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Christopher Quinn, O.D.,
F.A.A.O.
President
Undergraduate: Indiana
University
Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Internship: Fort Howard V.A.
Medical Center
Residency: Fort
Howard V.A.
Medical Center
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Dr. Quinn completed his Bachelor's degree in Biology at Indiana University.
He received his Doctor of Optometry degree at Pennsylvania College of
Optometry where he received numerous scholarships and awards for his
outstanding academic performance. He completed his internship at Fort Howard
V.A. Medical
Center, Baltimore MD
in affiliation with the Wilmer Ophthalmologic Institute and furthered his
education with residency training at the same institution.
Dr. Quinn
holds academic appointment at The New England College of Optometry, State
University of New York College of Optometry, University of Houston College
of Optometry, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Southern College of
Optometry and University of California Berkeley College of Optometry. . Dr
Quinn is actively involved with the American Optometric Association, New
Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians, American Public Health Association
- Vision Care Section, and the Mid-Jersey Optometry Society. Dr. Quinn is
on the Medical Staff at Robert
Wood Johnson
University Hospital.
Dr. Quinn
has been extensively published in professional journals and books. He is
the principal author of the American Optometric Association's Clinical
Guideline on Care of the Patient with Conjunctivitis. He is currently a
contributing editor to the Review of Optometry. He is a recognized
authority and sought after to lecture nationally and internationally on the
treatment of eye disease and co-management.
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Douglas K. Grayson, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Medical Director and
Chief of Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery
Undergraduate:
Brown University
Medical School: Brown University
Internship: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Residency: New York Eye and Ear
Infirmary
Fellowship: New York
Eye and Ear Infirmary
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Dr. Grayson is a Magna cum Laude graduate of Brown University, where he completed a seven year medical program and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and an A.B. in Computer Science. He received his medical degree from Brown University Medical School where he earned several academic honors. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He pursued his residency in Ophthalmology at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary where he completed extensive training in phacoemulsification suture-less cataract surgery and received an award for outstanding research in glaucoma. He continued his education with a fellowship in the prestigious medical and surgical glaucoma program at the same institution.
A board-certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Grayson is a fellow of several professional associations including the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Grayson is an attending surgeon at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center.
Dr. Grayson is the developer of the PhacoTilt technique for phaco emulsification cataract surgery and is the inventor of five instruments used in cataract surgery around the world. He lectures extensively to ophthalmologists and optometrists throughout the United States on PhacoTilt. Dr. Grayson is a frequent contributor to many ophthalmology journals and is a member of several editorial boards. The prestigious Castle Connolly Guide has consistently selected Dr. Grayson as one of the top eye surgeons in the New York Metro Area.
Dr. Grayson is one of the region’s most experienced glaucoma and cataract specialists and limits his practice exclusively to the care and treatment of patients with these diseases.
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Martin L. Fox, M.D.,
F.A.C.S.
Chief of Cornea and LASIK
Surgery
Undergraduate: Colgate
University
Medical School: Hahnemann Medical College
Internship: Maimonides Medical Center
Residency: Boston University Medical
Center
Fellowship: New York
Eye and Ear Infirmary
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Dr. Fox is a graduate of Colgate
University, where he
received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology. Dr. Fox graduated with honors
from Hahnemann Medical College
and did his internship in internal medicine at Maimonides Medical
Center. His residency
in ophthalmology was at Boston
University Medical
Center and his
fellowship training in corneal and external eye disease was completed at
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Fox is a board certified ophthalmologist, a Fellow in
the American Academy
of Ophthalmology and a Fellow in the American College
of Surgeons. Dr. Fox is on the teaching staff of New York Eye and Ear
Infirmary, where he is an active member of the Cornea Service. He is also a
clinical instructor of Ophthalmology at Beth
Israel Medical
Center in New York City and has had many articles
published in Archives of Ophthalmology and Annals of Ophthalmology. Dr. Fox
continues to be a keynote speaker at various prestigious meetings and
conferences.
As one of the country's top corneal and LASIK
specialists, Dr. Fox has performed thousands of corneal and refractive
procedures over the past 19 years. He recently performed his 8,000th LASIK
procedure as Medical Director of TLC
North Jersey
Laser Eye
Center in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.
