
Creating A New Paradigm in Eye Care
EyeCare Partners Innovation Center
The EyeCare Partners Innovation Center (EPIC) is a vital hub for improving eyecare. With a focus on quality analytics, innovative provider education and clinical research, EPIC brings together more than 1,000 providers to share insights and data. It is a collaborative platform for subject matter experts from our Medical Executive Board, fostering leadership and integrating new technologies that enhance access and patient experiences. By streamlining processes and reducing burdens, EPIC encourages collaboration and utilizes data to support innovative approaches to quality eye care delivery.

Medical Executive Board
Our Medical Executive Board (MEB) and its Committees bring together a diverse collection of visionary leaders – a well-wired circuit board of connected clinical subject matter experts. We’re committed to enhancing ECP’s role as a leading eye care platform, driving meaningful change throughout the organization. This is where seasoned and emerging leaders come together to share insights and support each other in our efforts to drive clinical and business excellence and promote a culture of continuous improvement. By aligning our varied missions, we amplify our impact on our company, providers and patients. In this space, we exchange best practices, explore external influences and ensure ECP’s commitment to high standards.
Quality
ECP’s unique business model offers significant data analytics opportunities. By collaborating with various internal and external partners, the Innovation Center aims to develop a comprehensive data strategy encompassing optometry and ophthalmology that can deliver exponential value for our patients, doctors and the broader enterprise.
Education
This educational initiative leads the charge in experiential learning for health care providers. We harness personalized learning pathways and real-time data analytics to nurture expertise, promote a vibrant culture of continuous improvement and empower eyecare professionals across all specialties with cutting-edge knowledge and skills at the forefront of health care innovation.
Research
As leaders in clinically integrated eye care, ECP has unmatched breadth and scale, with every specialty and sub-specialty represented; 700 optometry and over 300 ophthalmology providers; and a large clinical care dataset. Our team members have been conducting clinical research for 35+ years and over 500 research studies. This team is constantly evaluating groundbreaking therapies and devices in eye care.

Technology and Innovation
Driving health care’s future, this Technology and Innovation pillar strategically adopts and assesses technologies to expand patient access to leading therapies and achieve desired outcomes. We empower clinicians by boosting clinical efficiency and removing clinical burdens, ultimately elevating organizational performance and transforming patient care.
Meet The Innovation Center Team

Antonio Capone Jr., M.D.
Chief Clinical Officer

Robert Folberg, M.D.
Vice President, Clinical Education

Robert Foster, M.D.
Ophthalmology Chair, Medical Executive Board

Jonathan Weston, O.D., FAAO
Optometry Chair, Medical Executive Board

John Belanger
Senior Director, Innovation Center

Megan Kingdon
Director of Clinical Research

Stephani Lykins
Director of Clinical Innovation

Eric Wismar
Director of Clinical Data and Analytics

Libby Bjork
Innovation Center Project Coordinator

Trish Nguyen
Medical Executive Board Project Manager