Ojos Del Mar is a world class eye care clinic devoted to providing premium care and customer service to every patient who walks through our doors. We carry a curated line of quality eyewear from around the world and edge our own lenses in house, so every patient walks out our doors looking and feeling their best in their brand new specs. We will offer the highest level of treatment for ocular surface disease, and be able to provide complicated scleral contact lens fitting to Latin… Show more Ojos Del Mar is a world class eye care clinic devoted to providing premium care and customer service to every patient who walks through our doors. We carry a curated line of quality eyewear from around the world and edge our own lenses in house, so every patient walks out our doors looking and feeling their best in their brand new specs. We will offer the highest level of treatment for ocular surface disease, and be able to provide complicated scleral contact lens fitting to Latin America.At the core of Ojos Del Mar is where you'll find our true passion - helping everyone from all walks of life improve their entire visual experience so they can absorb the daily spectacle the world lays before our eyes. Show less

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As an education consultant, I provide resources for doctors and students to learn more about best practice when fitting custom scleral contact lenses. I provide in-depth specialty lens training, direct-to-provider education and consult through difficult cases.

My clinic is comprised of comprehensive care and problem focused anterior segment cases. I have extended experience with specialty contact lenses, including scleral contact lenses, hybrid designs, etc. I combine both modern science and research-based holistic treatments to help my patients achieve improved vision and find lasting comfort.

Fellowship trained in the clinical art of advanced medical contact lens care. My clinics provided a mix of comprehensive care with problem focused medical contact lens cases. Complex cases included ectatic corneas (including keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration), irregular corneas secondary to trauma, post-surgical corneas (including corneal grafts, keratoprosthesis, post-LASIK ectasia), aphakia, severe dry eye (including ocular graft-versus-host disease, sjogren's syndrome)… Show more Fellowship trained in the clinical art of advanced medical contact lens care. My clinics provided a mix of comprehensive care with problem focused medical contact lens cases. Complex cases included ectatic corneas (including keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration), irregular corneas secondary to trauma, post-surgical corneas (including corneal grafts, keratoprosthesis, post-LASIK ectasia), aphakia, severe dry eye (including ocular graft-versus-host disease, sjogren's syndrome), neurotrophic corneas, etc. Responsibilities included:- Conducting comprehensive eye examinations- Co-managing disease patients with specialty ophthalmology services (cornea, glaucoma, retina, etc)- Initiating and writing up proposal for clinical research trial on new scleral lens technology (IRB approved)- Assisted in teaching refraction course, optics course and clinical care for ophthalmology residents- Assisting in corneal ophthalmological clinic with some consultations provided (when appropriate)- Properly billing and coding for examinations and procedures; provided assistance when appropriate for patients without coverage- Managing complex specialty lens order through manufacturers- Presenting scientific posters at national academic meetings (AAO, GSLS)- Reviewing monthly practice analysis (billed, collected, etc) and running analyticsThe Casey Eye Medical Contact Lens Practice is a division of the Cornea and External Disease service within the Department of Ophthalmology at Oregon Health and Science University. The clinic is mainly referral based with patients arriving from the Portland metropolitan area to as far away as Washington, Montana, Idaho, California and Alaska. Show less

This experience provided a foundation for my customer service values and passion for hard work that endured through my specialized training.