About me, extended

• State of California License # OPT 5763 TP

• 1970 –  BA Biology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
• 1972 –  BS Southern California College of Optometry
• 1974 –  O.D.  Southern California College of Optometry, Cum Laude

• 1974 – 1975 :  Vision Training Residency, Optometric Center of New York
• 1975 – Present:  Private Practice.  San Diego Center for Vision Care, Lemon Grove, CA
• 1998 – 2005:  Staff Optometrist – San Diego Rehabilitation Institute at Alvarado Hospital
• 1995 – 2000:  Staff Optometrist – Osteopathic Center for Children
• 1983 – 1996:  Vision Therapy Consultant and Trainer:
• 1984 & 1988:  Men’s Gold Medal Olympic Volleyball Team
• 1992:  USA Men’s Bronze Medal and Women’s Bronze Medal Olympic  Volleyball Teams
• 1993-96: Mediolanum Gonzaga Professional Volleyball Team, Milan, Italy
• 1992 – 2002:  Adjunct Associate Professor, Southern California College of Optometry
• 1993 – Present :  Visiting Professor: Centro Optometria Internacional – Madrid, Spain
• 1994 – 1998:  Senior Advisor: Centre d’Alt Rendiment – Barcelona, Spain
• 1998 – 2005:  Clinical Director – International Events, Special Olympics Opening Eyes Program
• 2000 – 2007:  Clinical Director, Insight Vision Center, San Diego CA

• 1972 –  Mayor’s Award, City of Los Angeles
• 1973 –  Student Society Award
• 1973 –  Beta Sigma Kappa, National Optometric Honor Society
• 1974 –  SCCO Vision Training Award
• 1977 –  Speaker Award, California Optometric Association
• 1978 –  Speaker Award, California Optometric Association
• 1979 –  Speaker Award, California Optometric Association
• 1979 –  California Young Optometrist of the Year
• 1986 –  Ralph Barstow Award for Excellence in Professional Optometric Practice
• 1989 –  San Diego County Optometrist of the Year
• 1990 –  President’s Award, College of Optometrists in Vision Development
• 1995 –  COVD, Certificate of Appreciation for Contributions to Visual Science
• 1996 –  COVD, Certificate of Appreciation for Contributions to Visual Science
• 1998 –  OEPF-KISS Award for Staff Development and Support
• 1999 –  Named as Distinguished Practitioner – National Academies of Practice
• 1999 –  G. N. Getman Award, College of Optometrists in Vision Development
• 2001 –  International Optometrist of the Year – COMF- Behavioral Optometric Assoc. of Mexico
• 2002 –  Giuseppe Rico Award- ALBO- Italian Optometric Association
• 2008 –  International Optometrist of the Year- SIODEC- Behavioral Optometric Assoc. of Spain
• 2012 –  Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association Founding Fathers Award

• Member
  • 1974 – Present: San Diego County Optometric Association
  • 1974 – Present: California Optometric Association
  • 1974 – Present: American Optometric Association
  • 1974 – Present: European Society of Optometrists
  • 1978 – Present: Optometric Extension Program
  • 2000 – Present: Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association
• 1978 – Present: Fellow, College of Optometrists in Vision Development
• 1978 – Present: Fellow, International College of Applied Nutrition
• 1979 – 1982: Western Regional Director, College of Optometrists in Vision Development
• 1979 – 1981: Vice-President, San Diego County Optometric Society
• 1979 – Present: Staff Lecturer, Optometric Extension Program
• 1977 – 1980: Vice-President, San Diego Chapter, Association for Children with Learning Disabilities 1985 – 1987: President, College of Optometrists in Vision Development
• 1986 – 1988: American Optometric Association Long-Range Planning Committee
• 1988 – 1989: American Optometric Association Communications Division
• 1986 – 1988: San Diego Visually Impaired Infants Advisory Board
• 1988 – 1989: Board of Directors, American Optometric Foundation
• 1988 – 1992: San Diego Parent Magazine Advisory Board
• 1990 – 1991: President, Achievement Through Vision
• 1994 – 2004: Board of Directors, Achievement Through Vision
• 1993 – 1998: Board of Directors, Osteopathic Center for Children
• 1992 – 1999: Vision Training Advisory Board – SCCO
• 1996 – 1997: Vision Consultant to San Diego City Schools, San Diego Unified School District 1997 – 1998: Vision Consultant to North County Coastal Consortium for Special Education 1998 – 2000:Chair, American Optometric Association Sports Vision Section

