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Bennett McAllister, OD, FAAO

Bennett McAllister, OD, FAAO

Associate Professor

College of Optometry

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, California State University, San Bernardino

  • Certification

    Diplomate, Low Vison, 1995, American Academy of Optometry

    Fellow, 1987, American Academy of Optometry

  • License

    Nevada, 1998, Nevada Board of Optometry

    California, 1981,State Board 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 Institute, Pomona, CA

  • Teaching Experience

    2010-present, Chief of Primary Care Services,Associate Professor, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry

    1992-1999, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Southern California College of Optometry

    1992-1999, Guest Faculty, UCLA School of Medicine

  • Courses

    OPTM 5070 Clinical Medicine for Optometry, College of Optometry

    OPTM 5103 Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, College of Optometry

    OPTM 5104 Neuro-Function and Behavior

    OPTM 8021 Principles of Practices of Optometry VI: Special Procedures, College of Optometry

    Beyond the Basics, Special Topics in Low Vision Rehabilitation

  • Awards

    Distinguished Alumnus, School of Social and BehavioralSciences, California State University, San Bernardino

  • Organizations

    American Optometric Association (AOA)

    American Academy of Optometry (AAO)

    Association of Researchers in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

    California Optometric Association (COA)

    College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD)

    Inland Empire Optometric Society (IEOS)

  • Committees

    Admissions Committee, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry

    Quality Assurance Committee, Eye Care Institute

    Billing and Coding Committee, Eye Care Institute

    Clinical Affairs Committee, Eye Care Institute

    American Optometric Association Quality Improvement Committee, Evidence Based Optometry Sub-Committee

  • Publications

    2015

    IJOES-2332-290X-S1-002

    International Journal of Ophthalmology & Eye Science (IJOES)

    Chapter Title: Low Vision Rehabilitation in the Glaucomas

    Author: Dr. Bennett McAllister

    Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery: Correlation of Changes in the Mandible and Retina/Choroid Vasculature of a rat model of BRONJ

    September 2015, Volume43, Issue 7, p995-1318 (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcms.2015.05.021)

    2014

    Co-Wrote Chapter on Low Vision Rehabilitation published in: Ophthalmology - Current Clinical and Research Updates

    Edited by Pinakin Davey, ISBN 978-953-51-1721-6, 604 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published Septemeber 03, 2014 under CC BY 3.0 license

    DOI: 10.5772/57076

    2013

    Reliability of Clinical Measures of High Plus Rehabilitation Devices

    Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting

    Blood Vessel Changes in The Rat Retina/Choroid After Dental Extraction are Suppressed by the Osteonecrosis Related Bisphosphonate Zolendronic Acid

    Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting

    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