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Jeffrey R. Varanelli, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO, ABCMO
87 Sunningdale Drive• Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan 48236
313.884.6111 (Home)
313.806.0059 (Cell)
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago, IL
Doctor of Optometry; May 1998
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
Graduate Biology Program (8/93-5/94)
Quinnipiac College
Hamden, CT
Graduate Biology Program (1/93-5/93)
Assumption College
Worcester, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Biology; May 1992
CERTIFICATION
Successful completion of NBEO Parts I, II, III and TMOD
CPR certified for Health Care Provider Status
Michigan Optometric License: DPA and TPA Certified with Controlled Substance Privileges
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Diplomate, American Board of Optometry (2013)
Board Certified, Medical Optometry (2013)
EMPLOYMENT
Simone Eye Center; Warren, MI/Macomb, MI (10/07-present)
Responsible for primary eye care and the medical and surgical co-management of ocular and systemic
disease. Clinical and medical management of physician-referred patients. Involvement in staff
training, community lectures, and development of office protocols.
TLC Laser Eye Centers; Farmington Hills, MI (1/99-9/07)
Regional Clinical Director (5/02-9/07): In addition to the responsibilities of the Clinical Director,
the Regional Clinical Director manages all TLC Michigan Clinical Optometrists and Optometric
Residents, while serving on the Executive Team representing the clinical operations of the refractive
and medical surgical centers. Design and implementation of clinical protocols, risk management, and
clinical trials are also part of job duties. Significant experience in managing, treating, and
coordinating care of all types of refractive and medical-surgical cases (over 21,000 cases).
Clinical Director (1/00-5/02): In addition to the responsibilities of a Clinical Optometrist, the
Clinical Director also provides input on marketing, budget, and other financial aspects of running the
center. The growth and development of the network of over 400 referring doctors remains a critical
job requirement. Clinical care revolves around refractive-surgical, medical-surgical, and optometric
referral patients.
Clinical Optometrist (1/99-12/99): Responsible for the pre-operative and post-operative
evaluation and management of primarily refractive surgery patients, while directing and coordinating
the clinical education and referral protocols of affiliate doctors and staff members.
ACADEMIC HONORS/AWARDS
Wildermuth Foundation Scholarship (1997, 1998)
George Comstock Memorial Scholarship (1997)
Alcon NOVA Scholarship (1997)
Class of 1998 Colleague of the Year (1997)
Illinois Chapter of AAO Scholarship (1997)
Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society – Sergeant-at-Arms
Eugene Strawn Student Association Award (1998)
Awards of Distinction (Pediatrics, Cornea/Contact Lens, Advanced Ophthalmic Care)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Optometry
American Academy of Optometry, Anterior Segment Section
American Optometric Association
American Optometric Association Political Action Committee
Michigan Optometric Association
Michigan Optometric Association CE Committee (2000-2009)
Michigan Optometric Association Bylaws and Resolutions Committee
Michigan Optometric Association Recruitment and Retention Committee
Michigan Optometric Association Nominating Committee
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society- Trustee (2001-2003)
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society- Vice President (2003-2004)
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society- President (2004-2005)
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, Immediate Past President (2005-2006)
Ocular Surface Society of Optometry
Ocular Nutrition Society
Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
American Optometric Association Initial Optometric Recognition Award (1999-2001)
American Optometric Association Continuing Optometric Recognition Award (2002-present)
Clinical Associate Professor, Michigan College of Optometry
Clinical Skills Examiner, National Board of Examiners of Optometry
Course Reviewer, Council on Optometric Practitioner Education
Fellow, American Academy of Optometry (2004)
Michigan Optometric Association’s Young Optometrist of the Year (2004)
Regional Director for Grassroots Optometry, Southeast Michigan
Illinois College of Optometry Alumni Council (2003-2012)
American Academy of Optometry Anterior Segment Section, Founding Member, Chair Elect
Golden Gavel Award Recipient, Illinois College of Optometry Alumni Council, 2014
CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Host Committee, Campaign to Elect Ed Gaffney
Previous Team Leader for State Representative Ed Gaffney
Volunteer, Parcells Elementary School
Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan, Member
Italian American Cultural Center, Member
Grosse Pointe Woods Little League Coach
Circolo Dei Medici, Director
INVITED PROFESSIONAL LECTURES
Punctal Plugs and the LASIK Patient
-TLC Laser Eye Centers Educational, 03/99
Post-operative Care of the LASIK Patient
-TLC Laser Eye Centers Educational, 03/99
Gaining a Patient’s Informed Consent
- TLC Laser Eye Centers Educational, 09/99