Dr. Fox was selected out of all the top ophthalmologists in the nation to
perform LASIK on such famous celebrities as Julianne Moore (actress) and
subsequently her mother, as well as makeup artist Bobby Brown, and host of
the talk show The View, Lisa Ling. Dr. Fox has been seen on national
television, such as Good Morning America on ABC and The View on ABC. He
actually performed Lisa Ling's LASIK surgery on camera for a segment on the
View! Dr. Fox has performed LASIK on many physicians who depend on their
vision for their profession as well as their daily life. The prestigious
Castle Connolly Guide chose Dr. Fox as one of New York's top eye surgeons.
Dr. Fox limits his practice to treating only cornea and
refractive surgery/LASIK patients. He is recognized by hundreds of eye
doctors in New Jersey and New York as the one
they trust with their most complicated and serious corneal patients. He has
been chosen by more eye doctors than any other surgeon in the region to
perform refractive surgery on themselves and their family members. He is
committed to providing friendly, personal and state-of-the-art medical
care.
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Burton J. Wisotsky, M.D.
Medical Director and
Chief of Retina and Vitreous Surgery
Undergraduate: Yale University
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship: Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center,
Albert Einstein College
of Medicine
Fellowship: Kresge Eye Institute (Wayne State University)
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Dr. Wisotsky is an honors graduate from Yale University
where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He received high
honors with his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and
was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. He trained in
Ophthalmology at Montefiore Medical Center,
and furthered his education with a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at
the Kresge Eye Institute at Wayne State University,
Detroit, Michigan.
Dr. Wisotsky
is a board-certified ophthalmologist and a Diplomate of the National Board
of Medical Examiners. Dr. Wisotsky is a Fellow in the American Academy
of Ophthalmology and a member of the New Jersey Retina Society and Alpha
Omega Alpha Honor Society. He is the chief retinal surgeon at Englewood Hospital,
Englewood, New Jersey. He is also an attending
surgeon at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr.
Wisotsky's research on vitreoretinal diseases has been published
extensively in prestigious ophthalmic medical journals, including the
American Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, and Archives of
Ophthalmology.
Dr. Wisotsky
is one of the region's most experienced retinal specialists and limits his
practice exclusively to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with
retinal and vitreous disorders. He is recognized by hundreds of eye doctors
in New York and New Jersey as the one they trust with
their most complicated cases. He is an innovator who works to incorporate
the latest treatment modalities in his patient care. Patients who would
like to see Dr. Wisotsky must have a known retinal condition, or be
referred to him by their primary care eye doctor.
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James P. Milite, M.D.
Chief of Oculoplastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Undergraduate: Fordham
College
Medical School: New York University School
of Medicine
Internship: Chestnut Hill Hospital
Residency: New York Eye and Ear
Infirmary
Fellowship: New York
Eye and Ear Infirmary
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Dr. Milite is
a Summa cum Laude graduate of Fordham
College, and received
a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry. He received his medical degree from the
New York University School of Medicine and served as chief resident in
General Ophthalmology at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and completed
two fellowships both in Ophthalmology Pathology and Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery at the same institution.
Dr. Milite is a board-certified ophthalmologist and a
Fellow in The American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is an attending
physician at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and Beth
Israel Medical
Center in New York City, NY.
Dr. Milite is actively involved in several professional committees, such as
the Resident Selection Committee for the Department of Ophthalmology,
Fellowship Committee Coordinator, Executive Committee, Continuing Medical
Education Advisory Committee, and the Ocular Trauma Service of the
Oculoplastics Division at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He is a
member of many professional associations including The Association for
Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Medical Association, The New
York Academy of Medicine, and the Medical Society of the State of New York. He is also
a contributing writer for several textbooks, including, the Oxford Textbook
of Ophthalmology, Smith's Textbook of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery, Common Problems in Rhinology and Sinus Disease, and Advances in
Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Milite was selected as one of New York's top eye surgeons in the
prestigious Castle Connolly Guide.
Dr. Milite is one of the regions most experienced
oculoplastic and cosmetic surgeons and limits his practice exclusively to
the care and treatment of patients with oculoplastic and cosmetic
disorders. He is recognized by hundreds of eye doctors in New
York and New Jersey
as the one they trust with their most complicated cases. He is an innovator
who works to incorporate the latest treatment modalities in his patient
care. Patients who would like to see Dr. Milite should speak with their
primary care eye doctor to be referred.
