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Dr. George W. Pegram III
DR. PEGRAM GRADUATED FROM THE SOUTHERN SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE IN 1992. AT THAT TIME HE TOOK OVER HIS FATHER'S PRIVATE PRACTICE IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA. SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS OPENED A SECOND LOCATION TOGETHER WITH DR. JAMES CORNETTA IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. DR. PEGRAM IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, THE VIRGINIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, AND THE VIRGINIA ACADEMY OF OPTOMETRY. HE IS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE TIDEWATER OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY. |
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Dr. James V. Cornetta
UPON HIS GRADUATION FROM SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. DR. CORNETTA TOOK OVER HIS FATHER'S PRIVATE PRACTICE IN PORTSMOUTH, VA. SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS OPENED A SECOND LOCATION, TOGETHER WITH DR. PEGRAM, IN NORFOLK, VA. IN 1997 DR. CORNETTA WAS VOTED VIRGINIA OPTOMETRIST OF THE YEAR. DR. CORNETTA POSSESES THE MAXIMUM LICENSING FROM THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF OPTOMETRY, FOR THE USE OF MEDICINES IN AN OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE. HE TREATS OVER 5,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY FOR ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS, CONTACT LENS AND OTHER SPECIFIC EYECARE PROBLEMS. HE IS THE FORMER TREASURER, VICE PRESIDENT, AND PRESIDENT OF THE TIDEWATER OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY, AND HAS HELD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH THE VIRGINIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION. HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CONTACT LENS SECTION OF THE VIRGINIA ACADEMY OF OPTOMETRY, AND A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA LION'S CLUB. |
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Dr. Mandy Martin DR. MARTIN, A GHENT RESIDENT, IS THE FULL TIME OPTOMETRIST AT GHENT EYE CARE. SHE ALSO GRADUATED "CUM LAUDE" FROM THE SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY IN MEMPHIS, AND IS A MEMBER OF THEIR ACADEMIC HONORS FRATERNITY. SHE PERIODICALLY PERFORMS COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMINATIONS AT WESTMINSTER CANTERBURY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN VIRGINIA BEACH. DR. MARTIN IS A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, THE VIRGINIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, AND THE TIDEWATER OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY. |
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Laurie Guercio LAURIE IS THE LICENSED OPTICIAN FOR GHENT EYE CARE. SHE HAS BEEN STATE LICENSED SINCE 1994 AND HAS WORKED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE OPTICAL FIELD FOR OVER 15 YEARS. SHE HAS A SPECIAL KNACK FOR SELECTING THE BEST EYEWEAR (LENS AND FRAME STYLE AND MATERIALS) FOR THE PATIENT AND THEIR NEEDS, WHILE KEEPING PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS FOREMOST IN THE SELECTION PROCESS. |
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Kami Grant KAMI IS A CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT. SHE HAS BEEN IN THE MEDICAL FIELD FOR OVER 6 YEARS. SHE IS THE PATIENT CARE COORDINATOR FOR GHENT EYE CARE. SHE IS CERTIFIED IN HANDLING ALL TYPES OF BILLING, INSURANCES, AND REFERRALS. SHE ALSO ASSISTS THE REST OF THE STAFF IN THEIR DUTIES AND VERIFIES ALL RECORDS AND ORDERS. |
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