The Excimer Laser and Refractive Surgery Options
-Medical College of Ohio, 10/99
Principles of Refractive Surgery
- TLC Laser Eye Centers Educational, 01/00
What I’ve Learned in the Optometric World
-Illinois College of Optometry, 02/00
-Published in Optometric Management
LASIK Complications
-Optometric Refractive Surgical Society, 08/00
TLC Outcomes Analysis Program
-TLC Laser Eye Centers Educational, 09/00
LASIK Fundamentals
-TLC Laser Eye Centers Educational, 09/01
LASIK Complications
-TLC Windsor, 09/01
Scanning Lasers: LADARVision Technology with CUSTOM LASIK Applications
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 11/01
Scanning Lasers: LADARVision Technology
TLC Laser Eye Centers Educational, 01/02
Incorporating Punctal Occlusion into Optometric Practice
TLC Laser Eye Centers/OASIS Educational, 03/02
Refractive Surgery Update: Basic LASIK to New Advances
Michigan College of Optometry, 02/04
Clinical Aspects of Running a Refractive Surgery Practice
Illinois College of Optometry, 02/04
Been There, Done That: First Year Orientation
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/04
New Technologies in Eyecare: A Review
The Eye Center of Toledo, 09/04
Refractive Surgery Protocols
Co/Op Optical, 10/04
Refractive Surgery Update
Michigan College of Optometry, 01/05
Been There, Done That: First Year Orientation
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/05
What’s New in Refractive Surgery
Michigan College of Optometry, 02/06
Refractive Surgery A to Z: From Aberrations to Zernike’s
Michigan College of Optometry, 06/06
Been There, Done That: First Year Orientation
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/06
Ocular Pain Management
TLC Educational, 10/06
Refractive Surgery Update
Michigan College of Optometry, 01/07
Basic LASIK
TLC Educational, 03/07
Been There, Done That: First Year Orientation
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/07
Been There, Done That: First Year Orientation
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/08
Ocular Pain Management
Michigan Optometric Association, 10/08
Refractive Surgery and Anterior Segment Update
Michigan College of Optometry 02/09 (Via WebEx)
Ocular Pain Management
Your Eyes University, 04/09
Pharmacology A to Z
Your Eyes University, 04/09
Dry Eye and Nutrition
Your Eyes University, 04/09
Ocular Pain Management
Michigan College of Optometry Summer CE, 06/09
First Year Orientation: A Different Perspective
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/09
Ocular Pain Management
Michigan Optometric Association, 10/09
Multi-focal IOLs: Indications and Management
Your Eyes University, 04/10
First Year Orientation: A Different Perspective
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/10
Pharmacology A to Z
American Academy of Optometry, 11/10
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
Your Eyes University, 04/11
Now That's a Red Eye, or Is it Blue? Review and Treatment of Scleritis and Episcleritis
Your Eyes University, 04/11
First Year Orientation: What I’ve Learned
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/11
Pharmacology A to Z
South Dakota Optometric Society, 09/11
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
South Dakota Optometric Society, 09/11
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
South Dakota Optometric Society, 09/11
Ocular Pain Management
South Dakota Optometric Society, 09/11
Now That's a Red Eye, or Is it Blue? Review and Treatment of Scleritis and Episcleritis
South Dakota Optometric Society, 09/11
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
American Academy of Optometry, 10/11
Pharmacology A to Z
American Academy of Optometry, 10/11
Ocular Pain Management
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 11/11
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 11/11
Pharmacology A to Z
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 11/11
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
Minnesota Optometric Association, 02/12
Pharmacology A to Z
Minnesota Optometric Association, 02/12
Ocular Pain Management
West Michigan Optometric Association, 02/12
Corneal Injuries: Common and Not So Common
Illinois College of Optometry, 02/12
Pharmacology A to Z
Illinois College of Optometry, 02/12
These are A Few of My Favorite Things
Your Eyes University, 04/12
How to Take the Recurrent Out Of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
Your Eyes University, 04/12
First Year Orientation: A Different Perspective
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/12
Pharmacology A to Z
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/12
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/12
How to Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/12
Dry Eye and the Role of Nutrition
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/12
Management of LASIK Complications
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/12
Ocular Pain Management
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/12
Ocular Disease Round Table Moderator, Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/12
Ocular Pain Management
Windsor Laser Eye Institute Ocular Disease Symposium, 10/12
Practical Pharmacology: Our Favorite Medications
American Academy of Optometry, 10/12
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
American Academy of Optometry, 10/12
How to Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
