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About Jackson Lau, OD, FAAO, FSLS

Dr. Jackson Lau is the Senior Manager of Professional Relations at Euclid Vision Corporation. He obtained his Doctor of Optometry from the UC Berkeley School of Optometry. After completing a residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at the Illinois College of Optometry, he joined a high-volume specialty contact lens and myopia management practice in Sunnyvale, CA. Dr. Lau has conducted research on dry eyes and scleral contact lenses and has lectured on topics of corneal disease, myopia management and specialty contact lenses. Since joining Euclid, Dr. Lau focuses on academic and professional relations. He continues to practice in the Silicon Valley and serves as an adjunct clinical faculty for the Illinois College of Optometry and New England College of Optometry.

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About  Adele Jefferies MSc(Hons) BOptom(Hons) CertOcPharm(Therapeutics) 

Adele is a clinical optometrist working in independent practice in Auckland, New Zealand, with special interests in Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Disease, Myopia Management, Contact Lenses and Ocular Therapeutics. She is the National Clinical Manager for Matthews Eyecare; she holds positions on the CPD Accreditation Committee for the New Zealand Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board and the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, is the President of the Cornea & Contact Lens Society (NZ), and an Honorary Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland School of Optometry & Vision Science. She graduated from the University of Auckland in 2003 and completed her Master of Science in 2020. She has been a conference speaker for optometrists & dispensing opticians in Australia and New Zealand, a writer in optometric publications, and a pre-market evaluator of contact lenses, contact lens care solutions and dry eye care products for various companies.

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About Cory Pinegar

Cory Pinegar is Chief Executive Officer of Utah-based CallForce, a groundbreaking dental service startup helping dental practices increase patient engagement and revenue. In 2016, at the age of  22, Cory struck gold and purchased the company—then named Recall Solutions—from software giant Weave for just one dollar. Since then, the visionary entrepreneur has grown CallForce from 35 clients to nearly 3,000 and with a workforce of close to 200 employees. CallForce has been named one of the fastest-growing companies by Inc. 500 and has been recognized repeatedly by the Salt Lake Tribune as one of the Best Places to Work.

In 2021, Cory founded the remote staffing company Teem, which helps simplify hiring international talent. Teem allows businesses to circumvent domestic staffing issues and find qualified talent without worrying about complicated research to understand legalities, fair compensation, and the like.
Cory sits on the boards of software-driven dental insurance verification company Verrific as well as The Parkinson's Foundation, devoted to finding a cure for the disease his father was diagnosed with in 2014.
Cory studied economics and business at Brigham Young University and spends his leisure time skiing, playing golf, and enjoying the mountain lifestyle.


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About Dr. Natalie Noble

Dr. Natalie Noble is a 4th generation optometrist focused on keratoconus, ocular surface and corneal disease, and specialty contact lenses, blending advanced clinical skill with a compassionate style of care. She is dedicated to helping patients feel understood, supported, and confident in their treatment journey—especially those who have struggled to find answers elsewhere. Dr. Noble also serves as a consultant and educator, sharing her expertise in advanced dry eye therapies and scleral lens management with practitioners across the country. Her work is grounded in clinical excellence, empathy, and a commitment to improving the lives of both patients and colleagues.

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About Dr. Monica Miller

Dr. Monica Miller is a Boston based optometrist and the founder of City Eye Optometry, a 4-location practice inside Lenscrafters. Her practices are built with a young vibe and focus on building systems and teams that allow her to buy back her time and work on the business as opposed to for the business. She paid off $300,000 in student loan debt within 4 years of graduation and now enjoys speaking to students about how, with a little hard work, risk and open mindedness, they can do the same. 

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About Patrick Johnson, Ph.D.

Patrick Johnson joined Sydnexis as Chief Business Officer in 2017. He was instrumental in the Series A and B financings at Sydnexis as well as the corporate alliance with Santen Pharmaceuticals that was established in 2021. 

Prior to his role at Sydnexis, Patrick was the Vice President of Corporate and Business Development at Allergan, a publicly traded, large-cap pharmaceutical company. At Allergan, Patrick was responsible for establishing dozens of corporate partnerships as well as mergers and acquisitions in eyecare (Allergan’s largest therapeutic area) and drug delivery. Prior to Allergan, Patrick was a co-founder of Chimeros, a biotechnology start-up company founded in Santa Barbara in 2005, where he was Vice President of Business Development in addition to leading scientific teams as Director of Biology. Before co-founding Chimeros, Patrick was an adjunct faculty member at the University of California, Santa Barbara (USCB) where he was simultaneously conducting research in the Center for the Study of Macular Degeneration while teaching classes in Neurobiology, Developmental Biology, Introductory Biology, and Biotechnology and Society.

Patrick holds a B.S. in biopsychology and a Ph.D. in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, both from USCB. His doctoral research focused on the development of visual pathways in mammals and his post-doctoral research focused on diseases of the eye, spanning both acute injury (retinal detachment) and chronic disease (age-related macular degeneration).

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About Dr. Glazier

Dr. Glazier is the founder and visionary behind FluoreSCENE Group, the eye care industry's most highly engaged media org. He is founder of Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care, a large medical model practice in Rockville, MD.  Honors and accomplishments include selection as one of the 50 most influential optometrists by his peers, 250 “innovators in Optometry by PCON magazine, Maryland Optometrist of the year in 2017. 

Dr Glazier was the commencement speaker for the New England College of Optometry in 2019 and awarded a Presidential medal by the institution. In 2020 he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the institution. In 2021 and 2022 he was named in the top 3 of “America’s Best Eye Doctors” by Newsweek Magazine. In 2023 he was presented the Distinguished Service Award by the American Optometric Association. He has presented over 100 invited lectures, written numerous journal articles, authored 2 books, has 11 issued and 4 pending patents in ophthalmology and computer science and authored 1 peer reviewed publication in the journal Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr Glazier consults with numerous companies inside and outside the industry, sits on several advisory boards and has been interviewed on CNN, NBC, CBS, Entrepreneur and INC magazines. He resides in Rockville Maryland

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