JEFFREY M. PALMER, OD
A Middletown native, Dr. Palmer is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson (now Middletown) High School, Adelphi University in Garden City, NY and the New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA.
His background includes clinical experience at the Boston Eye Clinic in Boston, MA; Hadassah/Hebrew University Medical Center, the Strauss Eye Clinic and the Jerusalem Institute to Prevent Blindness, all located in Jerusalem, Israel.
Dr. Palmer received his DPA and TPA certification for use of diagnostic and therapeutic pharmacologic agents from the New England College of Optometry and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry respectively. His Advanced Optometric Care certification for the treatment of glaucoma was received from the State University of New York College of Optometry.
Dr. Palmer is a Charter Member of the Contact Lens Section of the American Optometric Association. He has been designing and fitting all types of custom contact lenses for over 25 years. He is also a certified PRIO computer eyestrain relief specialist ( www.prio.com ).
Dr. Palmer is a member of the American Optometric Association (www.aoa.org), a founding member of the American Optometric Society (www.OptometricSociety.org), the Connecticut Association of Optometrists (www.cao.org), having served on its Board of Directors for 6 years, and is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Connecticut Statewide Diabetes Taskforce.
Dr. Palmer is proud to be active in the Kiwanis Club of Middletown, having just completed his term as President of the multigenerational club. Dr. Palmer's father, the late Dr. Lawrence S. Palmer, was the Charter President of the club in 1951. Through its numerous projects, the Kiwanis Club has been instrumental in helping thousands of local children and families live better lives.
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