Wes Garton, O.D., '80, FAAO, of Wichita Kansas, was elected as President of the Board of Directors of the Heart of America Eye Care Congress at its 59th annual meeting on Feb 15th, 2020 in Kansas City, MO. The 12 member board represents Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. It is responsible for providing education for the optometric community including doctors, para-optometrics, opticians, and insurance specialists.
Dr. Garton is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. He has served on the Board of Directors and as President of the Kansas Optometric Association. He is a 1980 graduate of Southern College of Optometry.