Brock D. Karben, OD

General Optometry

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Brock D. Karben Dr. Karben received his B.S. in Biology from Washington State University and obtained his Doctorate of Optometry from Pacific University. His varied experience while on clinical rotations allows Dr. Karben to manage his patients to the highest standards, while still providing quality care to each individual patient. Dr. Karben joined the staff of EyeHealth Northwest in 2009.

While Dr. Karben grew up locally in Ridgefield, Washington, he still enjoys traveling as much as possible. He has made several trips to Indonesia, the latest to provide eye care for underserved populations. When home, Dr. Karben values spending time with his family and enjoys being an uncle.

In his time off, Dr. Karben tries to take full advantage of all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. He spends most of his free time outdoors. Depending on the season, you can find him rock climbing, backpacking, kayaking, wakeboarding, or snowboarding. In the summer months Dr. Karben can be found prowling the mountain streams with fly rod in hand or sampling one of the many great microbrews that Portland has to offer.

DR. KARBEN'S EDUCATION:


EDUCATION
May 2008	Forest Grove, OR PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY Doctorate of Optometry
2003	Vancouver, WA CLARK COLLEGE
May 2002	Pullman, WA WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science in Biology
EXPERIENCE
2009 - Current	Portland, OR EyeHealth Northwest
2008-2009	Beaverton, OR MASTER EYE ASSOCIATES Multi-location, heavy contact lens practice inside of Binyons, varied population
2008 - 2009	Vancouver, WA DR. STINE’S OPTOMETRIC OFFICE High patient volume with emphasis on contact lenses, office leased inside of Binyons
2007-2008	OPTOMETRIC ROTATIONS Dr. Tom Golis, Black Hills VA, South Dakota Concentration in ocular disease, with emphasis in glaucoma, ARMD, and cataracts on complex elderly patients (Grade: High Pass) Pediatric Strabismus Referral Center Pacific University, Portland OR Specially selected site for binocular vision and disease in pediatric and geriatric population (Grade: High Pass) Dr. Babour, Dr. Martin Cascade Eye Center: Dalles/Hood River, OR Full scope, multi-doctor, multi-location private practice in rural community. Disease, emergency, pre/post-op, contact lenses, and binocular vision (Grade: Honors) Dr. Claude Valenti Optometric Vision Development Center: La Jolla, CA Specialty binocular vision, traumatic brain injury, sports vision, pediatric office, focused on individual care for patients (Grade: Honors)
2002-2005	Vancouver, WA DR. STINE’S OPTOMETRIC OFFICE Optometric Assistant Performed entrance skills (VA’s, NCT, auto-refractor, HVF, etc) on all incoming and follow up patients Completed daily office tasks. Including scheduling of patients, producing and filing patient records, reordering of office supplies, billing patients and insurances, etc. High volume contact lens office allowed for acquiring skills in CL insertion and removal, patient education, ordering contacts, interaction with CL reps, trial lens upkeep.
Volunteer Work
2008	San Diego, CA LIONS CLUB SAN DIEGO, CA Provided complete eye exams to underprivileged populations
2007	Portland, OR PROJECT HOMELESS, PORTLAND Provided complete eye exams to homeless population in Portland
2006	Vancouver, WA FREE CLINIC OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON Provided complete ocular exams to low income population
2006	Olympia, WA WASHINGTON STATE SPECIAL OLYMPICS Provided eye exams for Special Olympic athletes
2005-06	Portland, OR HEALTH FAIR AND VINEYARD SCREENINGS Case history and entrance skills performed on patients Educate patients for the needs of eyecare
2004- 2007	Papua, Indonesia MISSIONARY WORK IN INDONESIA INCLUDING ORGANIZING AN AMIGOS TRIP Performed ocular and general health exams on local tribes in the Papuan jungle In charge of a 6th through 12th grade outdoor camp, including all preparations, speakers, etc.
SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
Optometry License Oregon Optometry License #3288ATI: Certified for Topical and Nontopical Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents with Injections Expiration: July 1st 2009 Washington Optometry License: #OD60033591TX: Certified to the fullest extent of Washington Law Expiration: July 13th 2009 Optometric Thesis/AAO Poster Comparison of Contrast Sensitivity with Eye Glare and Nike MaxSight Contact Lenses Above thesis presented in poster form at AAO (2008) Specialty Courses Advanced Contact Lens Sports Vision Certifications Bausch & Lomb Vision Shaping Treatment (VST) Ortho-Keratology American Heart Association: Healthcare Provider, Adults/Infant CPR, First-Aid, AED certified Professional Memberships Member of Contact Lens/Cornea Section and Sports Vision Section of AOA AOSA (2004 - current) AOA (2004 –current) Optometric Physicians of Washington (2005-current) Montana Optometric Association (2007-current)

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