Leonard J. Press OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Press Consulting, PCDr. Leonard J. Press is a graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, and he completed his residency at the college's Eye Institute in Philadelphia. He was recruited to the State University of New York's College of Optometry in New York City, where he served as Chief of the Vision Therapy Service and as an associate professor. He is currently an independent optometric consultant in Lakewood, New Jersey.
Dr. Press is the author of more than 100 articles, 3 textbooks, and 3 monographs. He is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Optometry. He has twice been the recipient of the Scientific Achievement Award from the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians (NJSOP). Dr. Press has served as President of COVD and of the NJSOP. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Vision Development & Rehabilitation.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
- Protective Behaviours of Near Work and Time Outdoors in Myopia Prevalence and Progression in Myopic Children
- 2019 Top Stories in Eye Care: On Transferring From Pharmaceutical to Rehabilitative Management of Anisometropic Amblyopia
- Effect of Primary Occlusion Therapy in Asymmetric, Bilateral Amblyopia
- Pros and Cons of a Hypercoagulable Work-Up in Young Patients With Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
- Association of Secondhand Smoking Exposure With Choroidal Thinning in Children Aged 6 to 8 Years
- Effect of Posterior Vitreous Detachment on Treat-and-Extend vs Monthly Ranibizumab for Neovascular AMD
- Conservative Management of Intermittent Exotropia to Defer or Avoid Surgery
- Prevalence of Sagging Eye Syndrome in Adults With Binocular Diplopia
- Impaired Fellow Eye Motion Perception and Abnormal Binocular Function