Kimberly Poirier-Schmidt, OD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Biological and Vision Sciences

Bio

Dr. Poirier-Schmidt is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the SUNY College of Optometry where she supervises students and residents in Retina, Electrodiagnostics, Glaucoma and Primary Care clinics. She also serves as the Instructor of Record for the Ocular Disease II (Retina) course for third year students at SUNY. Dr. Poirier-Schmidt earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from SUNY Optometry and also completed her residency in Ocular Disease at SUNY and Woodhull Medical Center in NYC. Her areas of interest include diagnosis, treatment and management of posterior segment disease. Dr. Poirier-Schmidt is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry.

Education

  • OD, Doctor of Optometry, SUNY College of Optometry, 2014
  • BS, Microbiology and Immunology , Dalhousie University , 2007

Residency/Other Post Graduate Training

  • Ocular Disease - SUNY College of Optometry and Woodhull Hospital , 2015

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Clinical Professor, SUNY College of Optometry , 2015 - Present

Teaching Interests

Areas of interest include diagnosis, treatment and management of Retinal disease and Glaucoma

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

BVS 352FB
Ocular Disease II

Publications

  • AI for DR: The Digital Doctor Will See You Now., Review of Optometry 2018
  • Optical coherence tomography and fundus autofluorescence imaging of helicoid peripapillary chorioretinal degeneration in an African-American female. , 2017

Presentations

  • The Role of Multi-Modal Imaging in the Diagnosis of Retinoschisis v. Retinal Detachment., 2018
  • Ocular Hypertension Associated with Synchysis Scintillans and use of topic ocular hypotensive agents, 2017
    Poster
  • Optical coherence tomography and fundus autofluorescence imaging of helicoid peripapillary chorioretinal degeneration in an African-American female, 2017
    Poster
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