When Nancy Solsaa, OD, decided to join America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses immediately after graduating from Illinois College of Optometry in 1995, she didn’t expect it to become the place she would spend her career.

When Grace Kim, OD, joined National Vision Inc. 17 years ago, she was initially attracted to the job stability provided. She has stayed because of the research.

By Carla Anderson, OD, of Atlanta, Georgia—I recently volunteered at the first vision screening that took place under a multiyear partnership between National Vision Inc. and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BCGA).

When Lauren Peluso, OD, first graduated from Salus University—at the time Pennsylvania College of Optometry—in 2005, she didn’t anticipate a career in a corporate optometry setting.

From about 7 p.m. on Wednesday until about 9 p.m. Thursday as Hurricane Matthew was approaching Florida, Laurie Lesser, OD, of Weston, Florida, was almost constantly on the phone, sending text and emails and checking the weather reports.

By Sarah Manongdo-Joya, OD—I remember the day I went into labor at 36 weeks and thought it was the flu. It was Saturday, February 20, 2016, and the office was packed with patients: Q1 was in full swing.