Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO

Dr. Karpecki graduated from Indiana University and completed a fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at Hunkeler Eye Centers in affiliation with the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1994. He currently works at the Koffler Vision Group in Cornea services and Ocular Disease Research.

He has lectured in over 400 symposia covering four continents and was invited to both the Delphi International Society at Wilmer-John's Hopkins that includes the top 25 dry eye experts in the world, and the National Eye Institute's dry eye committee. This was a task force established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to better understand and treat dry eye disease in women.

Dr. Karpecki is the current Chair of the Refractive Surgery Advisory Board to the AOA, Co-Chair of the ASCRS Task Force on the Integrated Eyecare Delivery System and serves on the AOA Congress Education Committee. A noted educator and author, Dr. Karpecki presently serves on numerous professional journal editorial boards.

Employment

Koffler Vision Group
Corneal Services and Ocular Disease Research Clinical Director
Eagle Creek Medical Plaza
120 N. Eagle Creek Dr., Suite 431
Lexington, KY 40509
2009 to Present

Cincinnati Eye Institute
Cornea Services and Ocular Surface Disease Research
580 South Loop Road, Suite 200
Edgewood, KY 41017
2007-2008

Moyes Eye Clinic
Director of Research
Director, Ocular Surface Disease Clinic
Kansas City, Missouri
2002 to 2007

Medical Director, Cornea and Anterior Segment Disease and Emergency Eyecare
Hunkeler Eye Centers,
Kansas City, Missouri
October 2000 – July 2001

Director, Clinical Education, NovaMed Eyecare
Chicago, Illinois
June 1999 – September 2000

Clinical Director, Cornea, Refractive Surgery and Emergency Triage
Hunkeler Eye Centers, Overland Park, KS
January 1999 – June 1999

Director of Research, Hunkeler Vision Research Center
Largest Independent Research Center for Ophthalmology in the United States
Kansas City, Missouri
February, 1996 – December, 1998

Clinical Director, Refractive Surgery & Clinical Research
Hunkeler Eye Centers
Kansas City, Missouri
July 1995 – January 1997

Education

Graduate

Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
Doctor of Optometry
Graduated Honors and Beta Sigma Kappa
May 1994

Undergraduate

University of Waterloo - Waterloo, Ontario
Studies: Bachelor of Science and Business
May 1990 graduated with Bachelor of Science Degree

Postgraduate Education

Fellowship:

Anterior Segment, Corneal and Refractive Surgery
Hunkeler Eye Clinic, Kansas City, MO - affiliated with the
Pennsylvania College of Ophthalmology and the University of
Kansas Department of Ophthalmology June 1994 - July 1995

Provided candidate selection and pre- and post-operative care for various refractive surgeries and anterior segment surgeries
Developed postoperative care and medication protocols for numerous excimer laser and refractive surgery procedures
Defined optometric responsibilities and educated colleagues regarding the specialized impact of optometric care for refractive surgery patients and corneal disease
Diagnosed corneal and anterior segment pathology and provided postoperative care for numerous surgeries

Professional Experience

Internship, Lexington Veterans Administration Medical Center,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
January 1994 - May 1994

Intern, Commonwealth Eye Services, Co-Management and
Referral Center, Lexington, Kentucky, March 1994 - May 1994

Intern, Indiana University Health Center, Bloomington, Indiana
September 1992 - December 1993

Assistant Instructor, Indiana University School of Optometry
September 1992 - December 1993

Intern, Pensacola, Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic
Pensacola, Florida, May 1993 - September 1993

Achievements and Activities

National Board Member
Optometry Giving Sight Charitable Organization
May 2009 to present

Co-Chair of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS) Task Force on the Integrated Eyecare Delivery System
2007-present

Education Chair, Kentucky Optometric Association
2008-present

State-of-the-Art Management of Chronic Dry Eye Scientific Roundtable
Presented by The National Eye Institute
Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health
The Society for Women’s Health Research
November 19, 2005

First optometrist invited to join the Delphi International Society at John Hopkins-Wilmer Eye Institute
July 2003 – present
Top 25 Dry Eye Experts in the World based on review of research, publications and lectures on the topic

Chair, Refractive Surgery Advisory Committee to the American Optometric Association
2002 – present

President, Optometric Council on Refractive Technology
2005 – 2007
The largest society for optometrists involved in refractive and cataract surgery care

Senior Advisor of Education, Review of Optometry Journal
Jan 2005 - present

Appointed to the following professional Journal Editorial Boards

Review of Optometry
Optometric Management
Primary Care Optometry News
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
Optometric Physician
Refractive EyeCare of Ophthalmologists
Contemporary Optometry
Optometry Times

Chair, Kansas Optometric Association Education Committee
April 2001 – April 2004

Clinical Faculty, Indiana University School of Optometry Adjunct Faculty member
2000- 2005

Clinical Faculty, Bausch & Lomb Applied Diagnostics
1999 – present
Course teaching ophthalmologists and optometrists, the interpretation of Orbscan maps

Optometric Advisory Boards

Bausch & Lomb
Inspire Pharmaceuticals
Refractec Inc.
Ophthonix Inc.
Allergan Inc.
Cyanacon Occusoft
Medennium Inc.

