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Dr. David G. Kirschen received his OD and PhD degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently the Chief of Binocular Vision and Orthoptic Services at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, at the David Geffin School of Medicine, UCLA.
He has been in private practice in California for over 33 years while continuing his teaching and research efforts. He also serves as Full Professor of Basic and Visual Science and Optometry at the Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Kirschen has also been the team optometrist for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox for the last 17 seasons. Dr. Kirschen is currently working with the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.
Dr. Kirschen has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad. In his private practice he specializes in pediatric optometry, the treatment of binocular vision anomalies, computer related vision problems, strabismus and amblyopia, contact lenses and sports vision.
David Gary Kirschen
Marital Status: Married to Alyse E.S. Kirschen, PhD
Children: Matthew Phillip Kirschen
Shayna Francine Kirschen
Todd Aaron Kirschen
Academic Affiliation: University of California at Los Angeles
Center for the Health Sciences
Jules Stein Eye Institute
Los Angeles, CA 90024-7001
(310) 825-7118
Southern California College of Optometry
2575 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92831
(714) 870-7226 ext. 475
Private Practice: 428 S. Brea Blvd.
Brea, CA 92821
(714) 529-2470
(866) 801-4739 fax
University of California at Los Angeles, 1966-68 (pre-Med)
University of California at Berkeley, 1968-70, B.S. in Optometry
University of California at Berkeley, 1970-72, Doctor of Optometry
University of California at Berkeley, 1972-77 Ph.D. in Physiological Optics
University of California at Berkeley, 1977-78, Post-doctoral fellowship with Professor Merton C. Flom
License to practice Optometry in California #5418
Diagnostic pharmaceutical license #1558
Therapeutic pharmaceutical license #OPT 5418 T
Glaucoma Certification February 11, 2002
Practice of Optometry
With Bernardt N. Thal, OD, 1972-74
U.C. School of Optometry, 1972-78
Southern California College of Optometry, 1978-82
UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, 1981-present
Private practice in Brea, CA 1984-present
Academic Positions
Professor of Basic and Visual Science, Southern California College of Optometry, 1998-present
Chief, Binocular Vision and Orthoptic Services, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, 1984-present
Lecturer in Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, 1989-present
Visiting Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, 1982-1989
Team Optometrist, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox 1992-present
Secretary/Treasurer, VWI Board of Directors 2002-2003
Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, Vision West, Inc, 2001-present
Member, Membership Services Committee, VWI, 2001-present
Member, Finance Committee, VWI, 2001-present
Member, Board of Directors, Vision West, Inc, 2001-present
Chair, Association of Practice Management Educators, 2002-present
Co-editor, AAO Scientific Program Book, 1993-2000
President, California Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry, 1992-1993
Member, Long Range Planning Committee of the American Academy of Optometry, 1991-1992
Chairman, Scientific Program Committee of the American Academy of Optometry,
1988-93
Consultant to California State Board of Optometry in Binocular Vision, 1987-94
President, Orange County Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry, 1980-82
Contributor to the Dictionary of Visual Science, 1978-79
Referee for the Journal of the American Optometric Association, 1978-present
Optometric Consultant for the California State Department of Consumer Affairs, 1975-78
Referee for the Optometry and Vision Science (American Journal of Optometry and Physiological Optics), 1977-present
Reviewer for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, 1976-present
American Academy of Optometry
American Optometric Foundation (President’s Circle)
American Optometric Association
California Optometric Association
Orange County Optometric Society
California Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry
Orange County Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry
Association of Optometric Educators
Association of Practice Management Educators
