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Founder Members

Founder Member status has been awarded to the following members who supported the development of the Academy during our critical launch period throughout 2009

Founder Members

AUSTRALIA    
Individuals    
Mrs Lynette Allard    
     
AUSTRIA    
Individuals    
Mr Andreas Allmoslechner    
Mr Gerhard Gschweidl    
Dr Marcus Gschweidl    
Mr Peter Gumpelmayer    
Mr Ignaz Stutz    
Organisation    
Ciba-VISION GmbH   www.cibavision.de
PAOOTH (Professional Association of the Opticians, Orthopedic technicians and hearing device technicians) Vienna  
     
BELGIUM    
Individual    
Mr Dave Block    
Organisation    
HUB-EHSAL VZW  Bruxelles www.hubrussel.be
Société d'Optométristes Européens Bruxelles www.soevision.org
     
BULGARIA    
Individual    
Mrs Liliana Stankova    
     
CROATIA    
Organisation    
University of Applied Sciences Velika Gorica  
     
CZECH REPUBLIC    
Individuals    
Mr Miloslav Medricky    
Prof Svatopluk Synek    
Organisation    
Palacký University Olomouc www.upol.cz/en
Masaryk University, Department of Ophthalmology & Optometry Brno www.med.muni.cz/ocnipek/eye.html  
       
DENMARK    
Individual    
Mr Ole Ravn    
   
Organisations    
Danish College of Optometry Randers  www.optikerskolen.dk
Danmarks Optikerforening Copenhagen  www.optikerforeningen
TEC (Technical Education Copenhagen) Frederiksberg  www.tec.dk
     
FRANCE    
Individuals    
Ms Sophie Bie    
Mr Jean-Marc Gaudiche    
Prof Didier Gormand    
Mrs Olga Prenat    
Mr Jean-Paul Roosen    
Organisation    
Institut et Centre d'Optométrie Bures sur Yvette  www.ico.asso.fr
     
GERMANY    
Individuals    
Dr Wolfgang Cagnolati    
Mr Fritz Fischl    
Mr Christian Lischer    
Mr Thomas Nosch    
Dr Heiko Pult    
Mr Volkard Schroth    
Mr Georg Stollenwerk    
   
Organisations    
Aalen University Of Applied Sciences Aalen www.international.fh-aalen.de
Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin Berlin www.beuth-hochschule.de
Cologne School of Optometry (HFAK) Cologne www.hfak.de
VDCO-ev Friedberg  
Zentralverband der Augenoptiker Dusseldorf  www.zva.de
     
GREECE    
Individuals    
Mr Costas Katsoulos    
Mr Styllianos Mylovas    
Mr Ilias Sapounakis    
Organisations    
Panhellenic Association of Opticians & Optometrists (PAOO) Athens  

Institute of Vision & Optics (IVO),                          

University of Crete 

  Crete  www.ivo.gr
     
ISRAEL    
Individuals    
David Berkow    
     
ITALY    
Individuals    
Mrs Laura Boccardo    
Prof Antonio Calossi    
Dr Mirko Chinellato    
Dr Renzo Colombo    
Ms Serena de Eccher    
Mr Antonio Ercoli    
Dr Gianfrano Errico    
Mr Paolo Facchin    
Mr Carlos Falleni    
Dr Rossella Fonte    
Prof Alessandro Fossetti    
Miss Susanna Frigo    
Mr M Frisani    
Prof Dr Pietro Gheller    
Dr Maria Graviano    
Mr Stefano Lore    
Mrs Marisa Masselli    
Dr Anto Rossetti    
Dr Federico Silvoni    
Mr Paolo Soragni    
Dr Filippo Spadoni    
Prof Dr Fabrizio Zeri    
   
