Dan Twelker
- Professor, Ophthalmology - (Clinical Scholar Track)
- Assistant Professor, Public Health
Biography
I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry in 1992 and have been working as an optometrist ever since. I completed a PhD in Vision Science at the University of California Graduate Program in Vision Science in December, 2001. Since January, 2002 I have been at the University of Arizona, Department of Ophthalmolgy and Vision Science in Tucson, Arizona where I work in the clinic, teach, and am a Co-Principal Investigator of the Spectacle Prescribing in Childhood (SPEC) Study.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Vision Science
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
- Pterygium Evaluation Project
- O.D. Optometry
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
- B.A. Spanish
- University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science (2020 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2002 - 2020)
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California (1996 - 2001)
- Alameda-CCC Optometric Society (1995 - 1996)
- La Clinica de la Raza (1994 - 2001)
- Michael S. Matthews, OD (1992 - 1995)
- Alameda-CCC Optometric Society (1992 - 1993)
- University of California, Davis, Department of Ophthalmology (1987 - 1988)
Licensure & Certification
- Optometry License, Arizona State Board of Optometry (2002)
Interests
Teaching
I enjoy teaching clinical procedures such as retinoscopy and refraction. I fit contact lenses, both soft and rigid gas permeable.
Research
I am site Principal Investigator of the CHAMP Myopia Study, a clinical trail of 2 concentrations of dilute atropine versus placebo.
Courses
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Scholarly Contributions
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