American Optometric Foundation Fellowship, 1972-74
H.E.W. Post-doctoral Fellowship, 1971-77
Outstanding Young Man in America, 1980
Chairman of Symposium, "Biofeedback Applied to the Visual System in the Laboratory and Practice," American Academy of Optometry, Section on Binocular Vision and Perception, December, 1980
NIH National Eye Institute Research Grant (EY02125) "Sensory and Motor Mechanisms in Functional Amblyopia" (Post doctoral Fellow), 1977-80
NIH National Eye Institute Research Grant (EY03694) "Sensory and Motor Mechanisms in Functional Amblyopia" (Consultant), 1980-85
NIH National Eye Institute Research Grant (EY03468) "Sensory and Motor Mechanisms in Congenital Nystagmus" (Principal Investigator), Approved 1980, not funded
NIH National Eye Institute Research Grant (EY03468) "Sensory and Motor Mechanisms in Congenital Nystagmus" (Principal Investigator), Approved 1981, not funded
The Hearst Foundation Research Grant "Visual Acuity Assessment in Infants and Young Children" (Principal Investigator) Approved and funded, 1982
NIH National Eye Institute Research Grant (EY05304) "The Efficacy of Prism Adaptation in Acquired Esotropia" (Co-Investigator), Approved and funded 5 years, 1984-1989
Teacher of the Year Award, Southern California College of Optometry, Second Year Class, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
Family of the Year, Jewish Family Service of Orange County, 1995
NEI Grant “Alternate Patching for Congenital Esotropia” (Co-Principle Investigator), Approved and funded 1997-2000
US Patent No. 4,804,261
President, Orange County Hillel Foundation, 2002-present
Board Member, Orange County Hillel Foundation, 2001-2002
Board Member, Jewish Federation of Orange Country, 1999-present
Chairman, Super Sunday, Jewish Federation of Orange County 1997-2000
Chairman, Board of Trustees of Temple Beth Tikvah 1995-97
President, Temple Beth Tikvah, 1993 - 95
Vice-President, Board of Directors, Temple Beth Tikvah, 1980-84, 1986-91
Executive Vice-President, Board of Directors, Temple Beth Tikvah, 1984‑86, 1991-1996
Chairman, Finance Committee, Temple Beth Tikvah, 1986-88
PUBLICATIONS
1. Kirschen D, Flom MC Monocular central field occlusions for intractable diplopia. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1977;54(5):325-331.
2. Kirschen D Visual acuity and oculomotor control in amblyopia, Ph.D. dissertation. University of California, Berkeley 1977.
3. Kirschen D, Flom MC Visual acuity at different retinal loci of eccentrically fixating functional amblyopes. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1978;55(7):144-150.
4. Flom MC, Kirschen D, Williams T Changes in retinal correspondence following surgery for intermittent exotropia. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1978;55(7):456-462.
5. Kirschen D, Shlyakhov E, Flom MC Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity of the amblyopic eye as a function of the stimulated region of the retina. Translation of a paper in Russian by E. S. Avetisov. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1979;56(7):465-469.
6. Flom MC, Kirschen D, Bedell H Acuity in eccentrically fixating amblyopes. Letters to the Editor. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1980;57(3):191-194.
7. Flom MC, Kirschen D, Bedell H Control of unsteady eccentric fixation in amblyopic eyes using auditory feedback of eye position. Invest. Ophthal. and Vis. Sci. 1980;19(11):1371-1381.
8. Kirschen D Auditory feedback in the control of congenital nystagmus. Proceedings of Oculomotor Symposium 1980, ed. Derek Fender, California Institute of Technology, 1981.
9. London R, Kirschen D Psychogenic etiology of a conjugate gaze disorder. J. Am. Optom. Assoc. 1981;52(4):355-356.
10. Kirschen D, Kendall J, Riesen K An evaluation of the accommodative response in amblyopic eyes. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1981;58(7):596-602.
11. Kirschen D Auditory feedback in the control of congenital nystagmus. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1983;60(5):364-368.
12. Rosenbaum A, Kirschen D, Ballard E A new quantitative visual acuity test for children too young to respond to the E game. In proceedings of the XXIV International Congress of Ophthalmology 1983, ed. by Paul Henkind.
13. Kirschen D, Rosenbaum A, Ballard E The dot visual acuity test - A new acuity test for children. J. Am. Optom. Assoc. 1983;54(12):1055-1059.
14. Rosenbaum A, Kirschen D A survey of visual acuity testing in the infant and pre-school child. Am. Orthoptic J. 1984; 34:13-21.
