CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Randall Kean Thomas
ADDRESS: Educators in Primary Eye Care, L.L.C.
TELEPHONE:
704-792-6021
FAX: 704-792-1647
E-MAIL: thomasepec@carolina.rr.com
EDUCATION: O.D., Doctor of Optometry
May, 1981
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M.P.H., Master of Public Health Department of Health Administration
May, 1976 B.S., Bachelor of Science
Appalachian
Major: Biology Minors: Psychology, Chemistry & Education May, 1973 |  |
A.S., Associate in Science
May, 1970
CERTIFICATION:
Successfully completed the National Board Examination in Optometry.
April, 1981. Successfully completed the International Association
of Boards of Examiners in Optometry examination on “Treatment
and Management of Ocular Disease”. May, 1986.
Licensed by the State Board of Examiners in Optometry in
September, 1981;
EMPLOYMENT/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Group practice of optometry and ophthalmology,
-- June, 1993 to present.
Private practice of optometry,
to June, 1993.
Group practice of optometry,
March, 1990.
Private practice of optometry and associate practice with ophthalmology.
Clinical Optometrist, Bolling Air Force Base Medical Clinic,
Consultant, Appalachian District Health Department, Boone, North
Request: To develop guidelines for the delivery of primary health care
services by area health departments, and participate in departmental
administrative activities.
Research Assistant, Department of Dental Ecology,
1976 to July, 1977.
Policy Analyst, Department of Health, Education and Welfare: Medical
Services Administration, Division of Program Planning and Evaluation,
High School Biology Teacher,
HONORS:
Awarded “Glaucoma Educator of the Year” by the
Granted Fellowship in the
Appointed as a member of the Adjunct Faculty,
Optometry, 1988 through 2003;
1993 through 2003;
1993 through 2003.
Awarded the William C. Ezell Award “For the Best Article Based on a
Lecture given at the Southern Congress of Optometry”, 1984.
Selected by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry as a
consultant in constructing questions in ocular disease and ocular
pharmacology for the National Board Examination, 1985.
Recipient of the Optometric Recognition Award in Continuing Education
by the American Optometric Association, 1985.
Appointed as a Regional Consultant to the Council on Clinical Optometric
Care of the American Optometric Association, 1986 through 1998.
Selected “Outstanding Young Men of
Appointed as a member of the Hospital and Nursing Home Practice
Committee of the American Optometric Association, 1983 through
1993.
Air Force Commendation Medal Recipient for Meritorious Service, 1984.
Appointed as Captain, Biomedical Science
Force, 1981 through 1984.
Elected into the Gold Key Optometric Service Honor Society, 1981.
Selected to serve as a member of the Student Optometric Service to
Who’s Who Among Students in
Appalachian
CONCURRENT EDUCATION TRAINING:
Externship Training:
Fourth Professional year, Pennsylvania College of Optometry,
Private Practice of Steven Greenberg, M.D., Moshe Adler, M.D.,
and Bruce Pierson, O.D.,
Internship Training:
Second Professional Year,
Health Committee of the House of Representatives, North
Carolina General Assembly,
Study was taken entirely on location at the State
Committee and participated in most of the affairs of the
Committee.
POST-GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL SHORT COURSE:
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Course in Ophthalmic Pathology
for
Ophthalmologists,
CONSULTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL
LECTURESHIPS:
These lectures are all related to ocular pharmacology, ocular differential
diagnosis, and medical management of eye diseases.
Lectured at over 400 continuing medical education conferences throughout the world.
Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency; “Red Eye Differential
Diagnosis and Management”,
Ocular Pharmacology Consultant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Professional Publications: “Pharmaceutical Agents Commonly Used
(Co-Authored with
To Treat
Afflictions of the Eye and Adnexa”,
Ron Melton, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Southern Journal of Optometry, June, 1984.
“Pharmaceutical Agents Commonly Used to
Treat Ocular Inflammations of the Eye and
Adnexa”, Southern Journal of Optometry,
October, 1984.
