Alan Glazier

OD FAAO

Dr. Glazier is the founder and visionary behind ODs on Facebook and ODsOnFB.com, the eye care industry's largest and most highly engaged eye care organization online OR off, with over 38,000 members. He is the founder of Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care serving the Rockville, Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. He is a partner and business development executive in Total Eye Care Partners, enabling Optometrists with mature practices a medical model legacy exit. His recent accomplishments include: 2011-2012 voted one of the most influential optometrists in the US by the VisionMonday organization, in 2015 selected as one of the 50 most influential optometrists ever by his peer, in 2016 named "Visionary" by Vision Expo organization, in 2016 selected as one of 250 innovators in Optometry by PCON Magazine and in 2017 he was honoured as Maryland Optometrist of the Year. He is contributing editor to Optometric Management Magazine and Optometry Times Magazine, Inventor on 7 issued patents in computer science and ophthalmology, sought-after lecturer on clinical topics, practice marketing and myopia control, author of books, "Searchial Marketing", "Customer Communication Software", numerous journal articles, founder of MyopiaInstitute.com, award-winning eye care blog, consultant for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, VTI Vision, PRN, Percept Corp, Hue AI, Essilor, EverydayContacts.com, Total ECP, GPN and serves on many boards inside and outside the eye care industry. Dr. Glazier has been interviewed by CNN, NBC, CBS, Entrepreneur magazine, INC Magazine, Blog Talk Radio and Network Solutions.