15. Perman K, Baylis H, Rosenbaum A, Kirschen D The use of botulinum toxin in the medical management of benign essential blepharospasm. Ophthalmology 1985;92:1012-1014.
16. Kirschen D. Do a school screening. Review of Optometry 1986;123(6):26-30.
17. Kirschen D, Goochey K, Solomon B Performance on the dot visual acuity test with uncorrected ametropia resulting in target blur. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1986;63(12):962-965.
18. Brunnett S, Munson M, Kirschen D Fresnel versus conventional prisms: their effects on the apparent fronto-parallel plane horopter. Am. J. Optom. and Physiol. Optics 1988;65(7):519-526.
19. Rosenbaum A, Kushner B, Kirschen D. Vertical rectus muscle transposition and Oculinum to medial rectus for abducens palsy. Arch. Ophthalmol. 1989, 107(6):820-823.
20. Kirschen D. (Co-Investigator at UCLA for the Prism Adaptation Study Research Group). Efficacy of Prism Adaptation in the Surgical Management of Acquired Esotropia. Arch Ophthalmol. 1990, 108(9):1248-1256.
21. Kirschen D, Rosenbaum A, Weiss S. Strabismus measurement errors on (prism) alternate cover test in amblyopes with eccentric fixation. Binocular Vision and Eye Muscle Surgery. 1992, 7(3):155-158.
22. Thibos L, Kirschen D. Electronic submission of abstracts for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry. Optom Vis Sci 1992, 69(7):574-579.
23. Dittemore D, Crum J, Kirschen D. Comparison of fixation disparity measurements obtained with the Wesson Fixation Disparity Card and the Sheedy Disparometer. Optometry and Vision Science, 1993;70(5):414-420.
24. Laby D, Kirschen D. Dynamic stereoacuity: Preliminary results of a clinical tool for the quantitative measurement of motion in depth. Binocular Vision & Eye Muscle Surgery Qtrly, 1995;10(3):191-200.
25. Laby D, Rosenbaum A, Kirschen D, Davidson J, Rosenbaum L, Strasser C, Mellman M The visual function of professional baseball players, Am J Ophthamol, 1996;122(10):476-485.
26. Kirschen D, Laby D, 20/20 isn’t good enough for baseball players, Argus, 1997; April issue.
27. Laby D, Kirschen D, Zagelbaum B Motion Stereoscopic Vision, the Pulfrich Phenomenon, and Baseball Hitting, Archives of Ophthalmology Letters to the Editor, 1997; 115(8):1084-1085.
28. Laby D, Rosenbaum A, Kirschen D Ocular Dominance, Central, Right or Left. Binocular Vision & Eye Muscle Surgery Qtrly, 1998;13(3):165-166.
29. Laby D, Kirschen D, Rosenbaum A, Mellman M The Effect of Ocular Dominance on the Performance of Professional Baseball Players, 1998,Ophthalmology, 105(5):864-866.
30. Kirschen D, Hung C, Nakano T Comparison of Suppression, Stereoacuity, and Interocular Differences in Visual Acuity In Monovision and Acuvue Bifocal Contact Lenses, Optometry and Vision Science, 1999; 76(12):832-837.
31. Kirschen D, Laby D The Predictive Value of Visual Skills To The Performance of Professional Baseball Players, Poster, presented at the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, December 12, 1999.
32. Laby D, Kirschen D The Relationship Between Ocular Dominance and Fixation Disparity, Poster, presented at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Annual Meeting, April, 15, 2000.
33. Slutsky J, Wang C, Edrington T, Kirschen D A Preliminary Study On The Effects Of Monovision On Airline Pilot Landing Performance, Poster, presented at the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, December, 9, 2000.
34. Kirschen D Getting Personnel – Practical Guidelines for Your Practice, California Optometry, 2001: 28(5):13-15.
35. Kirschen D The Special Patient: Get Started with Patients Just Getting Started… In Life, Review of Optometry, 2002: 139(1): 48-55.
