Academic Endeavors: - Nationally recognized educator, lecturer, author, researcher, and clinician. - Taught academic classes and continuing optometric education courses at several Colleges of Optometry and Schools of Medicine, Department of Defense Activities, Optometric Societies, Allied Health Care Professional Meetings, the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meetings, International Vision Expo, SECO Conventions,- Presented continuing medical education courses at the University of California, Irvine, and College of Medicine. The courses were accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education under Category I for the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Taught classes at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute to Naval Flight Surgeons and Naval Aerospace Medical Residents.- Produced an educational video on the management & treatment of eye injuries. It is utilized for teaching purposes at Colleges of Optometry in the United States and Canada.- Published extensively. "Review of Optometry, American Optometric Journal, Optometric Management, Journal of Comparative Psychology”, etc.Clinical Practice: - 40+ years of patient care in a multidisciplinary practice setting.Research: - Identified and researched a previously unknown eye hazard (excessive UV radiation exposure) affecting Department of Defense Employees; Researched & developed the Blind Spot Amsler Grid to screen for macular degeneration and several commercially available color vision tests i.e.: Color Vision Testing Made Easy (the international pediatric gold standard), PIP-24 (MEPS screens everyone coming into the US Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard for normal color vision using the PIP-24 ), and the Waggoner Computerized Color Vision Test which is accepted by the Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Army, FAA, etc.Administration: - Department Head- Area Chief- CEO & Past President of several organizations- Years of strategic planning and implementing Navy programs.Specialties: Color vision and color vision testing
Listed skills include Healthcare, Medicine, Military, Navy, and 15 others.