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Center For Sight Doctor Receives Award from American Academy of Optometry

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Center For Sight is pleased to share that optometric physician, Mary Elizabeth McVey, O.D., M.S., has been named a recipient of the Garland W. Clay Award; a national award granted by the American Academy of Optometry.

Each year the American Academy of Optometry recognizes distinguished individuals who have impacted and advanced the profession of optometry. The Garland Clay Award is presented to manuscript authors published in the journal Optometry and Vision Science. The award-winning manuscript, titled “Multifocal Contact Lens Myopia Control,” has been the most widely cited article in world research literature in the preceding five years. This manuscript was voted on by the Optometry and Vision Science Editorial Board.

Recipients of the 2017 Clay Award include article authors Mary Elizabeth McVey, OD, MS, Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD, FAAO, Katie L. Greiner, OD, MS, FAAO, and Lisa A. Jones-Jordan, PhD, FAAO. “Multifocal Contact Lens Myopia Control” was published in Optometry and Vision Science in 2013.


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Center For Sight is one of the nation’s leading multi-disciplinary physician groups. We provide ophthalmology, optometry, dermatology, audiology, and aesthetic services. With several locations throughout Southwest Florida, we proudly offer our patients convenient access to nationally-renowned surgeons, compassionate staff members, and cutting-edge technology.

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