Dr. Paul M. Karpecki, OD, FAAO, serves as Director of Research for Moyes Eye Clinic in Kansas City. Dr. Karpecki is on staff at the Koffler Vision Group in Cornea services and Ocular Disease Research. He serves as Director of Cornea Services for Kentucky Eye Institute in Lexington KY, The Ocular Surface Disease Center at the Gaddie Eye Centers in Louisville KY as well as an Associate Professor at the Kentucky College of Optometry. He is also Chief Clinical Editor and Director of clinical content for Review of Optometry. He serves as Chief Medical Editor of the Review of Optometry Journal. He is a prominent voice in optometry with over 20 years of experience. He was Director for the CJO Optometric Dry Eye Guidelines for Eye Care. He served as a Scientific Advisor of TearLab Corporation. He served as the President of the Optometric Council on Refractive Technology, Chairman of the AOA Topical Interest Group in Refractive Surgery. He serves as a Member of the Clinical Advisory Board at MacuLogix, Inc. He has been Independent Director of TearLab Corporation since March 2010 and also served as its Member of Clinical Advisory Board. He serves as a Member of Clinical Advisory Panel at SBH Holdings LLC. He has been a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Eyegate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since October 2017. He serves as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Sensor Medical Technology, LLC and TearLab Research, Inc. He served as a Member of Optometry Advisory Board at NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since September 2014. He served as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Sinocare Meditech/Freedom Meditech, Inc. since June 2013. He previously served the following roles: Chair of the Kentucky Education Committee, Chair of the American Optometric Association Continuing Education Committee and Vice President of the Ocular Surface Society of Optometry. He also serves as the Chair of the Refractive Surgery Advisory Board to the American Optometric Association ("AOA") and Co-Chair of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Task Force on the Integrated Eyecare Delivery System and serves on the AOA Congress Education Committee. In 2016, he was appointed as co-chair of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Symposium in Montpellier, France and served as a member of the Diagnosis Sub-committee for TFOS DEWS II. He is a noted educator and author on ocular surface disease. He serves on eight professional journal editorial boards. He serves on the board of directors for the charitable organization Optometry Giving Sight. Dr. Karpecki lectured in over 400 symposia covering four continents and was invited to participate in both the Delphi International Society at Wilmer- John's Hopkins that includes the top 25 Dry Eye Disease ("DED") experts in the world and the National Eye Institute's DED committee. A noted educator and author, Dr. Karpecki has provided over 1,000 lectures at various meetings domestically and internationally covering 4 continents. A noted educator and author, Dr. Karpecki lectures on new technology, surgical advancements and therapeutics with an emphasis on cornea and external disease. He serves as Chairman of the New Technology and Treatment Conferences. He has also authored over 1,000 papers in Optometry journals, book chapters, eblasts and newsletters. He completed a Fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at Hunkeler Eye Centers in affiliation with the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now Salus University) in 1994. He is a Doctorate in Optometry from Indiana University. Dr. Paul M. Karpecki, OD, FAAO, serves as Director of Research for Moyes Eye Clinic in Kansas City. Dr. Karpecki is on staff at the Koffler Vision Group in Cornea services and Ocular Disease Research. He serves as Director of Cornea Services for Kentucky Eye Institute in Lexington KY, The Ocular Surface Disease Center at the Gaddie Eye Centers in Louisville KY as well as an Associate Professor at the Kentucky College of Optometry. He is also Chief Clinical Editor and Director of clinical content for Review of Optometry. He serves as Chief Medical Editor of the Review of Optometry Journal. He is a prominent voice in optometry with over 20 years of experience. He was Director for the CJO Optometric Dry Eye Guidelines for Eye Care. He served as a Scientific Advisor of TearLab Corporation. He served as the President of the Optometric Council on Refractive Technology, Chairman of the AOA Topical Interest Group in Refractive Surgery. He serves as a Member of the Clinical Advisory Board at MacuLogix, Inc. He has been Independent Director of TearLab Corporation since March 2010 and also served as its Member of Clinical Advisory Board. He serves as a Member of Clinical Advisory Panel at SBH Holdings LLC. He has been a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Eyegate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since October 2017. He serves as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Sensor Medical Technology, LLC and TearLab Research, Inc. He served as a Member of Optometry Advisory Board at NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since September 2014. He served as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Sinocare Meditech/Freedom Meditech, Inc. since June 2013. He previously served the following roles: Chair of the Kentucky Education Committee, Chair of the American Optometric Association Continuing Education Committee and Vice President of the Ocular Surface Society of Optometry. He also serves as the Chair of the Refractive Surgery Advisory Board to the American Optometric Association ("AOA") and Co-Chair of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Task Force on the Integrated Eyecare Delivery System and serves on the AOA Congress Education Committee. In 2016, he was appointed as co-chair of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Symposium in Montpellier, France and served as a member of the Diagnosis Sub-committee for TFOS DEWS II. He is a noted educator and author on ocular surface disease. He serves on eight professional journal editorial boards. He serves on the board of directors for the charitable organization Optometry Giving Sight. Dr. Karpecki lectured in over 400 symposia covering four continents and was invited to participate in both the Delphi International Society at Wilmer- John's Hopkins that includes the top 25 Dry Eye Disease ("DED") experts in the world and the National Eye Institute's DED committee. A noted educator and author, Dr. Karpecki has provided over 1,000 lectures at various meetings domestically and internationally covering 4 continents. A noted educator and author, Dr. Karpecki lectures on new technology, surgical advancements and therapeutics with an emphasis on cornea and external disease. He serves as Chairman of the New Technology and Treatment Conferences. He has also authored over 1,000 papers in Optometry journals, book chapters, eblasts and newsletters. He completed a Fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at Hunkeler Eye Centers in affiliation with the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now Salus University) in 1994. He is a Doctorate in Optometry from Indiana University.

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