Anterior segment imaging can be a great tool for the documentation and management of anterior segment disorders. On this episode of VisionTech we discuss on the latest technologies and techniques that will enable you to start. Joining us for this discussion is friend of the podcast, Dr. John Gelles, OD.

 

Dr. Tom Arnold is a graduate of the University of Houston College of Optometry. During his training he participated in vision outreach programs in Mexico, Guatemala and with the Bureau of the Indian Health Service. His externship was completed at the Indian Health Service Hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Arnold spent two years as a research assistant for the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston.  He opened his Today’s Vision practice in Sugar Land in 1992. Currently, Dr. Arnold is the Vice-President of the Board of Today’s Vision Licensing Corporation.

 

Dr. Arnold is passionate about scleral contact lenses and their ability to help patients struggling with compromised vision related to the cornea. He is also a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society. Dr. Arnold, along with Dr. Nathan Schramm, organized and moderated the inaugural International Congress of Scleral Contacts in Miami Beach, July 2016. The ICSC was the first meeting in the world dedicated solely to scleral contact lenses.

An international speaker, Dr. Arnold has presented at meetings in the United Kingdom, South Africa, India, Jordan, Columbia and Russia.

 

Gallery of Dr. Arnold’s Photos

 

Dr. Arnold can be reached at:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: “blindtex52”

Facebook: Message on “Scleral Lens Fitters” group

Practice website: Today’s Vision Sugarland

 

Educational Resources:

Scleral Lens Fitters Facebook group

 

Connect with Dr. Arnold in person at these conferences:

International Congress of Scleral Contacts – July 26-27 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Global Specialty Lens Symposium – January 24-27 in Las Vegas, NV

Cornea, Contact Lens and Contemporary Vision Care – December 1-2 in Houston, Tx

 

 

Disclosures

Dr. Tom Arnold:

UHCO Adjunct Faculty

Bausch & Lomb Specialty Vision Products

Blanchard Lab

Boston Sight Scleral

EyePrint Prosthetics

GPLI Advisory Committee

Oculus USA

Visioneering Technologies Inc.

 

Fayiz Mahgoub: None