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:
- Large Disparities in Receipt of Glaucoma Care Between Enrollees in Medicaid and Those With Commercial Health Insurance
- Practice Patterns Among Eye Care Providers of Assessing and Educating Patients About Smoking
- Vision Therapy in Children With Symptomatic Convergence Insufficiency
- Corneal Confocal Microscopy Can Detect Corneal Nerve Loss and Increased Dendritic Cells in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
- Orbital and Orbitocranial Trauma From Pencil Fragments: Role of Timely Diagnosis and Management
- Cognitive Decline Linked to Visual Field Variability in Glaucoma
- Soft Contact Lens Safety in Children
- Hyperopic Amblyopia Vision Improvement and Refractive Error Changes After Spectacle Correction
- Anisometropia at Age 5 After Unilateral IOL Implantation in Infancy
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration Diagnoses Are Frequently Missed