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Joseph
D. Napolitano, M.D.
Chief of Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Adult Motility Disorders
Undergraduate: Rutgers College of Pharmacy
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Internship: Cooper Hospital University Medical Center UMDNJ
Residency: New Jersey Medical School
Ophthalmology / UMDNJ
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / HUP
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Dr. Napolitano received his medical degree from Robert Wood
Johnson Medical
School in 1987 as an
elected member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He served as
Administrative Chief Resident during his senior year as a general
ophthalmology resident at New
Jersey Medical School. Dr. Napolitano then
completed a two-year fellowship at the prestigious Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Napolitano currently is on staff at the Bristol-Myers
Squibb Children’s Hospital in New Brunswick, the Joseph M. Sanzari
Children’s Hospital of Hackensack University Hospital, Hackensack,
and is the Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Children’s
Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, New Jersey.
Dr. Napolitano is a board certified in the field of ophthalmology and a
Fellow in the American
Academy of
Ophthalmology. He is also a member of the American Association for
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and a member of the Operation
Blessing International’s Flying
Hospital flight crew.
Dr. Napolitano has participated in multiple international medical missions.
As a member of the surgical team performing eye surgery on the specially converted
L-1011 jumbo jet he has participated in seven missions to eight cities
around the world. He has lectured and shared expertise with
ophthalmologists in several outstanding eye institutes including the world
famous Microsurgical Eye Institute in Kiev,
Ukraine.
Other Flying Hospital
missions he has participated in have included Mexico,
India, Kazakhstan, Brazil,
El Salvador, and Ecuador.
Dr. Napolitano has accepted an invitation to work on an international
committee of eye care professionals, epidemiologists and medical educators
formed by the International Special Olympics. They have been charged with
producing a Global Curriculum to improve the evaluation and treatment of
special needs children. The program will be used by teaching institutions
around the world as a way to improve the level of vision care provided
these challenging and to often neglected special needs patients.
Dr. Napolitano is one of the regions most experienced Pediatric
Ophthalmologists and Strabismologist and cares for people with the latest
treatments for ocular misalignments and eye movement disorders. He
incorporates the adjustable suture technique in his care of many adults
with strabismus for improved results.
Anyone who is interested in seeing Dr. Napolitano, or parents who would
like their children to be seen by him should speak with their primary care
eye doctor.
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Mitchell Vogel, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Cornea & Refractive Surgery - Consultative Ophthalmologist
Undergraduate:
Boston University
Medical School:
: Temple University School of Medicine
Internship: Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, NJ
Residency: Nassau County Medical Center, NY
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Mitchell Vogel, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Diplomate of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Medical Association. He received his B.A. in Biology from Boston University and his M.S. in biological sciences with a concentration in Biochemistry from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He received his MD from Temple University School of Medicine. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, NJ. Dr. Vogel completed an intensive three-year residency program at Nassau County Medical Center in New York in Ophthalmology where he was Chief Resident of the Department. He pursued advanced training as a Fellow at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, specializing in cornea, external disease and keratorefractive surgery.
After training, he practiced with Ophthalmic Consultants of Tidewater in Virginia, where he developed a cornea-laser vision correction practice and helped found The Laser Optic Center in Norfolk. Dr. Vogel is the founder of new Jersey Vision Associates, P.C. and has been recognized as a Top Doctor by the Castle Connolly Guide for the New York Metro Area for the last 5 years. Dr. Vogel has had teaching appointments and has given lectures and presentations on the subject of corneal disorders and general topics in ophthalmology.
Dr. Vogel is available for consultations by appointment and limits his practice to the medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the cornea and refractive surgery.
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Michael J. Veliky, O.D.
Treasurer, Center Director, Rochelle Park Office
Undergraduate: Manhattan College
Optometry School: The New
England College
of Optometry
Residency: Omni Eye Services
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Dr. Veliky graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and completed his Optometry degree at The New England College of Optometry. Having completed his residency at Omni Eye Services, he then joined Omni as Center Director of the Rochelle Park office.