“Pharmaceutical Agents Commonly Used to
Treat Infections/Inflammations of the Eye”,
Southern Journal of Optometry, October, 1984.
“How to Manage Viral Conjunctivitis”,
Optometric Management, June, 1991.
“Antiviral Drugs and Pharmacology” and
“Conjunctival and Corneal Foreign Body Removal”, Chapters in Clinical Optometric Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Editor: B.E. Onofrey, J.B. Lippincott
Company, 1991.
“Medical Management of Anterior Uveitis” and
“Grand Rounds Management of Corneal Abrasions”, Chapters in Optometry Clinics -Anterior Segment Disease Update, Editor: J.G. Classe’, Appleton and Lange, 1991.
“Dry Eye Syndrome and the Optometrist: Diagnosis
and Treatment”, Publication from Roundtable
Discussion, Allergan, 1991.
“Use of Clinical Laboratory Testing in the Private
Practice of Optometry”, Chapter in Optometry
Clinics - Clinical Laboratory Testing, Editor:
J.G. Classe’, Appleton and Lange, 1992.
“The Practical Guide to Therapeutic Drugs”,
Optometric Management, May, 1992.
“A Review of Common Ophthalmic Antibacterial
and Corticosteroid - Antibacterial Combination
Drugs”, Chapter in Optometry Clinics - Ocular Pharmacology Update, Editor: J.G. Classe,
Appleton and Lange, 1992.
“OD Dialogues: Ocular Surface Disease and Dry
Eye Syndrome”, Publication from Roundtable Discussion, Allergan, 1992.
“Pharmacology Questions”, Supplement to
Optometric Management, January, 1993.
“Does This Patient Have Glaucoma? Factors to
Consider in Diagnosis and Management”, Eye
Quest Magazine, January/February, 1993.
“When White and Quiet Turns Red and Angry-
How to Relieve Contact Lens - Induced
Inflammation”, Review of Optometry, April, 1993.
“2nd Annual Practical Guide to Therapeutic Drugs”, Optometric Management, May, 1993.
“Understanding Blepharitis”, Optometry Today,
June, 1993.
“Take the Worry Out of Managing Uveitis”,
Optometric Management, June, 1993.
“Treatment of Blepharitis”, Optometry Today,
July/August, 1993.
“Pupillary Dilation: A View From the Trenches”,
Guest Editorial, Journal of the American Optometric Association, September, 1993.
“3rd Annual Practical Guide to Therapeutic Drugs”,
Optometric Management, May 1994.
“Put Patient’s Interests First When Diagnosing
Disease”, Optometry Today, May 1994.
“A practical Look at Clinical Dry Eye”, Optometry
Today, May, 1994.
“4th Annual Practical Guide to Therapeutic Drugs”,
Optometric Management, May, 1995.
“Oral Medicines in Primary Eye Care”, Eye Quest
Magazine, July/August, 1995.
“Fluoroquinolones: A First-Line Treatment”, Primary Care Optometry News, September, 1995.
“Understanding Today’s Glaucoma Medications”,
Chapter in “Take charge of Glaucoma
Management”, Supplement To Review of Optometry, September, 1995.
“The Power of Prescribing”, Optometry Today - Eye Drug Update, October, 1995.
“Nonspecific Conjunctivitis”, Optometry Today,
October, 1995.
“Open-Angle Glaucoma”, Optometry Today,
October, 1995.
“The 1996 Clinical Guide to Ophthalmic Drugs”,
Review of Optometry, May, 1996.
Clinical Management of the Anterior Segment,
Optometry Today, August, 1996.
“Clinical Grand Rounds on the World Wide Web”,
For Distributed Learning, and Optometry Today,
August, 1996.
“Clinical Management of the Anterior Segment, Part II”, Optometry Today, September, 1996.
“New Alpha-2 Agonist Offers Another Medical
Alternative to Treat Glaucoma”, Primary Care
Optometry News, November, 1996.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Optometric Association
Life Member of Alumni Association,
of