Monthly Columnist, Review of Research, Review of Optometry

Chairperson, Topical Interest Group Refractive Surgery for the American Optometric Association, Media relations
2001 – present

Chairperson, Refractive Surgery Advisory Board to the American Optometric Association
2001 - present

Ellerbrock Education Committee, American Academy of Optometry
2000 – December 2003

Chairperson, Education Sub-committee, American Optometric Association
1999 – 2000

Congress Committee, American Optometric Association
1999 – 2002

Beta Sigma Kappa Optometry Honor Society Recipient and Member
1993 - present

Snell Award for Contributions to the Profession of Optometry in Refractive Surgery (Optometric Refractive Surgery Society, August, 1998)

Editorial Board, Review of Optometry Journal
1997-present

Editorial Board, Primary Care Optometry News
2000 – present

Editorial Board, Optometric Management
2001 - present

Editorial Board, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
2002 – present

Editorial Board, Contemporary Optometry
2002- present

Editorial Board, Refractive EyeCare for Ophthalmologists
2003 – present

Continuing Education Subcommittee to the American Optometric
Association Committee 1996-present

Lecture Experience

SECO key note speaker last 2 years and speaker for 14 straight years
AOA speaker for 14 straight years
Vision Expo speaker for 14 straight years

Comanagement of the Excimer Patient
PRK Patient Selection
PRK Data Review and the Hunkeler Experience
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 1995

Optometric Views of Incisional Refractive Surgery
Web Lab Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
EyeCon Conference, Kansas City, 1995

Photorefractive Keratectomy and the Future of Refractive Surgery
National Wellness Expo, Winnipeg, Canada, March, 1995

Patient Testimonial Monitor
Vision International Refractive Surgery Centers Partner Meeting
1995

Update on Laser Technology
Indiana University School of Optometry
1995

Keratorefractive Surgery
Australian Optometric Conference, Sydney, Australia
October 1995

Long Term Results of the Summit Excimer Laser
The Hunkeler Experience
Roundtable on Refractive Surgery
American Academy of Optometry, New Orleans, December 1995

PRK Co-Management ; Outcome Analysis in Refractive Surgery
Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis December 1995

Comanagement of the Excimer Patient
PRK Patient Selection
PRK Data Review and the Hunkeler Experience
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 1995

Optometric Views of Incisional Refractive Surgery
Web Lab Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
EyeCon Conference, Kansas City, 1995

Summit Affiliate Course, 8-hour CE, Guest Lecturer
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital, Chicago, January 1996

Oklahoma Optometric Association Congress, Oklahoma City
April 1996

Indiana Optometric Association Congress EyeQuest,
Chicago, May 1996

Co-Management at the Hunkeler Eye Centers
ISRS Mid-Summer Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, June 1996

Co-management in Refractive Surgery
American Academy of Ophthalmology, ISRS Pre-meeting
Chicago, Illinois, October, 1996

Lamellar Refractive Surgery Postoperative Care
EastWest Eye Conference, Cleveland, OH, October, 1996

Refractive Surgery, Now and Beyond
Heart of America Contact Lens Association
Kansas City, Missouri, February, 1997

Lasers I and Lasers II
Texas Optometric Association, Austin, Texas
February, 1997

Anterior Segment Grand Rounds: Ocular Trauma, Corneal Disease,
Cornea and Refractive Surgery, New Treatments
New York State Optometric Association CE Program, SUNY College
of New York, New York City, May, 1997

Refractive Surgery Technology Today and Beyond
Kansas Optometric Association, Lawrence, Kansas, May, 1997

Future Technology in Refractive Surgery
LASIK Postoperative Care and Complications
American Optometric Association 100th Congress
St. Louis, Missouri, June, 1997

Refractive Surgery I and II
Anterior Segment Diagnosis and Treatment
Medical Service (MSC) Symposium
U. S. Forces in Europe, Willengen, Germany, June, 1997

Phakic IOL’s
Future of Refractive Surgery
Moderator of Open Panel Discussion
The Optometric Refractive Surgery Symposium
Akron, Ohio, August, 1997

Advanced LASIK Co-Management
Refractive Surgery Beyond 2000
Advances in Corneal Pathology Diagnosis and Treatment
East West Eye Conference
Cleveland, Ohio October, 1997

