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Introducing our newest board-certified orthoptist. For the past two years, we’ve had the pleasure of having Lauren as our orthoptic student. You’ve likely seen her working with our orthoptists and doctors in Clinton Twp, Dearborn, Detroit and West Bloomfield. Maybe you even caught a glimpse of her pouring over neuro-ophthalmology chapters. No matter what she was doing, it was with

Dr. Rajesh Rao, pediatric ophthalmologist at Children’s Eye Care in metro Detroit and Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Beaumont Eye Institute, was named Teacher of the Year by the Beaumont Eye Institute’s ophthalmology residents. Dr. Rao has been is also an attending at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Oakland University

Stephen Burwell, CO, COT won the 2016 Richard G. Scobee Memorial Award. This national recognition is given to the orthoptist, and training program, who received the highest written and oral scores on that year’s board certification. Stephen joined Children’s Eye Care in 2012 as an ophthalmic tech-trainee two years after completing her BS in neuroscience at University of Michigan – Ann

Fireworks and Eye Injuries: A Serious Risk for Michigan Kids In Michigan, summer festivals, backyard gatherings, and Fourth of July celebrations often include fireworks. But every year, children across the Metro Detroit area and throughout Southeast Michigan suffer preventable eye injuries caused by these explosives. Even simple items like sparklers burn at over 1,800°F and can cause permanent eye damage.