Brandon Nielsen, OD
Twin Falls,ID
Summary
Dynamic optometrist with expertise in pediatric eye care at Children's Clear Vision, specializing in ocular disease diagnosis, and therapeutic vision exercises. Proven ability to develop tailored treatment plans and collaborate with specialists, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Strong interpersonal communication and attention to detail drive successful patient education and progress monitoring.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Optometrist- Self Employed
Children's Clear Vision
Twin Falls , Idaho
01.2015 - Current
- Specialize in pediatric eye care and vision therapy.
- Work with patients who have traumatic brain injuries, concussions, and help develop treatment plans to assist with their recovery.
- Work with patients who have struggles with eye tracking, eye focusing, and eye-teaming skills.
- Reviewed charts prior to appointments in order to ensure the accuracy of patient information entered into the EHR system.
- Promoted healthy vision by counseling and educating patients.
- Performed comprehensive visual system examinations to determine the extent of ocular disorders.
- Managed pre-operative evaluations for surgical procedures, such as laser surgery or cataract extraction.
- Performed comprehensive eye exams, including refractions, and visual field tests.
- Provided referrals when necessary to specialists who can provide additional services or treatments not available in the practice setting.
- Provided patients with information on their overall ocular health and vision status.
- Educated patients on the proper use of corrective lenses, hygiene, and safety precautions related to vision care.
- Analyzed test results in order to diagnose diseases of the eye, such as glaucoma, or cataracts.
- Managed a comprehensive analysis of the visual system, eye diseases, and injuries.
- Monitored patient progress over time by performing follow-up examinations.
- Ordered contact lenses for patients according to their prescription needs.
- Used optometric equipment to conduct pre-testing and special testing.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals in order to coordinate care for complex cases.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Utilized advanced technical skills and expertise to troubleshoot complex problems and implement solutions.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
- Developed treatment plans for individual patient cases based on medical history, physical exam findings, lab results, and imaging studies.
- Assisted other healthcare professionals in diagnosing complex ophthalmic issues through collaboration and consultation.
Optometrist- Walmart
Self-employeed
Jerome, Idaho
08.2014 - 01.2019
- Performed comprehensive visual system examinations to determine extent of ocular disorders.
- Performed comprehensive eye exams, including refractions and visual field tests.
- Provided referrals when necessary to specialists who can provide additional services or treatments not available in the practice setting.
- Managed comprehensive analysis of visual system, eye diseases and injuries.
- Monitored patient progress over time by performing follow-up examinations.
- Ordered contact lenses for patients according to their prescription needs.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
Optometrist- Resident
Southern California College of Optometry
Fullerton , CA
06.2013 - 06.2014
- Worked as a resident at Southern California College of Optometry.
- Specializing in pediatric eye care and vision therapy.
- I went to several continuing education courses throughout my time there.
- Worked with patients who had traumatic brain injuries, concussions, strokes, and other brain injuries.
- Worked with several children to help treat and diagnose visual problems that affect their reading and schoolwork.
- Worked with several patients that we had to diagnose and treat strabismus, convergence insufficiency, oculomotor dysfunction, accommodative insufficiency, and suppression.
- Shadowed experienced staff and optometrist to observe daily tasks.
- Diagnosed and assisted in treatment of ocular disease.
- Determined most appropriate tools and treatments for specific eye problems.
Education
Optometry
Southern California College of Optometry
Fullerton, CA05-2013
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID05-2011
Associate of Arts - Science
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA05-2007
Skills
- Specialized eye care for children
- Therapeutic vision exercises
- Comprehensive eye exams
- Ocular disease diagnosis
- Patient education
- Electronic health records
- Visual field testing
- Referral management
- Patient progress monitoring
- Collaboration with specialists
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Treatment plan development
- Task prioritization
- Binocular vision testing
- Inventory control
- Corneal topography
- Multitasking capacity
- Relationship building
- Organizational skills
- Business management
- Insurance processing
- Refractive error correction
- Eye examination
- Sports vision enhancement
- Laser surgery consultation
- Medical records maintenance
- Patient counseling
- Binocular vision treatment
- Time management
- Interpersonal communication
- Contact Lenses Fitting
- Ocular health evaluation
- Treatment adjustments
- Multifocal lens expertise
- Color vision assessment
Affiliations
- Played Basketball in college and in high school.
- Served a mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints in Madrid Spain.
- Serve in several church capacities working with children.
- Volunteered at several vision screenings and special olympics.
- Love spending time with my family on vacartions
Certification
- Optometric License in Idaho
- Residency in Pediatric and Vision therapy: Southern California College of Optometry
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Optometrist- Self Employed
Children's Clear Vision
01.2015 - Current
Optometrist- Walmart
Self-employeed
08.2014 - 01.2019
Optometrist- Resident
Southern California College of Optometry
06.2013 - 06.2014
Optometry
Southern California College of Optometry
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
College of Idaho
Associate of Arts - Science
Big Bend Community College
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