Dr. Richard J. Shuldiner, O.D., F.A.A.O., received his Doctor of
Optometry degree from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1970. In
1975, he received certification in Low Vision from the New York State
Optometric Association. He further proved his dedication to low vision
care by becoming the 41st Low Vision Diplomate from the American
Academy of Optometry in 1988.
Dr.
Shuldiner created and, for 11 years, served as clinical director of the
Westchester Lighthouse Low Vision Clinic in New York. He was also an
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at New York Medical College. Dr.
Shuldiner was instrumental in establishing the “Dutchess Lighthouse,” a
new agency for the blind in Poughkeepsie, New York, in July 1985.
Dr.
Shuldiner has lectured on Low Vision Care to eye professionals in
Russia, China, Hong Kong, Africa and throughout the United States. He
has had numerous articles published in the optometric literature and
has been featured in many newspapers for this work in contact lenses
and with the visually impaired. The Southern California low vision
doctor has been on television and radio, educating the public on the
need for routine eye-health care.
In 2006, Dr. Shuldiner founded
the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists. All of the members
of the Academy have received extensive advanced training in Low Vision
Care by Dr. Shuldiner in his California offices.
Dr. Shuldiner
is Clinical Director of LOW VISION OPTOMETRY of Southern California,
with offices in Glendale, Palm Springs, Mission Viejo, Corona and Long
Beach.
