Megan A. Hunter, O.D.

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Megan A. Hunter, O.D.

• Dr. Megan Hunter graduated from the Illinois
  College of Optometry in 2002. She completed a
  residency in ocular disease at the Bascom Palmer
  Eye Institute in Miami, FL in 2003 and then
  joined the staff at the Miami VA Medical Center.
  An Illinois native she decided to return to
  Illinois in 2006 in order to raise her family.
  She was thrilled to join the staff at the Jesse
  Brown VA Medical Center in February 2007. Her
  responsibilities include direct patient care,
  consultation with residents and students and
  research. She is a Fellow of the American
  Academy of Optometry and an examiner for the
  National Board of Examiners in Optometry.

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Academic

• University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
• BS (Biomedical Engineering) 1998
• Deans List
• Illinois College of Optometry
• OD Magna Cum Laude 2002
• Valedictorian
• Beta Sigma Kappa Honorary Society
• Tomb and Key Honorary Society
• Sola Ophthalmic Optics Scholarship Winner
• Student Travel Fellowship AAO Meeting
  (December 2001)

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Academic

• Hospital Based Ocular Disease Residency
• Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami FL
• July 2002 July 2003

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Faculty Appointments

• Illinois College of Optometry
• Clinical Instructor 2006
• Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
• Clinical Instructor 2003-06

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Professional Community Leadership

• Fellow American Academy of Optometry 2004
• National Association VA Optometry
• Examiner, National Board of Optometry
• American Optometric Association
• Illinois Optometric Association

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Professional Publications

• Hunter MA, Dunbar MT. Fundus changes following
  ocular trauma. Review Optom 2006143(2)95-96.
• Hunter MA. What Ods need to know about HIV.
  Optom Manag 200641(1)46-49
• Hunter MA, Frantz KA. Bilateral marcus gunn
  jaw-winking in a child with developmental delay.
  Optom Vis Dev 200536(1)41-44.
• Hunter MA, Dunbar MT, Rosenfeld PJ. Retinal
  angiomatous proliferation clinical
  characteristics and treatment options. Optometry
  200475577-88.
• Hunter MA, Christensen B. Two is better than
  one combigan broadens the scope of combination
  glaucoma medications. Optom Manag
  200338(8)29-30.
• Hunter MA, Dunbar MT. Parents seek help when
  patching fails examination of decreased vision
  in left eye turns up anomalous optic disc.
  Review Optom 2003140(6)77-78.
• Hunter MA, Dunbar MT. Multiple findings confound
  diagnosis is retinal lesion or reflective
  membrane responsible for patients visual
  decline? Review Optom 2003140(2)100-101.

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Lectures

• Posterior Segment Grand Rounds
• Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
  Alumni Weekend CE Program (May 2005)
• Retinal Vascular Disease
• American Academy of Optometry Meeting (Dec 12,
  2004)
• Seeing the Whole Picture Ocular Clues to
  Underlying Systemic Disease
• American Academy of Optometry Meeting (Dec 10,
  2004)
• Neuro-ophthalmic disease
• Nova Southeastern University, College of
  Physician Assistants (Feb 5, 2004)
• Vitreo-retinal Grand Rounds
• American Academy of Optometry (Dec 4, 2003)

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Poster Presentations

• Intravtireal Triamcinolone in the Treatment of
  Diabetic Macular Edema
• Seco International (Feb 2004)
• Carotid Dissection Secondary to Chiropractic
  Manipulation of the Neck Presenting as Horners
  Syndrome
• American Academy of Optometry (Dec 2003)
• The Role of Central Corneal Thickness in the
  Management of Aphakic Glaucoma
• American Academy of Optometry (Dec 2002)
• Chlamydia Ophthalmia Neonatorum
• American Academy of Optometry (Dec 2002)
• Bilateral Marcus Gunn Jaw Winking Syndrome
• American Academy of Optometry (Dec 2001)