Clinical Honors
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1999
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Citizen of the Year. Presented by the International Lions Club for 1998-1999 for Region 4C-1.
Given in recognition of service to the community.
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1994
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"Highest Quality of Care" National Award to Office #565 Chico, CA. Presented by LensCrafters USA.
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1988
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College of Optometrist in Vision, Development (COVD), A. M. Skeffington Award
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1988
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Certificate of Clinical Excellence, Lynch Pediatric Unit, The Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry
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Professional Experience
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2000
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Consultant Examination Item Writer for the California State Board of Optometry
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1998
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Consultant Examination Item Writer for the California State Board of Optometry
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1997-1999
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Peer Review Committee member for Eye Care Plan of America (ECPA)
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1992-1996
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Expert Examiner for the CA State Board of Optometry. Responsible for the clinical performance evaluation of Optometrists applying to practice in CA
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National Board of Examiners in Optometry/National Board Clinical Skills Examination:
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2001 April
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Chief Examiner Big Rapids, MI
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2001 April
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Assistant Chief Examiner Fullerton, CA |
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2000 November
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Senior Examiner Berkeley, CA |
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2000 April
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Expert Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1999 November
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Assistant Chief Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1999 April
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Assistant Chief Examiner Fullerton, CA |
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1999 April
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Assistant Chief Examiner Berkeley, CA |
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1998 November
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Senior Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1998 April
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Assistant Chief Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1998 April
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Supervising Examiner Fullerton, CA
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1997 June
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Assistant Chief Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1997 June
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Supervising Examiner Fullerton, CA
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1996 November
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Assistant Chief Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1996 June
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Senior Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1996 June
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Expert Examiner Fullerton, CA
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1995 November
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Assistant Clinic Chief Berkeley, CA
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1995 June
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Senior Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1994 June
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Supervising Examiner Berkeley, CA
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1992-1995
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Member Eyexam2000 of CA Quality Assurance Committee
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1991-2001
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Managing Optometrist for Eyexam2000 of CA. Chico, CA
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1989-1991
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Managing Optometrist for Pearle VisionCare of CA. West Covina, CA
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1988-1989
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Resident staff optometrist in the Pediatric and Binocular Vision Service of The Eye Institute. Responsibilities included: clinical staffing of The Infant Vision Service, precepting fourth year interns involved in diagnosis and treatment of binocular, vision development, and visual perceptual disorders. Responsible for staffing of The Eye Institutes specialty clinics: Neuro-eye, Retina, and Emergency/On-call. Involved in visual screening of multiply impaired children in the Early Intervention Vision Evaluation Program.
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Teaching Experience
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1999-present
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Clinical Faculty, University of California Berkeley School of Optometry
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1992-1994
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Assistant Instructor for Pediatrics/Binocular Vision Lab. Instruction of third year interns in preparation for Clinical rotations.
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1988-1989
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Assistant Instructor for Pediatrics/Binocular Vision Lab. Instruction of third year interns in preparation for Clinical rotations.
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1989
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Assistant Instructor for Normal and Abnormal Binocular Vision Lab. Involved in developing the laboratory manual, formation of the lab testing materials, and grading of second year students.
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1988-1989
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Clinical instruction to fourth year interns on rotation in the Lynch Pediatric/Binocular Vision Service. Development and revision of the laboratory procedures manual for seminars given on binocular vision and strabismus.
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Continuing Education/Speaking Engagements
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February 2001
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Fifth Annual Optometric Partnerships Conference. Hosted by the University of California Berkeley School of Optometry. Presenter
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May 1989
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"Through the Eyes of Babes". Fifth Annual Early Intervention Conference, The New Challenge: Birth Through Five. Host: School district of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Office of Mental Health/Mental Retardation.
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November 1988
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"The Optometric Role in the Detection and Differential Diagnosis of Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis". Presented at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry for CE credit.
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January 1989
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"Optic Nerve Hypoplasia and Spasm of Accommodation". Presented at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry for CE credit.
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April 1989
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"Congenital and Juvenile Glaucoma: A Topic Revisited". Presented at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry for CE credit.
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Papers or Posters
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1989
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"A New Portable Operand Preferential Looking Device to Assess Stereopsis in Young Children". Elise Ciner, OD, Randall McPherran, OD, Lynn Jablonowski, OD, Eileen Schanel-Klitsh, PhD. Presented to the American Academy of Optometry in New Orleans.
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Professional Affiliations
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2001
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Optometric Advisory Board. Pacific Laser Eye Center, Founding Member of PLEC East Bay
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2002
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LensCrafters Gift of Sight International Mission Eye Care Quality Committee. Develop guidelines for quality eye exams based needs of destination countries.
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1994-1999
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Chairperson, Eyexam2000 Optometric Continuing Education Program.
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December 1999
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Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
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1998-present
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American Academy of Optometry
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Research
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A New Portable OPL Screening Device for Children Under Age Three
Evaluation of Stereo OPL on Multiply Impaired Children
Evaluation of Irlen Lens Overlays in Children with Reading Disabilities
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Community
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June 2001
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Gift of Sight Mission to Vietnam. Selected to be the Mission Leadership Team (MLT) for the doctors going to this poor Asian country.
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August 2000
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Gift of Sight Van Mission to Tijuana, Mexico
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July 2000
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Gift of Sight Van Mission to the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma. Provided no-charge examinations and glasses for under-privileged Cherokee children.
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March 2000
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Gift of Sight Mission to Tunisia. Selected to be the Mission Leadership Team (MLT) for the doctors going to this North African country. Provided 20,000 charitable examinations and glasses to the poor of Peru.
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October 1999
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Gift of Sight Mission to Peru. Selected to be the Mission Leadership Team (MLT) for the doctors going to Peru. Provided charitable examinations and glasses to the poor of Peru.
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June 1999
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Gift of Sight Van Mission to Lake County CA. Provided charitable examinations and glasses.
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March 1999
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Gift of Sight Van Mission to Carnegie, Oklahoma. Provided no-charge examinations and glasses for 762 under-privileged Comanche, Kiowa and Apache children.
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December 1998
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Gift of Sight Van Mission to the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony.
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July 1998
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Gift of Sight Van Mission to Pine Ridge South Dakota. Provided no charge examinations to 500 under-privileged Lakota Sioux children.
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February 1998
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Gift of Sight Mission member to Bangladesh. The team provided 8,100 eye exams and glasses.
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October 1997
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Gift of Sight Mission member to Peru. The team provided 7,500 eye exams and glasses to the poor of Peru.
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February 1996
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Gift of Sight Mission member to Mexico. Part of a team that provided 10,000 eye exams and glasses to the poor of Peru.
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October 1994
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Gift of Sight Mission Member to Albania. Gave eye exams and glasses to the poor of post Communist Albania.
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1991-present
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Volunteer yearly for Hometown Day. Providing no charge eye exams and glasses to the needy of our community.
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