JEFFREY M. PALMER, OD
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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, the 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 40 years. He is also a certified PRIO computer eyestrain relief specialist. |
Dr. Palmer is a member of the American Optometric Association (www.aoa.org), a founding member of the American Optometric Society, the Connecticut Association of Optometrists (www.cao.org), having served on its Board of Directors for 6 years.
Dr. Palmer is proud to be active in the Kiwanis Club of Middletown, having 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.
Dr. Palmer is proud to be active in the Kiwanis Club of Middletown, having 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.
DOROTHY ROBISON COLLINS, OD
Dr. Robison Collins is a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA, the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia, PA and completed a post graduate residency program at the West Roxbury (MA) Veterans Administration Medical Center while a clinical instructor at the New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA.
Dr. Robison Collins received her 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. Her Advanced Optometric Care certification for the treatment of glaucoma was received from the State University of New York College of Optometry.
Dr. Robison Collins is a Member of the American Optometric Association and the Connecticut Association of Optometrists.
Having grown up in the Pittsburgh area, she is a rabid Steelers fan.
Dr. Robison Collins received her 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. Her Advanced Optometric Care certification for the treatment of glaucoma was received from the State University of New York College of Optometry.
Dr. Robison Collins is a Member of the American Optometric Association and the Connecticut Association of Optometrists.
Having grown up in the Pittsburgh area, she is a rabid Steelers fan.
SHARON LESSOR, LO
A Connecticut Licensed Optician, Sharon is an expert in the field of opticianry, having been fitting and dispensing eyeglasses and contact lenses for over 20 years. Her deep knowledge and understanding of the sophisticated optics of ophthalmic lens designs from the world renown lens fabricators Nikon, Hoya, Zeiss, Essilor and Shamir insures that patients will be thrilled with the quality of their vision through their new eyeglasses. A precise eyeglass prescription from our doctors is only half of the formula for attaining high definition vision through new eyeglasses. Converting that prescription into an accurate product that meets the needs of the patient is something that licensed opticians are highly trained for.
KAREN RUDER
CATHY KERKES - The Fairy Barn Mother
SAM W. PALMER, BA, University of Connecticut, Economics; MSc, University of Leeds, Banking and International Finance
Since he was 8-years old, Sam was first and only official beta tester of the innovative Palmer Eyecare Center series of LED pens. He is exquisitely qualified to test our trailblazing pens, having demonstrated their functionality and practicality all over the world. Many thousands have been distributed through the Palmer Eyecare Center over the years.