Dr. Art Epstein Interview Hosted by Dr. Alan Glazier

Описание: Dr. Art Epstein is a native New Yorker now residing in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Epstein graduated from the City College of New York with a B.S. in psychology and received an O.D. degree from the SUNY College of Optometry where he also served as the college's first-ever resident in ocular disease.
Dr. Art Epstein is well-known for developing one of the most successful dry eye specialty practices in the country; The Dry Eye Center of Arizona. He heads the practice’s Ocular Surface Disease Center and serves as its Director of Clinical Research.

He is a Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association, a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry and founded and currently serves as President of the American Board of Clinical Optometry. Listed by Optometric Management as among the most influential in optometry, Dr. Epstein is a prolific author and lecturer who has published many hundreds of articles, scientific papers, and book chapters and presented well over 1,000 invited lectures.

He is a contributing editor for Review of Optometry and executive editor of Review of Cornea and Contact Lenses. He founded and serves as chief medical editor of Optometric Physician, the first e-journal in optometry. Dr. Epstein is also a reviewer for numerous clinical and scientific journals. Dr. Epstein was recently appointed to the prestigious Dry Eye Workshop II (DEWS-II). Active in the profession, Dr. Epstein is a Past Chair of the Contact Lens & Cornea Section (CLCS) of the American Optometric Association.

He led and was a primary strategist of the AOAs response to the international Fusarium keratitis outbreak. He also was frequently quoted in news media throughout the world including an appearance on Good Morning America. He serves on the U.S. National Committee for worldwide eye care organization Optometry Giving Sight.