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:
- Risk Factors for Amblyopia in the Vision in Preschoolers Study
- Investigation of Tear Osmolarity in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Relation to Disease Activity
- What Is the Value of Incorporating Tear Osmolarity Measurement in Assessing Patient Response to Therapy in Dry Eye Disease?
- Systemic Diagnostic Testing in Patients With Apparently Isolated Uveal Coloboma
- The Effect of Reducing Hyperopic Correction in Patients With Accommodative Esotropia
- The Effects of Glasses for Anisometropia on Stereopsis
- Systemic Diagnostic Testing in Patients With Apparently Isolated Uveal Coloboma
- Heterophoria Adaptation During the Viewing of 3D Stereoscopic Stimuli
- Fixation Instability in Anisometropic Children With Reduced Stereopsis
- Strabismic Children and Binocular Coordination of Saccades