American Academy of Optometry, 10/12
Now That's a Red Eye, or Is it Blue? Review and Treatment of Scleritis and Episcleritis
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 12/12
Ocular Pain Management
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 12/12
How to Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 12/12
Off Label Uses of Common Medications
Michigan Optometric Association, 05/13
Ocular Pain Management
Michigan Optometric Association, 05/13
Dry Eye and the Role of Nutrition
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 05/13
Tools of the Trade: Medications, Instruments, and Beyond
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 05/13
First Year Orientation: A Different Perspective
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/13
Off Label Uses of Common Medications
Integrated Vision Alliance, 08/13
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: When and How To Use Them
Integrated Vision Alliance, 08/13
Off Label Uses of Common Medications
American Academy of Optometry, 10/13
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: When and How To Use Them
American Academy of Optometry, 10/13
How to Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
American Academy of Optometry, 10/13
Management of Cataract Complications
Texas Optometric Association, 02/14
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: When And How To Use Them
Texas Optometric Association, 02/14
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
Texas Optometric Association, 02/14
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things
Texas Optometric Association, 02/14
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: When And How To Use Them
Your Eyes University, 04/14
Off Label Uses of Common Medications
Your Eyes University, 04/14
Challenging Anterior Segment Cases
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 04/14
Ocular Pain Management
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 04/14
Off Label Uses of Common Medications
Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society, 04/14
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes
Northwest Lower Michigan Optometric Association, 09/14
First Year Orientation: A Different Perspective
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/14
Management of LASIK Complications
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/14
Management of Cataract Complications
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/14
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: How and When to Use Them
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/14
Practical Pharmacology: Our Favorite Medications
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/14
What’s New in Herpes: Review and Treatment of Herpetic Corneal Infections
EastWest Eye Conference, 10/14
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
CPRO Montreal, 11/14
How to Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
CPRO Montreal, 11/14
Tools of the Trade: Medications, Instruments, and Beyond
CPRO Montreal, 11/14
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: How and When to Use Them
American Academy of Optometry, 11/14
Practical Pharmacology: Our Favorite Medications
American Academy of Optometry, 11/14
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: How and When to Use Them
Texas Optometric Association, 02/15
Now That's a Red Eye, or Is it Blue? Review and Treatment of Scleritis and Episcleritis
Armed Forces Optometric Society, 03/15
Practical Pharmacology: Our Favorite Medications
Armed Forces Optometric Society, 03/15
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: How and When to Use Them
Armed Forces Optometric Society, 03/15
New Therapies in Ocular Surface Disease
Detroit VAMC Grand Rounds, 03/15
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: How and When to Use Them
St. Louis Optometric Society, 05/15
How to Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
Clarkson Eye Care CE Event, 05/15
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: How and When to Use Them
Clarkson Eye Care CE Event, 05/15
Optometric Potpourri
Great Lakes Eye Conference (Paraoptometric Track), 06/15
Pharmacology for the Para
Great Lakes Eye Conference (Paraoptometric Track), 06/15
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: How and When to Use Them
American Optometric Association, 06/15
How to Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
American Optometric Association, 06/15
First Year Orientation: A Different Perspective
Illinois College of Optometry, 08/15
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes 2.0: 2015 And Beyond
American Academy Of Optometry, 10/15
Practical Treatments for Challenging Anterior Segment Cases
American Academy Of Optometry, 10/15
Practical Treatments for Challenging Anterior Segment Cases
Texas Optometric Association, 11/15
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes 2.0: 2015 And Beyond
Texas Optometric Association, 11/15
How To Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions
Texas Optometric Association, 11/15
Now That's a Red Eye, or Is it Blue? Review and Treatment of Scleritis and Episcleritis
Texas Optometric Association, 11/15
HANDS ON WORKSHOPS / PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS
Ask the Experts: Reducing Ocular Surface Inflammation
ProKera (Bio-Tissue, Inc).
