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Donna Ison

Donna Ison currently serves as the associate editor of Eyes on Eyecare, a digital publication focused on providing clinical and career education to the up-and-coming generation of optometrists and ophthalmologists. Formerly, she was the editor of both MD-Update magazine and skirt! magazine Lexington. She has served as a regular contributor to several publications, including TOPS in Lex, The Chevy Chaser, Keeneland Magazine, and Transform. Ison is also a published author and poet as well as a nationally produced playwright.

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How to Get the Optometry Job You Want and the Salary You Need

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Updated June 22, 2022 by Donna Ison

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