Dr. Veliky is a member of several prestigious organizations, including the American Optometric Association. He has been an officer of the Bergen-Passaic Society of Optometric Physicians since 1995, serving as President since 1997. Dr. Veliky currently serves as the President of The New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians, and serves on both the Clinical Care and Legislative Committees. He is honored to serve as adjunct faculty at the New England College of Optometry, SUNY College of Optometry, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, University of Houston College of Optometry, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry and UC Berkeley College of Optometry.
A recipient of several prestigious awards, Dr. Veliky was named New Jersey Society of Optometric Physician's Young Optometrist of the Year in 1998. In 2001 he was selected as the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians Optometrist of the Year. He was presented with that Society’s Special Purpose Award in 2004 for his work on the Legislative Committee. Dr. Veliky has lectured extensively in the NY Metropolitan area and has an integral role in Omni Eye Services' internship and residency programs.
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John F. Insinga, O.D., F.A.A.O
Center Director, Omni Eye Services of Parsippany
Undergraduate: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Optometry School: State University of New York,
State College of
Optometry
Residency: Ocular Disease, Omni Eye Services
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Dr. Insinga graduated Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. While at Stony Brook, he was the recipient of several academic honors and awards. Dr. Insinga completed his Optometric training at the State University of New York, State College of Optometry and performed internships at Castle Point Veterans Administration Hospital and Omni Eye Specialists of Baltimore. He then completed a residency in ocular disease at Omni Eye Services of New Jersey.
Dr. Insinga is a member of the American Optometric Association and the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians. He has served as Secretary, Vice President and President of the Tri-County Society of Optometric Physicians. Dr. Insinga has also been inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. His academic appointments include acting as an adjunct clinical professor for institutions such as the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, State University of New York; State College of Optometry, and Ohio State College of Optometry.
Dr. Insinga frequently lectures to optometrists throughout the New York Metropolitan area. He has published a feature article in the June 2001 issue of Review of Optometry discussing the diagnosis and management of post-cataract surgery complications. Dr. Insinga’s expert commentary was included in the July 2007 issue of Review of Optometry discussing the post operative management of the trabeculectomy as well as the glaucoma drainage implant patient.
Dr. Insinga is the Center Director of Omni Eye Service’s Parsippany office. He has served a key role in the center’s development and growth through his commitment to excellence in patient care.
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Frank R. Bucciero, O.D.
Undergraduate :University of New York at Albany
Optometry School: SUNY College of Optometry
Residency: SUNY College of Optometry
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Dr. Bucciero graduated from the State University of New York at Albany with a bachelor of science degree in 1990. Dr. Bucciero completed his Optometric training at the State University of New York, State College of Optometry and served his internship at University Optometric Center. He completed residency in Vision Training and Pediatrics at SUNY College of Optometry.
Dr. Bucciero is a member of The American Optometric Association and the Essex County Optometric Association.
Dr. Bucciero is the Center Director of Omni Eye Service's Springfield office. He has served a key role in the center's development and growth through his commitment to excellence in patient care.
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George W. Veliky, O.D.
Center Director, Iselin Office
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Optometry School: The New
England College
of Optometry
Residency: Omni Eye Services
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Dr. Veliky graduated with honors from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and completed the college honors program with a research project on the leading causes of blindness. He further completed his optometric education at the New England College of Optometry and is a member of Beta Sigma Kappa. Post graduation he completed a one-year residency at Omni Eye Services (NJ) specializing in ocular disease and, upon completion, was asked to remain on staff as consultative optometrist. He assumed the role of center director of the Iselin office in 2004, a position he still holds today.
Dr. Veliky is a member of several professional optometric organizations, including the American Optometric Association and the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians. He is President of the Mid Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians, and heads the continuing education section of that same local chapter. He is a member of several committees within the state optometric society including the Clinical Care Committee, Industry Relations Committee, and the Young OD Task Force, a new program whose goal is to educate recent optometric grads on the benefits of membership to their state society. As a teacher of 4th year externs from differing colleges of optometry, he holds the position of adjunct faculty for New England College of Optometry, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, The Ohio State University- College of Optometry, and SUNY College of Optometry. Dr. Veliky is also a lifetime member of the Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanities (VOSH), and is involved in the "Opening Eye's" program for the New Jersey chapter of the summer games at the Special Olympics.
