Bennett McAllister, OD, FAAO
Associate Professor
College of Optometry
Phone: 909-469-8755 | Fax: 909-469-5228
Website: www.westernu.edu
Join year: 2010
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
Diplomate, Low Vison, 1995, American Academy of Optometry
Fellow, 1987, American Academy of Optometry
Nevada, 1998, Nevada Board of Optometry
California, 1981,State Board of Optometry
1981-2010 Private Practice
1981-1998 Low Vision Staff Optometrist, Center for the Partially Sighted
Western University of Health Sciences Eye Care Institute, Pomona, CA
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
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
Distinguished Alumnus, School of Social and BehavioralSciences, California State University, San Bernardino
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)
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
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