Experience

Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Resident in Primary Care with Emphasis in Cornea and Contact Lenses

  • Jul 2022 - Present


SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY - UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• University Eye Center Intern

  • Feb 2022 - May 2022

  Provided comprehensive and quality care in clinical exams in different speciality clinics including pediatrics, children with special needs, vision rehabilitation, glaucoma, retina, anterior segment and cataract, low vision, myopia control, and specialty contact lens clinics. Provided comprehensive and quality care in clinical exams in different speciality clinics including pediatrics, children with special needs, vision rehabilitation, glaucoma, retina, anterior segment and cataract, low vision, myopia control, and specialty contact lens clinics.



NYC HEALTH+HOSPITALS | BELLEVUE

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Bellevue Hospital Ophthalmology Extern

  • Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

  Rotated through different subspecialty optometry and ophthalmology clinics including pediatrics, neuro-ophthalmology, glaucoma, medical and surgical retina services. Managed patients in a multi-disciplinary setting and evaluated patients referred from other departments including rheumatology, neurology, primary care, endocrinology, infectious disease, etc. Attended weekly lectures, grand rounds, and educational activities with a range of topics from different optometric subspecialties. Interpreted advanced diagnostic imaging including fluorescein angiography, echography, visual fields, and laboratory testing. Show less



Downtown Eye Care

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Extern

  • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  Evaluated patients pre-operatively and post-operatively for surgical procedures such as cataract extraction and laser procedures, e.g. YAG laser capsulotomy, panretinal photocoagulation, laser peripheral iridotomy. Performed comprehensive eye exams with an emphasis on oculoplastics, posterior segment and ocular disease management. Managed patients with a range of ocular conditions and diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, hypertensive retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, uveitis, herpes simplex keratitis, herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Co-managed patients alongside ophthalmologists and oculoplastic surgeons. Analyzed diagnostic testing such as A-scans, B-scans, optical coherence tomography, optical coherence tomography angiography, visual fields, fluorescein angiography, fundus autofluorescence to guide patient diagnosis, treatment, management of various ocular diseases and conditions Show less

• Cornea and Contact Lens Extern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Examined and managed patients with a range of corneal diseases and conditions such as keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, status-post penetrating keratoplasty, phthisis bulbi, severe ocular surface diseases. Evaluated and fit patients with toric, multifocal, monovision soft contact lenses and a variety of specialty contact lenses including rigid gas permeable, custom soft lenses, hybrid, scleral, piggyback system, and ocular prosthetics. Performed a range of examinations varying from initial first-time contact lens fittings, insertion and removal training, and contact lens/cornea check-ups with the use of topography, anterior segment photographs, several contact lens fitting sets, and consultations with numerous lens manufacturers. Evaluated pediatric patients in the Myopia Control clinic for treatment with multifocal contact lenses, orthokeratology, and atropine to slow progression of myopia. Show less