Scientific Advisory Committee

Chair
Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH
Professor Department of Ophthalmology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Callahan Eye Hospital

Everton L. Arrindell, M.D.
Tennessee Retina
Centennial Professional Plaza

Sandra S. Block, OD, MEd
(Public Health Committee Chair/Designated Board Optometry Representative)
Medical Director of School Based Services
Director of School Based Research
Illinois College of Optometry

Gary Brown, MD, MBA
Director, Retina Service, Wills Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical  College
Chief Medical Officer, Center for Value-Based Medicine

Jorge Cuadros, OD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Berkeley Optometry
University of California

Thomas Freddo, OD
Director
University of Waterloo School of Optometry

David Friedman, MD, MPH, PhD
Professor
Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Steve McLeod, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Ophthalmology
University of California, San Francisco

Joseph M. Miller, MD, MPH
Professor and Head, Ophthalmology and Vision Science
Professor of Optical Sciences/Public Health
The University of Arizona

Eydie Miller-Ellis, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Director, Glaucoma Service
Scheie Eye Institute

Mildred M. G. Olivier, MD
(Designated Board Ophthalmology Representative)
Midwest Glaucoma Center PC

Susan A. Primo, OD, MPH
Director, Vision and Optical Services
Emory Eye Center
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Emory University School of Medicine

Angelo P. Tanna, MD
Vice Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Director, Glaucoma Service
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine

Ex-officio
James E. Anderson
(PBA Board Chair)
Partner
Howe, Anderson & Steyer, P.C.

Staff
Nita Patel, OD, MPH
Director, Public Health
Prevent Blindness America