Dr. Veliky is committed to expanding the educational experience for all of the students and doctors he works with, and is the Director of the Residency program at Omni Eye Services. He recently co-authored a major article on Angle Closure Glaucoma in the July 2006 issue of Review of Optometry and has lectured to numerous optometric societies throughout the state of New Jersey. He also holds periodic workshops and lectures in the Iselin office for the educational benefit of his fellow peers.
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William Marcolini, O.D.
Consultative Optometrist
Undergraduate:
Pennsylvania State
University
Optometry School: Pennsylvania
College of Optometry
Residency: Omni Eye Services |
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Dr. Marcolini graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in Microbiology. While in optometry school at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Dr. Marcolini traveled to Guatemala on a mission to bring eye care to the underprivileged. After optometry school, he completed an ocular disease residency at Omni Eye Services and was invited to become a full time consultative optometrist.
Dr. Marcolini serves optometry on both a state and local level. He is currently a member of the American Optometric Association and New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians and was appointed to their Board of Directors. In addition he is a member of the Clinical Care Committee, chair of the industry relations committee and serves currently as the vice-president for his local society, the Tri-County Society of Optometric Physicians.
Dr. Marcolini presides over the student externship program at Omni as the Clinical Externship Director educating future optometrists. Currently he enjoys adjunct faculty status at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, SUNY College of Optometry, University of California-Berkeley College of Optometry, Ohio State College of Optometry and the New England College of Optometry.
Dr. Marcolini has been published in Review of Ophthalmology and Optometric Management. He has lectured nationally on various topics in ocular disease at the meetings of the American Optometric Association, SECO and the American Academy of Optometry. In 2003 he became a Fellow in the Academy. |
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Katherine
M. Mastrota, M.S., O.D.
Center Director, New York Office
Post
graduate: New York University
Optometry School: SUNY Optometry
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Dr. Mastrota graduated from
New
York
University
with a Masters of Science and completed her Optometry degree at SUNY
College of Optometry in 1989.
Dr. Mastrota is a member of the American Optometric Association, the New
York State Optometric Association, the Optometric Cataract and IOL Society,
the Optometric Dry Eye Society, and is a former board member of the
Optometric Society of the City of
New
York
. Her areas of special interest include
Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Ocular Surface Disease. She has lectured
locally and at the annual meeting of American Optometric Association and
Vision Expo East and West on these topics. Review of Cornea and Contact
Lens will publish her review of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in early 2006.
Having formerly enjoyed association with other well-respected OD-MD
practices, Dr. Mastrota is now the Center Director of Omni Eye Surgery in
New York City
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She is dedicated to playing a key role in the center’s development
and growth through her commitment to excellence in patient care.
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Allison La Fata, O.D.
Consultative Optometrist, Omni Eye Services
Under
graduate:
Wagner College
Optometry
School
: SUNY State College of Optometry
Residency: Omni Eye Services
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Dr. La Fata is a graduate of the SUNY State College of Optometry, where she received the Scott Folsom Scholarship and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Post graduation, Dr. La Fata completed a residency through the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in ocular disease at Omni Eye Services of New Jersey and Omni Eye Surgery of New York where she specialized in ocular disease.
Dr. La Fata joined Omni Eye Services as consultative optometrist in 2006.
Dr. La Fata specializes in diagnosis and management of ocular disease for adults and the geriatric population. She is currently licensed to practice optometry in New York and New Jersey.
Dr. La Fata holds an Adjunct Clinical Faculty position at both the SUNY State College of Optometry and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She is a member of the American Optometric Association and the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians.
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Carly Crapanzano, O.D.
Consultative Optometrist, Omni Eye Services
Undergraduate:
Pennsylvania State University
Optometry
School
: SUNY State College of Optometry
Residency: Omni Eye Services
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Dr. Crapanzano graduated with honors from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. She is a member of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. She further completed her optometric education at SUNY State college of Optometry in New York. She was a Member of Beta Sigma Kappa International Honor Society.
Post graduation she completed a one-year residency at Omni Eye Services (NJ) specializing in ocular disease.
Dr. Crapanzano joined Omni Eye Services as consultative optometrist in 2006. She is responsible for pre and post-operative patient management. Dr. Crapanzano assists Omni's OD's and MD's in the clinical care of their patients.
Dr. Crapanzano has been an active volunteer in Special Olympics Services to Humanities (VOSH) where he is involved in the "Opening Eye's" program for the New Jersey chapter of the Special Olympics summer games.
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