BostonSight’s Dr. Bita Asghari, PROSE Provider and Assistant Director of Clinical Education, is one of six ODs who has won a Theia Award of Excellence from Women in Optometry. Dr. Asghari was selected for the category of Young OD, which is for an OD within 10 years of graduation who shows the qualities of Leadership, Mentoring, and Innovation.
Dr. Asghari has been practicing for five years, but in that time, she has proven herself through publishing and providing education and mentoring to students and residents. She is an adjunct Clinical Faculty at the New England College of Optometry (NECO) and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University School of Optometry.
She is one of only 31 BostonSight PROSE® Clinical Fellows worldwide and now contributes to the development and delivery of fellowship curriculum, addressing the treatment, management, and prosthetic device design for patients with challenging ocular surface disease. She is a frequent lecturer and writer and a member of the Intrepid Eye Society, American Optometric Association, and Scleral Lens Education Society.
The other winners are:
Industry
Carol Alexander, OD, is the head of professional relations at Johnson & Johnson Vision.
Leadership
Sherrol Reynolds, OD, is an associate professor and chief of advanced ophthalmic care and specialty testing, The Eye Care Institute, at NOVA Southeastern College of Optometry.
Mentoring
Anna Marie Fernandez, OD, of Staten Island, New York, is a member of the Family of Mentors program at SUNY Optometry and has received the Mentor of the Year Award for her exemplary service.
Innovation
Melissa Bailey, OD, PhD, is an associate professor at The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Optometry.
The Theia Awards of Excellence will be presented live, toward the conclusion of the Women’s Leadership Conference held on Nov. 2, 2021, held in conjunction with the American Academy of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts.