Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Fellow, American Academy of Optometry 
                      International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

Arizona Optometric Association (AZOA) 
   Legislative Chair 1998-2009 
       Past-President 2000 
   President 1999 
   President-Elect 1998 
   Vice President 1997 
   Board Member 1996 
   Membership Chairperson 1995 
  American Optometric Association 
  American Optometric Association Political Action Committee 
  Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honors Society   
  Resolutions Committee 2001 AOA Congress 
  AOA ACOE Consultant 2002-Present 
  Optometric Council on Refractive Technology Founder  
  American Optometric Association CE Committee 2010-Present  
 
 
AWARDS:

 AzOA Presidential Award 1996 
 Top Optometrist’s 2001 
 AzOA Presidential Award 2001 
 
ADVISORARY BOARDS:

 STAARTM Surgical 2000-Present 
 Arizona Foundation for the Eye 2000-2005 
 Abbott Medical Optics 2009-Present 
 Alcon 2000-Present  
 Eye Care Arizona Inc., President 2000-2006 
 Visx Optometric Advisory Board 2002-2007 
 Allergan Speaker Panel 2007-Present 
 Inspire Speaker Panel 2010-Present 
 Odyssey Advisory Board 2008-Present

CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS:       

          ICL, STAAR Surgical, NOV. 1998-2007 
          Wavelight, Allegretto, Jan. 2000-2006 
          Q-Vis, Q-Vis Limited, Aug. 2000-2003 
          Alcon Dry Eye Study, June 2002-Present 
 
EDITORIAL BOARD:

         Primary Care of Optometry News 2005-Present 
         Contemporary Optometry 2006-2008 
         Review of Optometry 2007-Present 
         Optometry Times 2008-Present 
         Advanced Ocular Care 2010-Present    
      
         
 
PUBLICATIONS:       

“The Other Side of the Slit Lamp” Blog for Review of Optometry. 2009-Present

What’s Your Diagnosis? Bloomenstein, M.R. (Primary Care of Optometry News, 2003) 
   
Phakic Intraocular Lenses. Bloomenstein MR, Karpecki P (Review of Optometry 03/03:)  
        
Phakic Intraocular Lenses: Bloomenstein MR (BCI Online CE 1/03). 
 
Gatifloxacin Article for OM            
  
Posterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens for Moderate to High Myopia and Hyperopia, Bloomenstein MR, Dulaney DD,  
et al. (J. Am Opto Assc 2002; ) 
   
Phakic IOL’s: The Next Great Refractive Procedure, Bloomenstein, MR. (Practical Optometry 2002; ) 
 
What’s Your Diagnosis? Bloomenstein M.R. (Primary Care of Optometry News) 

Raising The Bar, STAAR Surgical Roundtable, Bloomenstein, M.R. (Participant).  (Optometric Management 9/00). 

Elevated IOP induces late-onset haze in some LASIK patients,  Bloomenstein, M.R., Dulaney, D.D.  (Ocular Surgery News 7/2000: vol. 18, no. 13, pg. 12) 

Elevated IOP induces late-onset haze in some LASIK patients,  Bloomenstein, M.R., Dulaney, D.D. (Primary Care Opt News 6/2000: vol. 5, no. 6, pg. 42) 

Canthaxanthine Retinopathy: Bloomenstein, M.R., Pinkert, R.A. (J. Am Opto Assoc 1996; 67-69-2)