American Academy of Optometry, 10/13
Ask the Experts: Reducing Ocular Surface Inflammation
ProKera/Cliradex Complete (Bio-Tissue, Inc).
American Academy of Optometry, 10/14
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes Workshop: How To Insert and Remove Them
American Academy of Optometry, 11/14
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes Workshop: How To Insert and Remove Them
American Academy of Optometry, 10/15
INVITED COMMUNITY LECTURES
Refractive Surgery Options
-Plymouth Rotary Club, 02/00
New Advances in Eyecare
Brighton Rotary, 08/04
Macular Degeneration
Pine Ridge of Garfield Retirement Village, 04/08
The Aging Eye
Warren Association of Retired Personnel, 07/08
The Aging Eye: What Can We Expect
Heritage Park Place Retirement Village, 07/08
Macular Degeneration
Village at Peace Manor, 07/08
The Aging Eye
Warren Commission for Senior Health Services, 03/09
The Aging Eye
Warren Senior Living Center, 04/09
The Aging Eye
Heritage Park Place Retirement Village, 05/09
RESEARCH PAPERS
Non-Retinal Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus
Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida: Ocular Manifestations
PUBLICATIONS
8 Simple Steps to Grow Your Refractive Surgery Practice
-Published in New OD Magazine (November 2001)
Colatrella N, Varanelli J. “Chemical Injuries to the Cornea: Not Your Typical Epithelial Defect”.
Advanced Ocular Care; Mar 2013: 46-48, 55
Colatrella N, Varanelli J. “How To Take the Recurrent Out of Recurrent Corneal Erosion”. Advanced
Ocular Care; Apr 2013: 31-34
Varanelli J, Colatrella N. “Amniotic Membranes for Ocular Surface Disease”. Advanced Ocular Care;
May 2016: 46, 49-50
CLINICAL INSIGHTS
Review of Optometry, January 15, 2001, page 91: Cornea and Contact Lenses: Post-LASIK Ptosis
Review of Optometry, May 15, 2001, page 107: Cornea and Contact Lenses: LASIK Induced
Keratoconus?
Review of Optometry, March 15, 2002, page 99: Cornea and Contact Lenses: Cornea Bubbles Post-LASIK
POSTERS/ABSTRACTS- American Academy of Optometry
Custom PRK vs. LASEK: Case Reports and Discussion (presented 12/02 at AAO)
Delayed Onset DLK: Case Reports and Discussion (presented 12/02 at AAO)
How to Take the “Recurrent” out of Recurrent Corneal Erosions (presented 10/11 at AAO)
Many Off-Label Uses of Topical Cyclosporine 0.05% Emulsion (presented 10/12 at AAO)
CASE REPORTS- American Academy of Optometry
Significant Corneal Abrasion Following Uneventful LASIK
Bioptics: Staar ICL and Subsequent LASIK for Significant Hyperopia and Astigmatism
Grade 4 DLK: A Case Report
COPE APPROVED LECTURES
Ocular Pain Management
Pharmacology A to Z
What's New In Herpes: Review and Treatment of Herpetic Corneal Infections
Chemical Injuries of the Cornea
Now That's a Red Eye, or Is it Blue? Review and Treatment of Scleritis and Episcleritis
Management of LASIK Complications
Management of Cataract Complications
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Tools of the Trade: Medications, Instruments, and Beyond
Corneal Injuries: Common and Not So Common
Practical Pharmacology: Our Favorite Medications
Off Label Uses of Common Medications
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes: When and How to Use Them
Practical Management of Challenging Anterior Segment Cases
Sutureless Amniotic Membranes 2.0: 2015 And Beyond
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER’S BUREAU / CONSULTANT
Allergan Pharmaceuticals
Bio-Tissue
Katena/IOP Ophthalmics
BioDLogics
Gerson Lehrman Group
Guidepoint Global
Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Shire Pharmaceuticals
REFERENCES
Excellent professional and personal references available upon request