36. Hinh A, Chiao L, Kirschen D The Effect of Ocular Dominance on Interocular Suppression in Monovision, Poster, presented at the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, December 13, 2002.
37. Timbre J, Lieu T, Kirschen D A Validation of the Inverse Linear Relationship Between Interpupillary Distance and Linear Depth Interval, Poster, presented at the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, December 14, 2002.
38. London R, Wick B, Kirschen D Post-traumatic Pseudomyopia. Optometry 2003; 74 (2):111-120.
39. Lau T, Lam D, Kirschen D The Effect of Head Tilt and Decreased Interpupillary Distance on Stereopsis, Poster, presented at the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, December 4, 2003.
1. Apt L, Kirschen D Ocular and systemic diseases of infants and children: Rosenbloom A, Morgan M, eds. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Optometry, Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott, 1990:313-357.
2. Kirschen, D Biofeedback therapy for amblyopia: Rutstein R. ed. Problems in Optometry: Amblyopia, Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott, 1991: 369-375.
3. Kirschen, D. The use of prism in the surgical management of acquired esotropia, Cotter S, ed. Clinical Uses of Prism - A Spectrum of Applications, St Louis. Mosby, 1995.
4. Kirschen, D Understanding Sensory Evaluation, Rosenbaum A and Santiago P eds. Clinical Strabismus Management, Philadelphia. W B Saunders, 1999:22-36.
5. Kirschen, D, J Crane Office Design, Chapter 10 in Business Aspects of Optometry, Dallas, Butterworth; 2003.
LECTURES AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS (1990-present)
1990 "Dot visual acuity test for preliterate children"
Western Orthoptic Regional Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, February, 9, 1990
"Comparison of fixation disparity measurements obtained with the Wesson Fixation Disparity Card and the Sheedy Disparometer"
American Academy of Optometry, Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, December 9, 1990
"Efficacy of prism adaptation in the surgical management of acquired esotropia"
American Academy of Optometry, Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, December 9, 1990
"Assessment of visual acuity in infants and young children"
Postgraduate seminar, Hadassah University, Jerusalem, Israel, July 25, 1990
"Assessment of visual acuity in infants and young children"
Postgraduate seminar, Tel Hashomer Hospital Tel Aviv, Israel, July 26, 1990
1991 "The influence of eccentric fixation on strabismus surgery"
An Ophthalmology Round Table, Los Angeles, CA, January 17, 1991
"Diagnosis and treatment of strabismus and amblyopia"
California Optometric Association Meeting, Sacramento, CA, February, 13, 1991
"Assessment of visual acuity in infants and young children- what's new"
Jules Stein Annual Postgraduate Seminar, Los Angeles, CA, March 8, 1991
"Diagnosis and treatment of amblyopia and strabismus"
A two day 16 hour postgraduate course, Madrid, Spain, May 17-18, 1991
"The prism adaptation test and its use in the surgical and non-surgical management of acquired esotropia"
Orange County Optometric Society Meeting, Orange, CA, September 2, 1991
"Infant Vision Assessment"
3-hour seminar, Jules Stein Eye Institute Anniversary Program, November 10, 1991
1992 "Optometry as part of the rehabilitation team"
Continuing education seminar, at St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA, May 29, 1992
"Clinical generation and interpretation of fixation disparity curves"
Two hour workshop (given with Dr. London), Academy Europe "92, Strarford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom, May 17 and 18, 1992
"Optometry as part of the rehabilitation team"
Continuing education seminar, at La Palma Medical Center,
LaPalma, CA, November 15, 1992
1993 "Sensory aspects of amblyopia and strabismus"
3 hour course, Jules Stein Eye Institute course in Basic Science, Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 1993
"How to do a hassle-free infant exam"
Contact "93, Anaheim, CA, July 18, 1993
'The use of disposable contact lenses for the health of your patients and your practice"
Continuing Education for Signa Doctors, Phoenix, AZ, October 19, 1993
'The use of disposable contact lenses for the health of your patients and your practice"
Continuing Education for Rio Hondo Optometric Society, Cerritos, CA, October 26, 1993
