Meet the Doctors
Drs. Melton and Thomas are North Carolina natives. They completed
their training at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in
1981. They have attended the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Course in “Ophthalmic Pathology for Ophthalmologists.” Both
were members of the Student Optometric Service to Haiti team
in 1981. They have successfully completed the National Board
Examination in Optometry and the International Association
of Boards of Examiners in Optometry Examination on “Treatment
and Management of Ocular Disease.”
They have been honored as the “Glaucoma Educators of the Year”
by the American Academy of Optometry. The William C. Ezell
Award “For the Best Article Based upon a Lecture Given at the
Southern Congress of Optometry” was presented to them by the
Southern Council of Optometrists. They are Fellows in the American
Academy of Optometry. Both served as consultants to the Council
on Clinical Optometric Care and the Council on Optometric Education
of the American Optometric Association. They have been consultants
in the areas of pathology and ocular pharmacology to the International
Board of Examiners in Optometry. Both are members of the adjunct
faculty at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Pacific University
College of Optometry, and State University of New York College
of Optometry.
They have lectured throughout the United States and internationally
on the topics of ocular differential diagnosis and medical
management of the eye diseases. Together they have authored
many articles in the optometric literature, including the annual
“Clinical Guide to Ophthalmic Drugs” in Review of Optometry.
Drs. Melton and Thomas are full-time clinicians delivering
primary and secondary eye care.
 Ron Melton, OD, FAAO
Dr. Melton served as a Captain in the U.S. Army as a clinical
optometrist at Hawley Army Hospital in Indianapolis , Indiana
from 1981 to 1984. Currently he is in a group practice in Charlotte
, North Carolina , where he has staff privileges at Presbyterian
Hospital . He is an adjunct faculty member of the Indiana University
School of Optometry. He and Annie have two daughters and one
son.
 Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO
Dr. Thomas served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force as a
clinical optometrist at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington
, D.C. from 1981 to 1984. Dr. Thomas is in a group practice
in Concord , North Carolina , and serves as the Ophthalmic
Drug Consultant for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
of North Carolina Blue Cross and Blue Shield. He is on
the hospital staff at Northeast Medical Center , where
he serves as the Ophthalmic Consultant to the Diabetes
Management Committee, and actively teaches on the Cabarrus
Family Medicine Residency Faculty. He and Cheryl have two
daughters.
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