Objective:

Experienced Optometrist seeking position that utilizes my experience and training, to provide high quality primary eye care,

help increase the patient base and contribute to the growth of the facility.

Licenses:

NY license #: TUV008260-1 (May 27 ’15) – includes TPA certification; Completed NBEO Part I (2015), Part II, TMOD, III - 2013)

NJ license #: 27OA00663100 (8/27/15) expired

Optometry Skills and Abilities:

Excellent clinical, social, communication & presentation skills needed in optometry profession.

Good in computer use & organization skills

Excellent knowledge of use of instruments such as phoropter and computerized phoropter, slit lamp,

tonometry, gonioscopy, direct and binocular indirect ophthalmoscopes and all the hand held instruments.

Work Experience:

Optometrist – Eyes and Optics at Bellevue Hospital and Metropolitan Hospital Aug 2017 – Present

Comprehensive eye exams with dilation for general population especially Hispanics. Significant ocular disease

Noted and treated. Locally working with Ophthalmology and referrals given if needed.

Optometrist – Visualize Healthcare (Nursing Home contractors) Sept 2018 – June 2018

Comprehensive eye exams with dilation for geriatric population. Significant ocular disease diagnosed and treated.

Referral to Ophthalmology specialties as needed.

Optometrist – Hicksville Optical (April 2016 – Feb 2018)

Private Practice – Comprehensive Eye Exams

Optometrist – Cheaper Peepers (Jan 2016 – Present)

Conducted comprehensive eye exams including Dilated fundus exams. Most commonly diagnosed and treated

Were Glaucoma and ocular HTN other than Refractive Error.

Optometrist – Harbor Optics (Thursdays only Mar 2016 – June 2016)

Conducted medical comprehensive eye exams, for all ages. Most common conditions diagnosed and

treated were Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Dry eyes including punctal plugs used for tx,

Retinal Holes/tears, vitreous detach., Ocular HTN

Optometrist –Optical Academy / Various Optical Facilities (NYC) (Aug 2015 –Feb 2016)

Conducted comprehensive eye exams, including for pediatric and geriatric population. Accommodative testing, binocular/amblyopia evaluation & treatment; dry eye evaluation, ocular health exams. Vision exams at public schools for ages 3-4 upto high school age.

Optometrist – Hatzluche Optics (May 2015 - Aug 2015)

Performed medical eye exams and managed conditions especially glaucoma, and diabetic eye disease & other complex eye conditions related to trauma, STD’s; severe dry eye and used of punctal plugs. Fitted CL’s for aphakic patient, cosmetic CL for irregular pupil; fitted prisms for vertical tropia. Made few referrals to the emergency room STAT due to vein occlusion/artery occlusions leading to vision loss.

Use of retinal camera for photo-documentation and to educate patients on their eye conditions, using EMR

Optometrist – Contemporary Eye Care (Saturdays only May 2015 – Mar 2016)

* Conducted comprehensive eye exams, including for pediatric and geriatric population. Accommodative testing,

binocular/amblyopia evaluation & treatment; dry eye eval, ocular health exams

Referring only as needed to specialists (pre-ops for ant seg/post seg, vision therapy, extraocular muscle surgeries)

Use of equipment: HRT, VF, Retinal Camera for glaucoma management and other optic nerve/retinal conditions.

Ophthalmic Technician – (Ophthalmology) Greenman Eye Associates (Nov 2014 – Mar 2015)

Engaging patients in all testing, Vision history, refraction, eye-pressure, auto refractor, pre & post-ops management.

cataracts (1day, 1wk, 1 mo), trabs, laser, RP, Hyphema, Dry and Wet ARMD, Use of OCT, Fundus Photos, Visual Fields,

EMR. Uveitis, F.A., IOL master, topography, chalazion removal surgery

Retail Business Develpement -Sales Associate (parttime) (July 2014 – Aug 2014)

Engaging customers/conversing to sell cell phones (Virgin Mobile/Boost)

Having knowledge of products and answering customer’s questions

Optometry Student Intern (The Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA) (Jan 2012 – Nov 2013)

Optical Associate – Eye Works at TEI (Philadelphia) 2009 – 2011

Education: OD - Salus University Elkins Park PA – 2013

B.S. in Biology & Psychology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte – 2007

Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada.

Associations/Memberships: American Optometric Association: 2010 – present; References on request

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