James Smith

What if Maintenance of Certification held more than just credits? A recent in-house training in Tulsa revealed why approaching MOC with curiosity transforms not just your credentials, but your entire clinical mindset.

It seems like just last week that I received the phone call in Las Vegas telling me I had passed my COVT certification. I remember the overwhelming sense of relief, the joy of turning to my wife and telling her I had made it. But that moment wasn't 'just last week'—it was more than 10 years ago. Now, in 2025, I've received a gentle reminder that it's time for Maintenance of Certification.

Lilly hated reading so much she hid under her desk to avoid it—until vision therapy changed everything. For Children’s Vision and Learning Month, her story reminds us: many kids struggle not because they can’t learn, but because their eyes and brain aren’t working together.