Dorcas K. Tsang, OD
Assistant Professor
College of Optometry
E-Mail: dtsang@westernu.edu
Phone: 909-469-8476 | Fax: 909-706-3505
Website: www.westernu.edu
Join year: 2011
Education
OD, 2000, Southern California College of Optometry
BS in Chemistry, 1996, University of California at Berkeley
Certification
Lacrimal Irrigation and Dilation, 2009, State of California
Glaucoma Treatment and Management, 2008, State of California
Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent, 2000, State of California
Laser Therapy for the Anterior Segment, 1999, Northeastern State University College of Optometry, OK
Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease, 1999, International Association of Boards of Examiners in Optometry
Work Site
Western University of Health Sciences Eye Care Center, Pomona, CA
Academic Interests
Clinical Techniques
Advanced Procedures
Visual Perception
Glaucoma Treatment and Management
Geriatrics
Vision Therapy
Research Interest
Glaucoma
Myopia Progression and Control
Visual Perception
Binocular vision
Awards
Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Student Travel Fellowships, American Academy of Optometry (1997, 1998, 2000)
Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship, National Institute of Health and National Eye Institute (1997-98)
Dr. Herbert McCracken Dixon Scholarship, Southern California College of Optometry (1997)
Organizations
American Optometric Association
California Optometric Association
American Academy of Optometry
Committees
Admissions Committee
Publication
Tsang DK, Nicholas R. Pellucid marginal degeneration before and after corneal collagen cross-linking treatment. Poster presentation at the 2012 American Academy of Optometry (AAO) Annual Meeting.
Patel SS, Bedell HE, Tsang DK, Ukwade MT. Relationship between threshold and suprathreshold perception of position and stereoscopic depth. J Opt Soc Am A. 2009;26:847-861.
Patel SS, Bedell HE, Tsang DK, Ukwade MT. Normalization of suprathreshold perception of position and stereoscopic depth. Poster presentation at the 2000 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Meeting.
Tsang DK, Bedell HE, Ukwade MT, Sampath VP. Stereothresholds with monocular and binocular blur produced by spectacles and soft contact lenses. Poster presentation at the 1998 American Academy of Optometry (AAO) Annual Meeting.
Bedell HE, Tsang DK, Ukwade MT. Effects of disconjugate image motion and voluntary head movement on stereothresholds. Poster presentation at the 1998 ARVO Meeting.
Tsang DK, Ukwade MT, Bedell HE. Stereothresholds during disconjugate retinal image motion associated with voluntary head movement. Poster presentation at the 1997 AAO Annual Meeting.