About Michael J. Lipson OD FAAO FSLS

Dr. Michael Lipson is recently retired from his position as an optometrist/associate
professor at University of Michigan. His clinical practice involves specialty contact lenses:
OrthoK, keratoconus, post-corneal transplant, post-refractive surgery and severe dry eye patients. He has published peer-reviewed clinical research studies on OrthoK, vision-related quality of life, myopia management and new lens designs. He lectures nationally and internationally at live and online venues on those same topics. Dr. Lipson developed a validated questionnaire to assess vision-related quality of life for all types of vision correction, including OrthoK. He has authored chapters in textbooks on OrthoK, scleral lenses and general contact lens topics.

Dr. Lipson is the author of the book “Contemporary OrthoKeratology”. He is an independent consultant to the specialtycontact lens industry relative to OrthoK education and myopia management. He is on the GPLI Advisory Board, served as Vice-President of the Scleral Lens Education Society and served on the Scleral Lens Education Society Board for many years.

https://journals.lww.com/optvissci/citation/2024/07000/letter_to_the_editor__myopia_management_is_now.2.aspx

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38546754/