"Fixation disparity - Its definition and rationale for testing"
Ellerbrock Continuing Education Program, Boston, MA, December 10, 1993
"The effect of visual skills on the performance of professional baseball players"
American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, December 11, 1993
1994 "Disposable contact lenses for the health of you patients and your practice"
2 hour course at the International Winter Ophthalmic Conferences, Jackson Hole, WY, January, 18, 1994
"Fixation Disparity - It use and rationale for testing"
2 hour course at the International Winter Ophthalmic Conferences, Jackson Hole, WY, January, 18, 1994
"Assessment of visual acuity in infants and young children"
Joint symposium with pediatrics and ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA,
February, 11. 1994
"Management of the post surgical strabismus patient"
Graduate seminar series, Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA, March 23, 1994
"The use of Oculinum in the treatment of strabismus and and beneign essential blepharospasm"
Graduate seminar series, Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA, March 23, 1994
"Fusion Analysis Before and After Strabismus Surgery"
Jules Stein Eye Institute Annual Post Graduate Seminar, UCLA, April 8, 1994
"1-Day Acuvue and disposable contact lenses for the health of your patients and your practice" Graduate seminar series, Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA, May, 1994
"Fixation Disparity - Theory, Rational, and Clinical Uses"
Ellerbrock Memorial Continuing Education Course, San Diego, CA, December 9.1994
"Instructions for Generation of Forced Vergence Fixation Disparity Curves (FDC)"
Ellerbrock Memorial Continuing Education Workshop, San Diego, CA, December 9.1994
"Symptomatology and Diagnostic Evaluation of Vertical Deviations"
American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, December 11, 1994
1995 "Clinical Perspectives on 1-Day Acuvue Disposable Contact Lenses"
Vistakon National Sales Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, January 25, 1995
"Clinical Insights on 1-Day Acuvue Disposable Contact Lenses" Keynote address, Contact Lens Educators Conference, Jacksonville, FL, February, 2, 1995
1-Day Acuvue National Launch Seminars, Boston, MA, February 6,; Hartford, CT, February, 7; Providence, RI, February 8, 1995
"Sensory aspects of amblyopia and strabismus"
3 hour course, Jules Stein Eye Institute course in Basic Science, Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 1995
"1-Day Acuvue Disposable Contact Lenses - Good for the Patients/Good for the Practice" UC Berkeley, School of Optometry, May, 12, 1995
"Fixation Disparity - A Useful Clinical Measurement" TriCounty Optometric Society, Solvang, CA, September 20, 1995
"1-Day Acuvue Disposable Contact Lenses - Good for the Patients/Good for the Practice" TriCounty Optometric Society, Solvang, CA, September 20, 1995
“Practical Pediatric Optometry for the Primary Care Practitioner” Ellerbrock Memorial
Continuing Education Program, New Orleans, LA, December 7, 1995
“Dynamic Stereoacuity: Preliminary Results And Normative Data For A New Test For The Quantitative Measurement Of Motion In Depth” Annual Meeting, American Academy of Optometry, New Orleans, LA, December 10, 1995
1996 "Fixation Disparity - Theory, Rational and Clinical Uses" California Optometric Association Congress and
Spring Optica, Anaheim, CA, March 13, 1996
“Ultraviolet Light - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” Arizona Optometric Association Annual Spring Congress, Litchfield Park, AZ, June 1, 1996
“How to Add Pediatrics to Your Practice” Arizona Optometric Association Annual Spring Congress, Litchfield Park, AZ, June 2, 1996
“A Workshop on the Proper Use and Application of Fresnel Lenses and Prisms” Arizona Optometric Association Annual Spring Congress, Litchfield Park, AZ, June 2, 1996
“The Effect of Ocular Dominance on the Performance of Professional Baseball Players”
Presented (poster) to the American Academy of Ophthalmology Centennial meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, October 1996 (with Laby DM, Rosenbaum AL, Mellman MF)
“Creating a Leadership Culture in an Organization”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 1996 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, December, 6, 1996.