Organisations    
Albo degli Optometristi  Milan www.federottica.org
AILAC - Accademia Italiana Lenti a Contatto  Calitri  
Istituto Superiore di Ottica e Optometria benigno Zaccagnini  Bologna  www.istitutozaccagnini.it
Società Optometrica Italiana (SOPTI)  Imola  www.sopti.it
UniversitA del Salento  Lecce  www.unisalento.it
Universita Roma Tre  Roma  www.uniroma3.it
 
 
LEBANON  
Individual  
Mr Vatche Karadjian  
     
   
LITHUANIA    
Organisation    
Siauliai University Faculty of Natural Sciences  Siauliai  
   
   
 
NETHERLANDS    
   
Individuals    
   
Mr Jacques Bartz    
Mr Hans Brinkmans    
Mr Frank Buijs    
Dr Annemieke Coops    
Mr Wilfred de Jong    
Mr Johannes Eijsermans    
Miss Rubia Ernest    
Mr Marten Fortuin    
Rob Gevers    
Dr Feike Grit    
Mr Maurice Heunen    
Ms Pauline Heus    
Mr J G Keuken    
Mr Laurentius J H Merkx    
Mr Vincent Molkenboer    
Mr Willem J J Muurling    
Mr Marc Notenboom    
Mr G J Oosthuizen    
Mrs SImone Stad    
Mr Erik Smies    
Mrs Henrike Zijp-Klein Ikkink     
Mr H A Tempel    
Mrs Petra Thelissen-van Dyl    
Mr Mayk van Beek    
Mr M W van Beusekom    
Mr Joop van der Mijn    
Dr Eef van der Worp    
Mr Johan van Essen    
Mrs Mirjam van Tilborg    
Dr Cornelis A Verezen    
Mr Ronald Wijnholds    
   
Organisations    
Algemene nederlandse Vereniging van Contactlensspecialisten (ANVC) Oegstgeest www.anvc.nl
Hogeschool Utrecht (University of Applied Sciences) Utrecht www.hu.nl
Low Vision Totaal Wateringen www.lowvisiontotaal.nl
Optometristen Vereniging Nederland (OVN) Weert www.optometrie.nl
 
     
NORWAY    
Individuals    
Ms Tone Garaas-Maurdalen    
Mr Arnulf Myklebust    
Mr Erik Robertstad    
Mrs Sigrid Storkaas    
Mr Bjorn Westerfjell    
Organisation    
Norges Optikerforbund Oslo  www.optikerne.no
     
PALESTINE    
Individuals    
Dr Kherieh Rassas    
     
PORTUGAL    
Individuals    
Mr Carlos Almeida    
Mr Joao Almeida    
Ms Sonia Almeida    
Miss Maria Azevedo Lourenco    
Dr Miguel Caixinha    
Dr Nuno Castro Lopes    
Dr Rui Cepeda Carloto    
Dr Marco Dias    
Dr Santiago Escandon    
Dr Pedro Ferreira    
Dr Jose Manuel Meijome    
Dr Nuno Pedro    
Dr Eduardo Teixeira    
   
Organisations    
Associação De Profissionais Licendiados De Optometria (APLO) Linda-a-velha www.aplo.pt
UPOOP Lisbon wwww.upoop.pt
     
ROMANIA    
Individual    
Mr Mircea Tatar Moisescu    
Organisation    
Romanian Optica Federation
 Palatul  
     
RUSSIA    
Organisation    
Educational Centre of Optometry and Optics
 Moscow  
     
SERBIA    
Organisation    
University of Novi Sad Novi Sad www.uns.ac.rs
     
SLOVENIA    
Individual    
Mr Matjaz Mihelcic    
     
SPAIN    
Individuals    
Mrs Maria Albala Cano    
Mr Ignacio de Costa Gonzalez    
Mr Jesus Garcia Poyatos    
Mr Andres Gene-Sampedro    
Mr Juan Carlos Martinez Moral    
Dr Mireia Pacheco-Cutillas    
Organisations    
Colegio Nacional de Ópticos-Optometrists, de España Madrid  www.cnoo.es
Diffractive  Optics Group (DiOG)    
Facultat d'Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa  (FOOT) Terrassa  http://foot.upc.edu/
Universitat de Valencia
Unitat d'Optometria i Ciencies de la Visio - Department d'Optica		 Burjassot  www.uv.es
     
