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Deborah Zalinsky
Dr. Zelinsky earned her Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) and her Bachelor of Science in Visual Science from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. She is a fellow in the College of Visual Development (C.O.V.D.) and specializes in neuro-optometric rehabiliation and visual processing.Her numerous papers, workshops and seminars on Visuospatial and Motor Planning Skills are recognized worldwide. She created the Macular Connection Visual Rehabilitation Course for the Blind Service association. Her publications include "An Insight to Vision: A Guide to the Neurological Effect of Lenses" and "Bridging the Gap between Neuroscience and Eye Care.
Dr. Zelinsky is currently the regional director for the Optometric Extension program, an organization designed to provide further specialized education to those optometrists with an interest in visual development.
Ray Gottlieb
Ray GOTTLIEB, O.D.,PhD,FCOVD,FCSO is the Dean of the College of Syntonic Optometry.He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry in 1964 and earned his PhD at Saybrook University in San Francisco in 1978 (Dissertation: A Neuropsychology of Nearsightedness).
He has served on the academic faculty of the University of Houston, College of Optometry, on the clinical faculty of two optometry colleges and a medical school, and is on the piano faculty of the Chautauqua Institution Music School.
He is consulting optometrist at a New York State psychiatric hospital and is a low vision specialist at a large clinic for the visually impaired.
He is a Regional Clinical Seminar presenter for OEP and lectures at optometry conventions: OEP, COVD, ICBO, NORA, CSO, Gesell Institute and at medical educational, alternative health and psychology conferences.
His book, Attention and Memory Training: Stress-point Learning on the Trampoline was published by OEP in 2005.
His other writing includes chapters for OEP on myopia and fusion, and he has published numerous articles on syntonic phototherapy and behavioral optometry.
He invented a method for preventing presbyopia called the Read without Glasses Method, available in DVD format.
He is the proud recipient of the CSO Spitler Award and the NORA Advancement of Science Award.