PRK and LASIK - Grand Rounds Revisited
Beyond PRK and LASIK
American Academy of Optometry
San Antonio, Texas, December, 1997

Refractive Surgery: Now and Beyond 2000
South Eastern Conference of Optometry
Atlanta, GA February, 1998

LASIK Co-management and Complication Analysis
International Contact Lens Congress
Baltimore, MD May, 1998

Advances in Laser Technology
Optometric Refractive Surgery Society
Akron, Ohio August, 1998

Current Concepts in Refractive Surgery
Current Concepts in Refractive Surgery CoManagement
American Optometric Association Educational Program
Amelia Island, Florida September, 1998

LASIK: Incorporating New Technology into Your Practce
The Dumb Cornea: A Grand Rounds Approach to New Advances in Corneal Pathology Diagnosis
Refractive Surgery Beyond 2000
East-West Eye Conference, Cleveland, Ohio October, 1998

How to Effectively Co-Manage Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Optometric Management Practice Development Symposium
Columbus, Ohio; New York, New York; Tampa, Florida
October/November, 1998

The Complete Guide to LASIK Co-Management
Advanced Corneal Diagnosis and Treatment
Illinois Optometric Association, Chicago October, 1998

Utilizing new Technology in Your Practice
PRK Postop Management
LASIK Postop Management
Yale University, New Haven, CT November, 1998

Intracorneal Rings: New Technology to Enhance Your Practice
ABP approval Canada, Montreal, Windsor, Toronto, Calgary,
Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria
August, 1998 – November, 1998

The Importance of Patient Selection in AMO Array Multifocal IOL Patients
American Academy of Optometry, San Francisco
December, 1998

Discontinued due to numerous subsequent lectures Over 400 lectures to date

Publications

(Over 300 publications in non-peer reviewed profssional journals).
Only peer reviewed and book chapters are listed below:

Besifloxacin: a novel anti-infective for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis. Constock TL, Karpecki, PM, Morris TW, Zhang JZ. Clinical Ophthalmology. 2001 Apr 26;4:215-25

Positive aspects of the use of multipurpose disinfection solutions. Koffler BH, Karpecki PM. Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov;127(11):1540-3

Besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6% in patients with bacterial conjunctivitis: A multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, 5-day efficacy and safety study. Karpecki, P, Depaolis M, Hunter JA et al. Clinical Therapeutics. 2009 Mar;31(3):514-26

Dysfunctional tear syndrome: A Delphi Approach to Treatment Recommendations. BehrensA, Doyle JJ, Stern L et al. Cornea. 2006 Sep;25(8):900-7

One-year results from the phase II investigation of the KeraVision Intacs. Twa MD, Karpecki PM, King BJ et al. J Am Optom Assoc. 1999 Aug;70(8):515-24

Corneal Ectasia PostLASIK: The Orbscan Advantage: In Textbook – Gulani, AC, Mertens, Erik, Karpecki, Paul M
Surgical Techniques in Opthalmology Refractive Surgery. JP Publishers 2009;35:202-206

Virtual Texbook of Cataract Surgery. David F Chang, MD Editor. Published in August 2009

Chapter on Orbscan in The Textbook of Corneal Topography. Authored by Sunita Agarwall, Athiya Agarwal, Amar Agarwal. Published by Jitendar P Vij, Jaypee Brothers Medical publishers Ltd. 2006

The Excimer Laser Handbook - Chapter 5, Nidek Laser
Little Brown and Co.

Comanagement Within Four Refractive Surgery Delivery
Systems. Patient Centered Comanagement, Chapter 2. Ed.
By Robert B. Grene

Over 350 papers, articles, quotes and citations in various professional journals, monthly column in review of optometry etc.

Memberships

American Optometric Association
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
Missouri Optometric Association
Optometric Society of Greater Kansas City
Fellowship of Christian Optometrists

Professional Licensing

American Optometry Association
Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
Missouri Diagnostic and Therapeutic Optometric License T03195
Kentucky Diagnostic and Therapeutic Optometric License 1293-DT
Kansas Diagnostic and Therapeutic Optometric License 1454
National Board of Optometric Examiners Certified, 1994
Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Certified, 1994

Achievements, Awards And Activities

Chair, Refractive Surgery Topical Interest Group for the American Optometric Association
June 2001 - present

Ellerbrock Education Committee
2001 - present

Research Committee Summer Camp Delegate
2001 – present

Editorial Board
Review of Optometry, 1996 – present

Editorial Board
Primary Care Optometry News
Inception 1998- present

Editorial Board
Optometric Management
2000 – present

Congress Committee, American Optometric Association
July 1999 – Present

Chair, American Optometric Association Education Sub-Committee
July 1999-June 2000

Education Sub-Committee Member
July 1998- present

Editorial Board
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
Inception 2000 - present