1997 "Sensory aspects of amblyopia and strabismus"
3 hour course, Jules Stein Eye Institute course in Basic Science, Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 1997
"Fixation Disparity: It Uses in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Minimal Binocular Anomalies and Sports Vision Enhancement”
International Academy of Sports Vision Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, May 31, 1997
“The Effect of Ocular Dominance on the Performance of Professional Baseball Players”
International Academy of Sports Vision Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, May 31, 1997
“The Visual Function of Professional Baseball Players”
Presented to International Academy of Sports Vision annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, June 1997 (with Laby DM, Rosenbaum AL, Mellman MF)
“Ultraviolet Light - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”
Practitioner Discussion Group, Boston, MA, December 9, 1997
“Creating a Leadership Culture in an Organization”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 1997 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, December, 12, 1997
“Ultraviolet Light - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”
Practitioner Discussion Group, Tulsa, OK, December 15, 1997
Practitioner Discussion Group, Oklahoma City, OK, December 16, 1997
1998 “Pointing Towards Ocular Dominance: Is it Right, Left or Central?”
Presented (poster) to the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Palm Springs CA, April 1998 (with Laby, DM, Mellman MF, Rosenbaum AL)
“Infant Acuity Assessment”
Hadassah School of Optometry, Jerusalem, Israel, April 13, 1998
“Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments”
Hadassah School of Optometry, Jerusalem, Israel, April 13, 1998
“Fixation Disparity: Its Usefulness in Diagnosing and Treating Minimal Binocular Dysfunctions”
Hadassah School of Optometry, Jerusalem, Israel, April 13, 1998
“Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments”
International Symposium for the Israel Council of Optometry, Jerusalem, Israel, May 17, 1998
“If You Can’t See It, You Can’t Hit It”
“UV Radiation, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”
“How To Grow Your Contact Lens Practice”
Alaska State Optometric Association Summer Educational Conference, Anchorage, AK, June 6, 1998
“Visual Acuity Development in Infants and Young Children:
Kiwanis Club of Brea, Brea, CA June 18, 1998
“How to Perform a Hassle-Free Infant Exam”
Ellerbrock Memorial Continuing Education Program, San Francisco, CA December 10, 1998
“How Leadership Differs From Management”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 1998 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December, 11, 1998
“Sands of the Sahara – A LASIK Complication”
Annual Meeting American Academy of Optometry, San Francisco, CA, December 13, 1998
“Comparison of Interocular Acuity and Stereopsis with Monovision and the Acuvue Bifocal Contact Lens”
Annual Meeting American Academy of Optometry, San Francisco, CA, December 13, 1998
“Pointing Towards Ocular Dominance: Is it Left, Right, or Central?”
Annual Meeting American Academy of Optometry, San Francisco, CA, December 14, 1998
1999 “Acuvue Bifocal Contact Lens for the Correction of Presbyopia”
Seminar for the University of California, Berkeley Contact Lens Faculty, Lafayette, CA, April 14, 1999
“Establishment of a Web Page for Information Exchange for APME”
APME Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL, April 17. 1999
“Use of OfficeMate computer software in a Practice Management Curriculum”
APME Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL, April 17. 1999
“The Effect of Binocular Disparity on the Determination of Ocular Dominance”
Presented (poster) to the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, April, 1999 (With Laby DM)
“How to Examine a Young Child”
Alumni Continuing Education Seminar, SCCO, October, 9, 1999
“Leadership and Management Compared”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 1999 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, December, 9, 1999
“Communicating With People on the Job”
American Academy of Optometry Intermediate Leadership Course on Verbal Communication in Leadership, 1999 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, December, 10, 1999
“Visual Capabilities of Professional Baseball Players”
Winter Baseball Meetings, Anaheim, CA, December 12, 1999
2000 “VA Testing in Kids”
Pediatric Care Symposium, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, January 9, 2000
“Acuvue Bifocal Contact Lens for the Correction of Presbyopia”