SWEDEN    
Individual    
Mrs Annie Eriksson    
Mr Paul Folkesson    
Organisation    
Svenskt Centrum für Optometri (Swedish  Centre for Optometry) Norrtälje  www.optometri.se
The Linnaeus University
(formerly University of Kalmar)School of Natural Sciences, Section of Optometry		 Kalmar  
     
SWITZERLAND    
Individuals    
Mr Michael Baertschi    
Mr Stephan Bitterli    
Mr Hansjorg Blaser    
Mr Roger Borner    
Mr Urs Brassel    
Mr Jurg Buchi    
Mr Raymond Waelti    
Prof Roger Crelier    
Mr Armin Duddek    
Mr Eugene Duvillard    
Prof Raphael Eschmann    
Mr Thomas Fischer    
Prof Dr M Goldschmidt    
Mr Thomas Hofmann    
Mr Peter Laubli    
Mr Martin Lörtscher    
Mr Philippe Lutz    
Mr Pascal Mange    
Mr Philipp Meier    
Mr Urs Muller    
Prof Andrea Muller-Treiber    
Mr Jean-Pierre Sauteur    
Mr Alain Shriqui    
Mr Helmer Schweizer    
Mr Juerg Sennhauser    
Mr Christian Stebler    
Mr Marchet Wagner    
Mr Hansueli Wagner    
   
Organisations    
Ciba Vision AG
 Embrach www.cibavisionacademy.com
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
Institut fur Optometrie		 Olten www.fhnw.ch
SBAO (Schweizerischer Berufsverband für Augenoptik und Optometrie) Adligenswil www.sbao.ch
Schweizer Optikverband Olten www.sov.ch
Visus members the leading opticians Aarau www.visus.ch
     
   
TURKEY    
Organisation    
Türkiye Optik ve Optometrik Meslekler Dernegi  Istanbul  www.gozder.com
   
   
 
UNITED KINGDOM    
   
Individuals    
Prof Roger Anderson    
Mr David Hanson Thomas    
Mr Shelly Bansal    
Dr Simon Barnard    
Mr Anthony Blackman    
Mr David Burghardt    
Dr R W Chappell OBE MPhil    
Mr David Crystal    
Mr Ian Davies    
Dr James Gilchrist    
Dr Rob Hogan    
Dr Chris Hull    
Mr Brian Tompkins    
Dr John Adrian Jennings    
Dr Julie-Anne Little    
Dr Paul Murphy    
Prof Rachel North    
Mr N S Parker    
Mr David Parkins    
Mrs Bryony Pawinska    
Dr Christine Purslow    
Mr John Rose    
Mr Nick Rumney    
Mr James Russell    
Dr John Siderov    
Ms Karen Sparrow    
Mr Keith Tempany    
   
   
Organisations    
ABDO College Godmersham, Canterbury www.abdo.org.uk
Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge www.anglia.ac.uk
Association of Optometrists London www.assoc-optometrists.org
Cardiff University
School of Optometry & Vision Sciences		 Cardiff www.cardiff.ac.uk/optom
City University London
Department of Optometry and Visual Science		 London www.city.ac.uk
College of Optometrists London www.college-optometrists.org
International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) London www.iacle.org
University of Bradford Bradford www.brad.ac.uk
     
USA    
Individual    
Prof J Bergmanson    
Dr Norman Leach    
Dr W H McAlister    
Dr William Miller    
Dr Lloyd Pate    
Dr Jeffrey Weaver    
Dr Richard Weisbarth    
Prof Dr Timothy Wingert    
   
Organisation    
Southern College of Optometry  Memphis  www.sco.edu