Optometrist

David Mossop, OD

* ******** *****, **** ** Tel: 289-***-****

St. Catharines, Ontario E-mail: ********@*******.** L2M 1P3, Canada

Skills Summary:

• Provide efficient and quality eye exams in a high volume primary care practice

• Highly motivated in building my knowledge and learning new skills

• Personable and facilitates a welcoming and caring environment for patients

• Hardworking and independent clinician able to make quick and confident decisions

• Excellent communication skills with strong ability to counsel patients

• Strong ocular disease knowledge and experience, having the ability to treat and manage a wide scope of eye conditions

Work Experience:

2017 - Present Dr. Hopkins and Associates

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

• Provide primary care to patients of all ages; the average age of our patients is 70

• Patient volume load is between 18-21 patients per day

• Provide soft, rigid gas permeable, MiSight and orthokeratology contact lens fitting

• Provide dry eye assessments and specialized treatment and management strategies such as meibomian gland expression, punctal plugs, BlephEx, iLux, and radiofrequency radiation

• Provide myopia control management with MiSight lenses, soft multifocal lenses, atropine therapy, orthokeratology and glasses to control for hyperopic defocus

• Participate in co-management, post-op care and patient counselling of lasik, cataract and glaucoma surgeries

• Provide low vision assessments and dispense low vision devices

• Provide emergency eye care services including foreign body removal

• Screen and manage anterior segment and retinal diseases

• Counsel patients on ocular hygiene and nutritional support to promote eye health

• Proficient in use of Optovue OCT, Topcon 3D OCT-1 Maestro 2, Digital Retinography System by Centervue, Zeiss Humphrey Field Analyzer and Welch Allyn FDT Fourth Year Externships:

Lynn Community Health Center, Lynn, MA

• Comprehensive eye exams with underprivileged and non-English speaking patients

• Diagnosis, treatment and co-management of a wide scope of ocular diseases

• Treatment and management of amblyopia and binocular vision disorders Veteran Affairs Manchester, Manchester, NH

• Comprehensive eye exams with emphasis on medical geriatric care

• Diagnosis, treatment and co-management of ocular diseases including macular degeneration and various forms of glaucoma

• Performing and analyzing ocular imaging techniques in diagnosing and managing patient care

Veteran Affairs Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

• Performing low vision eye exams and utilizing low vision devices

• Comprehensive eye exams with emphasis on medical geriatric care

• Co-management of ocular disease and cataract surgery patients with ophthalmology department

Coastal Vision Center, Fernandina Beach, FL

• Provide comprehensive eye exams including geriatric and pediatric patients

• Fitting and assessing soft and rigid gas permeable contact lenses

• Utilizing and analyzing OCT, retinal photography and visual fields in diagnosing and managing patients

Education and Certifications:

• New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA - Doctor of Optometry - Graduated 2017

• Brock University, St. Catharines, ON - Honors in Health Sciences - Graduated 2012

• American and Canadian Optometry Board Certified

• Tempsure-RF System, CE/USA Laser System - Completed November, 2021

• Eschenbach Low Vision Program - Completed July, 2021

• MiSight Lenses by Coopervision for Myopia Control - Completed August, 2020

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