National Lectures:

• Eastern States Optometric Congress
• Heart of America Optometric Congress
• Northwest Congress of Optometry
• Mountain States Congress of Optometry
• San Jose Vision Training Seminar
• Southern California Vision Training Forum
• California Optometric Association Annual Meeting
• College of Optometrists in Vision Development Annual Meeting
• Skeffington Invitational Symposium
• Southern California Vision Therapists Meeting
• California Association of Speech and Hearing Convention
• American Academy for Human Development
• Tri-Service Naval Medical Optometric Seminar
• American Optometric Association Annual Meeting
• American Optometric Student Association Annual Meeting
• Indiana Optometric Association
• Texas Optometric Association
• Bowling Green Vision Training Conference
• College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
• Southwest Vision Training Conference
• San Diego Behavioral Vision Seminar
• San Diego Academy of Psychologists
• San Diego Association of Head Trauma Nurses
• California-Hawaii Elks Major Project

International Lectures:

(Number in parentheses denotes the number of different seminars presented in a specific city)

• Australia:
  • Adelaide (1)
  • Brisbane (1)
  • Melbourne (1)
  • Perth (1)
  • Sydney (4)

• Belgium:
  • Brussels (2)

• Brazil
  • Florianopolis (3)
  • Brazilia (1)
• Canada:
  • Banff (1)
  • Calgary (2)
  • Winnipeg (1)

• Denmark:
  • Copenhagen (2)

• England:
  • London (2)
  • Cheltenham (3)

• Italy:
  • Bologna (7)
  • Casale Monferrato (3)
  • Cassano Magno (4)
  • Genoa (3)
  • Lecce (6)
  • Milan (3)
  • Piacenza (1)
  • Rome (12)
  • Vinci (4)
  • Brescia (5)
  • Verona (10)
• Japan:
  • Nagoya (2)
  • Tokyo (2)

• New Zealand:
  • Auckland (2)

• Portugal:
  • Lisbon (2)

• South Africa:
  • Capetown (1)
  • Durban (1)
  • Johannesburg (2)
  • Sun City (1)

• Spain:
  • Madrid (28)
  • Barcelona (22)
  • Seville (1)
• Brazil
  • Florianopolis (3)
  • Brazilia (1)

Schools and Colleges of Optometry Guest Lectures:

• Illinois College of Optometry
• Northeastern University College of Optometry
• University of Missouri at St. Louis College of Optometry
• University of California at Berkeley College of Optometry
• Southern College of Optometry
• Southern California College of Optometry
• Pacific University College of Optometry
• New England College of Optometry
• Indiana University College of Optometry
• State University of New York State College of Optometry
• University of Waterloo College of Optometry

Optometric Extension Graduate Clinical Seminars:

California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Washington D.C.,

Teacher In-Service Workshops:

Christian Unified School District, Chula Vista, Grossmont College, Grossmont Union High School District, Jamul, Lakeside, La Mesa-Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Mesa College, Poway, Ramona, San Diego City Schools, San Diego State University, Santee

• 1975 – American Journal of Optometry and Physiological Optics – Success in Amblyopia Therapy as a Function of Age

• 1977 – California Optometrist – Amblyopia:  Diagnosis and Treatment Modalities
• 2009 – Chapter on Spatial Vision, co-authored with Leonard Press, OD Vision Rehabilitation: multidisciplinary care of the patient following brain injury In Print

• American School Nurse Journal
  • Vision and Hearing
  • School Vision Hearing
  • Diagnosis of Reading Problems
• Adolescent Substance Abuse – Etiology Treatment and Prevention – Lawson and Lawson:  Chapter:  Vision Problems, Juvenile Delinquency and Drug Abuse
• Journal of Optometric Vision Development Book Review:  Optometric Management of Visually Related Learning Problems:  Rouse and Scheiman