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NSU Associate Professor of Optometry Installed as President of the Florida Optometric Association
Barry Frauens, O.D., FAAO
Barry Frauens, O.D., FAAO, Diplomate, associate professor of optometry, chair, department of clinics, was installed as the President of the Florida Optometric Association (FOA) at the annual convention which was held on July 24 – 27, 2014 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, FL.
“Before us lies a magnificent opportunity to provide greater access to eye care for our patients throughout the state,” Frauens said.
The mission of the Florida Optometric Association (FOA) is to advance and promote the quality, availability, accessibility of primary eye care and related health care of Florida’s citizens; to represent the profession of optometry; to enhance and promote the independent and ethical decision-making of its members; and to assist and enable optometric physicians to practice their profession so as to ensure the highest standards of patient care.
As president, Frauens is the official representative of the association in its contact with governmental, civic, business, and other professional organizations and represents the Florida Optometric Association at the Annual Congress of the American Optometric Association and at the SECO (South Eastern Congress of Optometry) International conference. He presides at all annual and special meetings of the association, and at all meetings of the Board of Trustees and the Regional Board of Directors. Additionally, he appoints all committees and serves as a member of all committees except the nominating committee and assigns members of the Board of Trustees as liaison officers to the affiliated local societies.