safety in the Workplace
    • Diabetes and Eye Health
    • The Aging Eye
    • Glaucoma
    • LASIK Refractive Surgery

    The MOA’s Healthy Eye Essentials video with Speakers Bureau presenter is also available, covering Eye Essentials for children, diabetics and older adults.

    Please contact the MOA at 952-841-1122 or 800-678-8232 to be matched with a speaker today!

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    Stanton L. Andrist, O.D.

    Stanton L. Andrist, O.D.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses
    • Preventative Eye Care and Ocular Health

    Dr. Stanton (Stan) Andrist and his partner, Dr. Tom Lorentzsen have owned Moorhead Vision Associates since1986, but the history of their practice dates back to 1924. After receiving his Doctor of Optometry degree, Dr.Andrist joined the practice in 1985 as an associate and became full partner in 1986.

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    Linda M. Chous, O.D.

    Linda M. Chous, O.D.
    • Pediatric Vision
    • Diabetic Retinopathy
    • InfantSEE Vision Evaluations
    • Vision in Education

    Dr. Linda M. Chous is President-Elect of the Minnesota Optometric Association (MOA) Board ofTrustees. Dr. Chous started her practice, Glasses Menagerie in the Uptown area of Minneapolis, in 1991,and specializes in pediatric optometry.

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    Nicholas Colatrella, O.D., F.A.A.O.

    Nicholas Colatrella, O.D., F.A.A.O.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Infant Vision Development
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses

    Dr. Nick Colatrella, PineCone Vision Center in Sartell, Minnesota, is a highly respected doctor of optometry who hasreceived a number of national and state professional honors as well as served in several professional association positions.

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    John D. Hoven, O.D.

    John D. Hoven, O.D.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Infant Vision Development
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses

    Dr. John Hoven, a doctor of optometry in Alexandria and Elbow Lake, Minnesota, is a member of theMinnesota Optometric Association (MOA) Board of Trustees, and serves on the Legislative Committee.Dr. Hoven and his partner, Dr. Jeremy Anderson, own Eye Associates of Alexandria, and anotherlocation, the Elbow Lake Eye Clinic.

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    G. John Lach, O.D.

    G. John Lach, O.D.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Infant Vision Development
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses

    Dr. G. John Lach, President of the Minnesota Optometric Association (MOA) Board of Trustees is adoctor of optometry with Carlson-Tillisch Eye Clinic, with offices in Mankato and New Ulm. He waselected to the MOA Board of Trustees in 2004. Serving as the MOA Board of Trustees’ Liaison to theMembership Committee, Dr. Lach has also been Chairman of the Community Outreach Committee.

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    Tina M. McCarty, O.D., F.A.A.O.

    Tina M. McCarty, O.D., F.A.A.O.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Infant Vision Development
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses

    Dr. Tina McCarty, Immediate Past-President of the Minnesota Optometric Association (MOA) Board ofTrustees, is a doctor of optometry with the Eye Care Center, with offices in Fridley and Maplewood,Minnesota. Dr. McCarty has served on the MOA’s Board of Trustees and has been one of its most activevolunteers and advocates for outreach and education initiatives.

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    Larry D. Morrison, O.D.

    Larry D. Morrison, O.D.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Infant Vision Development
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses

    Dr. Morrison, Morrison Eye Care, Detroit Lakes and Mahnomen. is president of the Minnesota Optometric AssociationNorthwest Society, which covers such Minnesota cities as Crookston, Thief River Falls, Bemidji, East Grand Forks andRoseau. In 2007 Dr. Morrison was elected to the MOA Board of Trustees, and has served as the Board secretary.

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    Trennda L. Rittenbach, O.D.

    Trennda L. Rittenbach, O.D.
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses
    • Diabetic Retinopathy
    • Dry Eye
    • Glaucoma

    Dr. Trennda Rittenbach is a new resident to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. This well-respected doctor of optometry brings knowledge and experience from treating and managing patients across the country from coast to coast. She has recently received the Howard Freedman Scholarship Award for Excellence in Pediatric Strabismus and Binocular Vision Care for work completed in Portland, OR.

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    Jonathan J. Schorn, O.D.

    Jonathan J. Schorn, O.D.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Age-Related Eye Issues
    • Infant and Pediatric Vision
    • Contact Lenses

    Dr. Jonathan Schorn is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Optometric Association (MOA), servingas the Treasurer and National Legislative Committee Chair, where he mobilizes doctors across the state to speak outon issues affecting quality patient care in optometry. Dr. Schorn, an optometrist at Apple Valley Eye Care Clinic,Apple Valley, Minnesota, has been practicing since 1999.

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    Della K. Simmons, O.D.

    Della K. Simmons, O.D.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Infant Vision Development
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses

    Dr. Della Simmons has been an optometrist with the Albert Lea Medical Center, part of the Mayo Health System,since 1999, where she has developed a practice emphasis in pediatrics. Dr. Simmons is a practitioner and advocateof the American Optometric Association’s InfantSee Program, which provides individual no-cost eye exams forinfants up to one year of age.

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    Teresa F. Theobald, O.D.

    Teresa F. Theobald, O.D.
    • Eye Conditions, Diseases, and Management
    • Infant Vision Development
    • Age-Related Vision Changes
    • Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses

    Dr. Teresa Theobald, a doctor of optometry in Duluth, Minnesota, is a member of the MinnesotaOptometric Association (MOA) Board of Trustees. She has been very active in the MOA’s legislativecommittee and the MOA’s Northeast Society. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of theLighthouse for the Blind, Duluth.

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