Darryl Meister, ABOM
Darryl Meister is the Technical Marketing Coordinator for Carl Zeiss Vision, one of the largest manufacturers of ophthalmic lenses in the world. He has been active in the optical industry since 1990 and holds both the ABO Master in Ophthalmic Optics certification and the OAA Refractometrist certification. Mr. Meister is a representative to both the American National Standards Institute and the Vision Council of America's Lens Technical Committee. He is also a recipient of the National Federation of Opticianry Schools' Advancing Opticianry Education Award. His workbook, Introduction to Ophthalmic Optics, is currently in use at many schools of optometry and opticianry. He writes and lectures regularly on ophthalmic optics, lenses, and dispensing.
Darryl's Website:
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Thomas Porter, O.D, FAAO
Dr. Porter, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Saint Louis University's Eye Institute where he also serves as director of the Low Vision Service. He also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Saint Louis University as well as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Optometry at the University of Missouri-School of Optometry in St. Louis.
Dr. Porter is a Diplomate Fellow in the Low Vision Section of the American Academy of Optometry. He is a past president of the Missouri Optometric Association and the 1988 recipient of its Optometrist of the Year award. From 1985 through 1991 Dr. Porter served on the Missouri State Board of Optometry and was elected president in 1990.
He earned an undergraduate degree in journalism before his OD degree from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis Tennessee.
In addition to patient care, Dr. Porter serves as a consultant to several low vision products manufactures and distributors and his efforts have contributed to the development of several electronic and optical low vision aids.
Dr. Porter has written numerous articles and lectured extensively on his area of specialization both nationally and internationally. He is a regular contributor to several ophthalmic journals and newsletters.
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Warren McDonald, PhD
Dr. McDonald is currently the Director of Continuing and Distance Education at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a constituent member of the University of North Carolina System. He is a Licensed Optician in the State of North Carolina, and serves as a consultant to a number of ophthalmic and general health care organizations in the areas of staff development and training, practice management and specialty contact lenses.
His academic background includes undergraduate degrees in Opticianry and Management. He holds graduate degrees in Health Care Management, Education and the Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences. He will complete an additional Ph.D. in Health Sciences at Touro University in 2003, where his dissertation is focused on the education and training of Opticians in the United States. He holds a number of professional certifications, including the prestigious Master of Ophthalmic Optics, and Advanced Certification in Contact Lenses from the National Contact Lens Examiners.
Faculty appointments include Assistant Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University (Office of Off-Campus Programs) and Adjunct Professor of Health Services Management, Webster University. He also teaches optics at Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina. He is certified in Health Care Management by the American Institute for Healthcare Management, and is the University Continuing Education Association institutional representative for UNC Pembroke.
Dr. McDonald is a noted speaker at professional meetings both nationally and internationally and regularly writes for a number of ophthalmic journals. Professional memberships include the Opticians Association of America, the National Academy of Opticianry and the Contact Lens Society of America, and he is currently serving as Chairman of the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation.
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Richard Homeier has been a practicing optician since 1964 and is the owner of Optical Perspectives in Estes Park, Colorado. Richard holds both ABOM and NCLE-A certifications, and has been teaching ABO course material since 1991. Richard has twice been President of the Opticians Association of Kansas and has served on the Colorado Board since 1999. During his career as an optician, Richard spent six years in Africa where he built small optical laboratories and trained workers in 17 countries. Richard is also a contributing writer for Vision Care Products.