Bennett McAllister, OD, FAAO
Chief of Primary Care Optometry and Acting Chief of Low Vision
College of Optometry
E-Mail: bmcallister@westernu.edu
Phone: 909-469-8755 | Fax: 909-469-5228
Website: www.westernu.edu
Join year: 2010
Education
O.D., 1981, University of California, Berkeley
B.S. in Pysiological Optics, 1979, University of California, Berkeley
B.A. in Social Science, 1978, Cal State San Bernardino
Certification
Diplomate, Low Vison, 1995, American Academy of Optometry
Fellow, 1987, American Academy of Optometry
Professional Experience
1981-2010 Private Practice
1981-1998 Low Vision Staff Optometrist, Center for the Partially Sighted
Work Site
Western University of Health Sciences Eye Care Center, Pomona, CA
Teaching Experience
2010-present Assistant Professor, Chief of Primary Care, Acting Chief of Low vision, Western University College of Optometry
1992-1999 Adjunct Clinical Professor, Southern California College of Optometry
1992-1999 Guest Faculty, UCLA School of Medicine
Courses
Principles of Practices of Optometry VI, College of Optometry
Awards
Distinguished Alumnus, School of Social and Behavorial Sciences, Cal State San Bernardino 1985
Organizations
American Optometric Association
American Academy of Optometry
California Optometric Association
Mojave Desert Optometric Society
Committees
Admissions Committee, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry
Quality Assurance Committee, Eye Care Center
Billing and Coding Committee, Eye Care Center
Clinical Affairs Committee, Eye Care Center
American Optometric Association Quality Improvement Committee, Evidence Based Optometry Sub-Committee
Publication
2011
All About Acuity
Lecture to California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) Annual Conference
2010
All About Acuity
Lecture to California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) Annual Conference
2010
Issues in the Visual Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired Diabetic Patient
Lecture at the First Euro Vision Rehab Congress
Valladolid, Spain
2009
All About Acuity
Lecture to California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) Annual Conference
2009
Alcohol Assisted Surface Ablation (AASA) Post-Ops
Lecture for Pacific Eye Institute, Ophthalmic Forum
2007 and 2010
Getting to Acceptance or Low Vision Success is Not (Just) About Optics
American Academy of Optometry, Continuing Education Lecture
Western University, College of Optometry, Continuing Education Lecture
2006
Vignettes from the Low Vision Diplomate Program
American Academy of Optometry, Low Vision Diplomate Program Poster
2005
Primary Practice Potpourri of Practicality or Episodic Issues in Optometry
C&E Vision Group Fall Seminar
2005
Totally Tantalizing Telescopes
American Academy of Optometry presentation on current and potential future applications of telescope technology in vision care.
2004
Calculating IOL Powers following Corneal Refractive Procedures
Ophthalmic Forum, Pacific Eye Institute lecture
2002
PDA Assisted Charting
Optometric Management, November 2002
1999
Low Vision Evaluation of the Diabetic Patient
Lecture to Las Vegas area Optometrists association and American Academy of Optometry, Annual Meeting
1990
A Model for the Visual Evaluation of Partially Sighted Preschoolers
Journal of Vision Rehabilitation, Volume 4, No 4, Fall, 1990
1989
Measuring the Dioptric Powers of High Plus Lens Systems
Journal of Vision Rehabilitation, Volume 3, No. 2, May 1989
1987
Two Distance Acuity Charts for the Partially Sighted
Journal of Vision Rehabilitation Volume 1, No 3, July 1987
1981
Cataractogenesis of Outer Space Simulating High Energy Particles
Graduate Thesis, 1981
University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in conjunction with the US Department of Energy and NASA