Doctors & Staff
Michael Caplan, OD
Dr. Caplan received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland. He also served as a medic in the United States Army Reserves until 1970 and received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, that same year. Dr. Caplan became the first optometrist in Burke, Virginia, when he opened his office in 1975. He is a past president of the Northern Virginia Optometry Society as well as the Springfield Lions Club. His main hobby is tennis. His professional interests include family eye care for all ages, contact lens care, treatment of medical eye problems and laser vision services.
Anne Meccariello, OD
Dr. Anne, as our staff and patients call her, graduated fromLeMoyne College, in Syracuse, NY, with a Bachelors of Science in Biology in 1987. In 1991, she received her Doctor of Optometry degree from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia. She began her career in optometry in New Orleans, LA. She has resided and practiced in Burke, Virginia since 1992. The Virginia Optometric Association recognized Dr. Anne as Virginia's Young Optometrist of the Year when she received the Vanguard Award in 1996. Dr. Meccariello has lectured to the Virginia Paraoptometric Association and has been published in Optometry and Vision Science. Her areas of specialty at Virginia Eye Care Center include contact lenses and laser vision correction co-management. She particularly likes working with the pediatric population. Dr. Anne spends her free time with her husband and two sons. She enjoys participating and/or watching all things athletic and is a frequent volunteer at her children's school.
Toni Forrest, OD
Dr. Forrest graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2003. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree in 2007 from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and was featured in the September 2007 "Women in Optometry" magazine as one of the top female optometry graduates of 2007. Dr. Forrest spent the past year completing a primary care residency at The Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry where she performed full-scope optometry and rotated through specialty services such as Retina, Glaucoma, Cornea, Neuro-optometry and Pediatrics. As part of her residency, she especially enjoyed instructing clinical skills laboratories to optometry students and teaching studentts in the clinic. Originally from the coast of New Jersey, Dr. Forrest is excited to relocate to Northern Virginia where she can begin her professional career as an optometrist among her esteemed colleagues. Dr. Forrest is an avid surfer and also enjoys hiking, rock climbing and mountain biking.
