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About Tony Sommer Tony Sommer is the CEO of Treehouse Eyes and a respected leader in the vision care industry with more than 25 years of experience driving growth, innovation, and transformative healthcare solutions. Throughout his career, he has held executive leadership roles with industry-leading organizations including CooperVision, CIBA Vision, Bausch + Lomb, and Visioneering Technologies. Today, Tony is leading Treehouse Eyes' mission to expand access to pediatric myopia management, helping shape the future of children's vision care through clinical excellence, strategic partnerships, and innovation.

About Dr. Browning Christopher J. Browning, OD, is a Greenwood native who is proud to follow his dream of providing eye care to his wonderful community. As he has severe nearsightedness, Dr. Browning is passionate about using cutting-edge technology to help his patients achieve excellent vision, particularly through contact lenses. Learn more

Send us Fan Mail Petition · Urgent Call for U.S. Children to Have Access to an FDA-Approved Low-Dose Atropine - United States · Change.orgAbout 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).

About Dr. Miller Dr. Miller owns and practices at Grand Eye Care in the greater Chicago area. His mission: to flip the script on childhood myopia. With a mix of passion, innovation, and heart, he leads an immersive myopia management program dedicated to helping kids see better—now and for the rest of their lives.

About Dr Zac Holland is the owner of the Cornea and Contact Lens Institute of Minnesota, a practice dedicated to over 500 specialty contact lens fittings per year.  He actively participates in many surgical, drug and device FDA clinical trials and beta testing along with lecturing as a KOL and is published regularly on the topics of myopia control, scleral lenses, keratoconus management, corneal crosslinking and practice management. Dr Holland is an adjunct faculty member at multiple optometry schools and hosts 10-12 fourth year optometry students where they learn hands-on specialty lens fitting, anterior segment disease management and specialty lens practice logistics. He was granted Scleral Lens Fellowship in 2017, Coopervision's Best Practice award in 2023 and Minnesota's Young Optometrist of the Year in 2024.

About Matthew J. Martin, OD, FIAOMC  After graduating with honors in Pre-Optometry at Ferris State University, Dr. Martin Attended the Michigan College of Optometry graduating with honors in 1999. Dr. Martin has been serving the Mid-Michigan area for 20 years providing comprehensive care, managing ocular disease, and fitting specialty contact lens designs. He specializes in pediatric eye care and all types of myopia management, with an emphasis on Ortho-K.   Dr. Martin is a Fellow of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control since 2005.  He has served on the Leadership and Planning Board for this organization and currently serves on the Fellowship Committee. He takes an active role in testing candidates sitting for their FIAOMC as well as keeping the testing process up to date.   Dr. Martin has a passion for education and has served as a mentor for many doctors new to myopia management. In 2017 he was asked to present at Vision By Design (VBD) Bootcamp for Newcomers. Based on reviews he has become a permanent member of the Bootcamp team. Dr. Martin speaks nationally and internationally on the subject of myopia control, with an emphasis on Ortho-K. His most recent international lecture was Mumbai, India. Dr. Martin was a founding member of Mission Myopia Control. Its mission was to educate and assist doctors in incorporating myopia management into their private practices. While this organization has now been dissolved, Dr. Martin has continued his efforts towards educating doctors in the best specialty in eye care!

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