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Greg Caldwell | Optometric Education Consultants

Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO

Greg Caldwell, OD, is a 1995 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He completed a one-year residency in primary care and ocular disease at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry (ABO).

He currently works in Duncansville and Johnstown, Pennsylvania as an ocular disease consultant. Dr. Caldwell’s primary focus is the diagnosis and management of anterior and posterior segment ocular disease and he has been a participant in multiple FDA investigations. Dr. Caldwell has lectured extensively throughout the county and over twelve countries internationally. In 2010 he served as President of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA) and served on the AOA Board of Trustees 2013-2016. He is President of the Blair/Clearfield Association for the Blind.

Joseph Sowka | Optometric Education Consultants

Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO, Diplomate

Dr. Joseph Sowka is an attending optometric physician at Center for Sight in Sarasota and Venice, Florida, a large medical-surgical practice where he focuses on glaucoma and neuro- ophthalmic disease management. He is the residency education coordinator at Center for Sight. He is also Director of Optometric Business Development for US EYE. He was formerly Professor of Optometry at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry for 28 years where he served numerous academic and administrative roles. Dr. Sowka is a founding member of both the Optometric Glaucoma Society and Optometric Retina Society. He is also the Founder and former Chair of the Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders in Optometry Special Interest Group for the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Sowka is a Glaucoma Diplomate of the American Academy of Optometry. In 2021 and 2022, he was ranked #4 optometrist in the US by Newsweek magazine “America’s Best Eye Doctors” list. He is a partner and co-owner of Optometric Education Consultants.

Greg Caldwell | Optometric Education Consultants

Jenny Terrell, OD, FAAO, DiplABO

Jenny Terrell is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Rosenberg School of Optometry at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIWRSO). She works as co-director of the Community Eye Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas, a partnership between UIWRSO and the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO). She is a graduate of UHCO, where she also completed a residency in Community-Based Family Practice. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry.

She served on the Board of Trustees of the Texas Optometric Association from 2009 to 2021, and as President in 2018. She is also a member of the American Optometric Association, the Tarrant County Optometric Society, and the Texas Public Health Association.

Greg Caldwell | Optometric Education Consultants

Kyle Sandberg, OD, FAAO

Kyle Sandberg graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Microbiology with a minor in Psychology. He earned his Doctor of Optometry (OD) as well as a Bachelor of Science in Vision Science from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. Following optometry school, he completed a residency in ocular disease and ocular and refractive surgery at the Eye Center of Texas in Houston.

Dr. Sandberg joined Rosenberg School of Optometry faculty in 2012 and currently acts as the Assistant Dean for Professional Advancement as well as the Chief of Refractive Surgery and Laser Services. He serves RSO in the classroom, laboratory and clinic and was awarded the Texas Optometric Association’s Educator of the Year in 2020. He serves the profession as a member of the TOA’s Legal and Legislative Committee and is the current president of the Bexar County District Optometric Society.

Dr. Sandberg lectures on the local, state and national level on topics that cover refractive surgery, glaucoma, dry eye and ocular disease. He is also the drummer for The Spectacles, the all-optometrist/optician rock band. He enjoys golf, travel and spending time with his wife and their two-year-old son and pug.