A. Paul Chous MA, OD, FAAO, CDE
Specializing in Diabetes Eye Care & Education, Tacoma, WADr. Paul Chous received his undergraduate education at Brown University and the University of California at Irvine, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1985. He received his Masters Degree in 1986 and his Doctorate of Optometry in 1991, both with highest honors from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Chous has practiced optometry with a special emphasis on diabetic eye disease and diabetes education for 30 years in the State of Washington. He is an editorial advisor at Review of Optometry and Optometry Times, primary investigator for the Diabetes Visual Function Supplement Study, and Adjunct Professor of Optometry at Western University of Health Sciences. He lectures and writes frequently on diabetes and diabetic retinopathy.
Disclosures
Dr. Chous is on advisory boards for or has lectured on behalf of Bausch & Lomb, Genentech, Notal, Regeneron, VSP, ZeaVision and Zeiss
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Association of T1D and T2D With Higher Nd:YAG Capsulotomy Rates Following Cataract Surgery
- Association of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma With Diabetic Retinopathy Among Patients With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness as a Possible Measure of Diabetic Retinal Neurodegeneration
- Association Between Diabetic Retinopathy and Dementia Independent of Diabetes Severity
- Association of Peripheral Lesions on UWF Imaging and the Risk of DR Worsening
- Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Diabetic Macular Ischaemia
- Higher Serum Uric Acid Levels Are Associated With an Increased Risk of Vision-Threatening DR in T2D
- Geometric Perfusion Deficits: A Novel OCTA Biomarker for Diabetic Retinopathy
- Alcohol Intake and Diabetic Retinopathy