Seminar for practicing optometrists, Dallas, TX, February 12, 2000
“The Relationship Between Ocular Dominance and Fixation Disparity”
Presented (poster) to the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus annual meeting, San Diego, CA, April, 15, 2000 (With Laby DM)
“Computer Vision Syndrome”
Seminar for the public, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, May 11, 2000
“Sports and Vision”
Senior Seminar, Southern California College of Optometry, April 25, 2000
“Two Hours With a Vision Expert”
Vision From Birth to 2 Years of Age
Computer Vision Syndrome
If You Can’t See It You Can’t Hit It
CLE lecture series, Ruby Gerentology Center at CSUF, May 30, 2000
“Specialty Soft Contact Lenses”
Great Western Council of Optometry, 2000 Congress, Portland, OR, October, 13, 2000
“Leadership and Management Compared”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 2000 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, December, 7, 2000
“Hydrogel Bifocal Lenses Verses Monovision”
American Academy of Optometry Cornea and Contact Lens/Primary Care Joint Symposium, 2000 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, December 11, 2000
2001 “Visual Abilities of Professional Baseball Players”
“Effect of LASIK on Athletic Performance”
International Academy of Sports Vision Seminar, Fullerton, CA, January 21, 2001
“How and Why To Add Pediatrics To Your Practice”
Rio Hondo Optometric Society, Cerritos, CA, February 27, 2001
Primary Care Optometry Series, Fullerton, CA, March 11, 2001
“Incorporating New Contact Lens Strategies Into Your Practice”
“How To Add Pediatrics To Your Practice”
Oregon Optometric Physicians Association Annual Convention, Portland, OR, June, 9, 2001
“Visually Related Learning Problems And How They Affect Academic Performance”
Special Education Administrators, LAUSD, Lost Angeles, CA, July 9, 2001
“How and Why To Add Pediatrics To Your Practice”
San Mateo Optometric Society, September 25, 2001
“Visual Abilities of Professional Baseball Players”
“Effect of LASIK on Athletic Performance”
American Optometric Student Association Western Regional Conference, Berkeley, CA September 22. 2001
“Leadership and Management Compared”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 2001 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December, 6, 2001
“Specialty Soft Contact Lenses”
American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 7, 2001
“How To Perform A Hassle-Free Infant Exam”
American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 8, 2001
“Visual Capabilities of Professional Baseball Players – An Update”
Winter Baseball Meetings, Boston, MA, December 9, 2001
2002 “How and Why To Add Pediatrics To Your Practice”
VWI Practice Management Seminar, Burbank, CA, September 24, 2002
“Leadership and Management Compared”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 2002 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, December, 13, 2002
“How To Perform A Hassle-Free Infant Exam”
American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 13, 2002
2003 “How to Perform a Hassle-Free Infant Exam”
OSI Vision Conference, Dominican Republic, January 28, 2003
"Sensory Aspects of Amblyopia and Strabismus"
3 hour course, Jules Stein Eye Institute course in Basic Science, Los Angeles, CA, March 26, 2003
“Vision of Infants and Young Children”
CLE lecture series, Ruby Gerentology Center at CSUF, July 1, 2003
“Efficient and Effective Diagnosis and Treatment of Strabismus and Ambyopia”
Victoria Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, July 17, 2003
“Visional Capabilities of Professional Baseball Players”
Frozen Ropes Conference, New York, October 14, 2003
“What They Say, What You See, What to Do”
Clinical Science Invited Lecture, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, October 24, 2003
“Leadership and Management Compared”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 2003 Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, December, 5, 2003
2004 “Acuvue Advance, Newest Technology in Daily Wear Contact Lenses”
Dinner Seminars, Orange & Los Angeles Counties, CA February 17, March 2, March 8, March 15 and May 17, 2004
"Prisms, Prescribing for Children, and Accommodation”"
3 hour course, Jules Stein Eye Institute course in Basic Science, Los Angeles, CA, November 17, 2004
“Leadership and Management Compared”
American Academy of Optometry Focus on Leadership Course, Fundamentals of Leadership, 2004 Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, December, 10, 2004
“Visual Capabilities of Professional Baseball Players – An Update”
Winter Baseball Meetings, Anaheim, CA, December 11, 2004
