Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Florida, Fort Myers,
Florida.
Principal Optometrist performing all aspects of primary eye care and
contact lenses, and pre and post operative care.
10/99 to Present
Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor, University Of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
7/00 to Present
Director, Contact Lens Services, Eye Centers of Florida,
Fort Myers, Florida. Oversee all clinical and administrative contact
lens services of a large multi-practice optometric and ophthalmological
group practice. Also provide surgical and medical co-management of
a large patient population.
6/95 to 10/99
Editorial Board, Optometric Management
1/96 to 1/01
Chief, Contact Lens Service, SUNY College of Optometry
. In charge of Contact Lens Service ,overseeing all clinical,administrative,
and educational aspects.
7/93 to 6/95
Assistant Clinical Professor, SUNY College of Optometry.Clinical
instruction of students and research.
7/92 to 6/95
North Shore Contact Lens Associates, Roslyn, New York.
Part time in a professional contact lens practice.
10/94 to 6/95
Editorial Review Board and Columnist, Optometry Today.
11/94 to 12/95
Coordinator, Optometric Review Panel, Optometry Today.
In charge of reviewing and editing articles for publication. 1
1993 to 1994
Contact Lens Project Team. Serves as advisory panel
to the New York State Optometric Association and State Board of Optometry.
1993 to 6/95
Focal Point Optical, Bayside, New York. Providing full-scope
optometric care in a retail setting.
1991 to 1994
Residency in Contact Lens and Corneal Pathology, SUNY
, College of Optometry. Direct patient care, clinical supervision
of students, didactic training, and contact lens clinical research.
Work is done in conjunction with corneal surgeons, contact lens diplomates,
& research specialists.
7/91 to 6/92
Instructor, Contact Lens Theory, Optometric Assistant's
Program, SUNY College of Optometry.
1991 to 1992
Clinical rotations in primary care, contact lens, vision
Spring 1991
Therapy, ocular pathology, and low vision, University
Optometric Center, New York, New York.
Fall 1990
Clinical Externship at the VA Medical Center, Baltimore,
MD. Diagnosis and therapeutic management of both anterior and posterior
segment disease
Winter 1990- 1991
Teaching Assistant- Contact lens Laboratory
Fall 1990
Contact Lens Externship, University Optometric Center,
New York, New York.1
Summer 1990
Cornell University Ambassador. Responsible for interviewing
and evaluating applicants to Cornell University
1988 to 6/95
Research Assistant to Howard Howland, Ph.D., Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York
1986- 1987
Education
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Bachelor of Science, majoring in Biology, concentrating in Neurobiology
and Behavior
May 1987
State University of New York, State College of Optometry,
New York, New York
Doctor of Optometry
June 1991
State University of New York, State College of Optometry,
New York, New York
Resident, Cornea and Contact Lenses
June 1992
Licensure
Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts
Affiliations
Fellow, American
Academy of Optometry
Fellow, New York Academy of Optometry
Second Vice President, Optometric Society of the City of N.Y., 1994-95
Board Member, Optometric Society of the City of N.Y., 1992-94
Contact Lens Task Force Advisory Panel
Member, American Optometric Association
Member, New York State Optometric Association
Member, Florida Optometric Association
Member, Association of Contact Lens Educators
Former College Liaison, American Optometric Association, Political Action
Committee
Vice President, SUNY Class of 1991
Publications
"Accommodative responses
to naturalistic stimuli", Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics,
April 1990.
"Masking corneal
astigmatism with hydrogels, does it work?" International Contact Lens
Clinic, Volumes 3 and 4, 1991.
"Accommodation during
distance optometric test procedures", Journal of the American Optometric
Association Volume 63, Number 9, September, 1992.
"Quantitative analysis
of visual acuity through amber discolored lenses", Optometry and Vision
Science, Volume 69, Number 12.
"Parameter consistency
of disposable lenses", Optometry and Vision Science, Volume 70,
Number 8.
"Patient preferences
for three month versus two week lens replacement" Contact Lens Spectrum,
February, 1994.
"In contact, the
importance of patient education" Optometry Today, April, 1995.
"Contact Lens Correction
of Extreme Myopia" Poster presented at The American Academy of Optometry,
Boston Massachusetts, December 1993.
"Pellucid Marginal
Degeneration, not Keratoconus" Poster presented at The American Academy
of Optometry, Anaheim, California, December 1991.
"Masking Corneal
Astigmatism with Hydrogels, Does it Work? Poster presented at The National
Research Symposium on Contact Lenses, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August
1991.
"Keratoconus" Lecture
presented as residency major, December, 1991 "Therapeutic Contact Lenses"
Lecture presented as residency major, May, 1992.
Honors/Awards
New York State Optometric
Association 1994 Communications Award
Bausch and Lomb Award
for Clinical Excellence in Contact Lenses
Alcon Laboratories
Award for Contact Lens Research
American Optometric
Foundation Harold Kohn Award for Research Excellence
American Optical
Certificate, Fitting and Care of Prosthetic Eyes, September, 1993. Southbridge,
Massachusetts.
Bausch and Lomb Student
Poster Contest Award Winner
Honors in Primary
Care , Low Vision, Vision Therapy, Ocular Disease and Contact Lens Clinics
National Institute
of Health Training Grant
Schnurmacher Institute
for Vision Research Fellowship
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