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This expert has over 35 years of experience as an optometrist. He earned his BS in chemical engineering from Purdue University and his OD from the University of Alabama. He is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Richmond Optometric Society. He previously served as a process engineer for Nitrogen Corp. and as the President of Richmond Optometric Society. This expert is currently an optometrist at an urban corporate practice in Virginia, where he has ...
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This expert has over 30 years of experience in optometry, and he has worked in both retail and clinical settings. He obtained his BS in biology and psychology from Boston College, followed by his OD from SUNY College of Optometry. He then served as an optometrist in a private setting at Optical Heaven, a position he filled for over 10 years. The following six years, he was an optometrist at Eye Doctors Optical Outlets, where he performed a wide range of eye exams in a ...
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After completing his undergraduate education at the University of California San Diego, this expert obtained his doctorate of optometry from the State University of New York. He has served in various optometry offices providing routine examinations as well as urgent pre and post-op surgical care. Currently, this expert serves as an eyecare consultant and administrator at an optometry practice in New Jersey as well as an optometrist at a glaucoma center in New York....
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Dr. David J. Sterna has 36 years of experience in the field of Optometry. He earned his BA from The College of Wooster and his OD from Ohio State University. Today, he is licensed as a Therapeutic Optometrist in Ohio and is a board-certified Optometrist. In 1985, he started as a Solo Private Practitioner and then in 2005 he became the Owner and Medical Optometrist at David J. Sterna, OD & Associates, LLC. He has also served as an Associate Medical Optometrist at ...
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Dr. Kelli Ann Armstrong has over 36 years of experience as an Optometrist. She earned her BA from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Today, this expert is a licensed Optometrist in the state of Connecticut. Formerly, this expert served as an Optometrist at Armstrong & Denigris PC and as an Optometrist at Kelli Armstrong PC....
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Dr. James T. Murphy III has 8 years of experience in the field of Opthalmology. He earned a BS in both Spanish and Biochemistry at UW Madison and his MD at The Medical College of Wisconsin. After completing his residency in Ophthalmology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Ophthalmology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Ophthalmology. Formerly, this expert held ...
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Dr. Alan L. Shabo has 48 years of experience in the field of Ophthalmology. He earned both his B.A. and his MS in Anatomy from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Today, this expert is board certified in Ophthalmology. Formerly, this expert served as Chief of Opthalmology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and as a Staff Associate at the National Institutes of Health. He currently serves as a Voluntary ...
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Dr. Vera M. Howe has 22 years of experience in the field of Optometry. She earned her BA in Biology from Azusa Pacific University and both her BS in Visual Sciences and her OD from the Illinois College of Optometry. After completing an externship in Optometry at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, she went on to complete a residency in Corena and Contact Lens at the Illinois Eye Institute. Today, she is a licensed Optometrist in the State of Iowa. Formerly, she served as ...
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Dr. Robert J. Noecker has 28 years of experience in the field of Ophthalmology. He earned his BS in Material Science and Engineering, Biology, and Humanities from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and his MBA from the University of Arizona. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, he completed a residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Arizona ...
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This highly qualified expert earned his BS in optometry from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, his PhD in optometry from Anglia Polytechnic University, and his OD from the Southern College of Optometry. He also completed a prestigious fellowship in ocular imaging and glaucoma at the University of Louisville. He is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including the Optometric Glaucoma Society. In addition, he holds 2 patents, has ...
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This expert is currently the Owner of an eye center in Idaho, where he is among the most experienced optometrists in LASIK and cataract surgery in the state. He received his Bachelor's degree from the College of Idaho and graduated with an O.D. from the Southern California College of Optometry. The expert worked as a member of the staff at The Eye Institute of Utah and Hollingshead Eye Center in Boise before founding his practice. He is a Fellow of the American Academy ...
Optometry Expert Witness Case Studies
Delay in Diagnosis of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Damages Child’s Vision
Case Summary This case involves a pediatric patient diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy. The physician initially treated the patient with Depakote. However, the patient’s seizures remained uncontrolled. The physician then prescribed the patient Lamictal. Yet, the physician did not remove Depakote…
Optometrist Overlooks Drug Interaction That Causes Patient To Go Blind
This case involves a middle-aged male patient who was on chloroquine for treatment of extraintestinal amebiasis for several years. He subsequently presented to his optometrist for changes in his vision. His optometrist diagnosed him with ocular migraines. The optometrist told…
Patient Is Left Blind Following Delayed Cataract Surgery
This case involves an elderly male patient from Seattle that presented with complaints of floaters in his left eye. He was diagnosed with age-related cataracts and age-related vitreous degeneration and was told to return for an examination if he experienced any changes.…
Negligent Administration of Ophthalmic Anesthesia Causes Permanent Loss of Vision
This visual impairment case involves an elderly woman who suffered serious complications following a routine cataract surgery. The procedure, which entailed the placement of an intraocular lens implant, was performed on an outpatient basis. After the operation, the patient complained of blurry…
Woman Suffers Permanent Damage to Vision Due to Untreated High Blood Pressure
This case involves a middle-aged woman who was pregnant with her third child. Near the end of her pregnancy, the Plaintiff was admitted to the hospital for observation, during which time it was discovered that she was suffering from high…
Optometrist Fails to Diagnose Retinal Detachment
This case takes place in Indiana and involves a female patient who presented to her optometrist with complaints of objects floating in her vision. She was examined by an optometrist who opined that the condition was self-limiting and did not require referral…
Failure to diagnose retinal detachment results in permanent visual impairment
This case takes place in Alaska and involves a twenty-two-year-old male patient with no significant past medical history. The patient had good eye sight, attended regular eye examinations and did not require glasses or contact lenses. The patient presented to…