Laura K. Windsor, O.D.
Curriculum Vitae
drlaura@eyeassociates.com

Education

Doctor of Optometry
Indiana University, Bloomington
May 2001

Bachelor of Science in Optometry
Indiana University, Bloomington
December 1998

Indiana Honors Diploma
Indiana Academy of Science, Mathematics and Humanities
Ball State University
May 1994


Honors & Awards

 

Leadership Positions

  • Blackford County Special Olympics, Asst County Coordinator, 2003 
  • Indiana University Optometric Student Association Vice President 1999-2000
  • Indiana University Optometric Student Association Secretary 1998-1999
  • Pre-Optometry Club Committee Member 1996-1997
  • Indiana Academy Ambassador 1992-1994
  • Indiana Academy Yearbook Business & Managing Editor 1993-1994

 

Professional Affiliations
  • American Optometric Association
  • A.O.A. Low Vision Section
  • A.O.A. Contact Lens and Cornea Section
  • Indiana Optometric Association
  • American Academy of Optometry

 

Special Optometric Activities

Indiana Optometric Association                                          2001-Present


Future Optometrists Web Site  1997-Present

  • Designed and maintain web site to enhance the optometric education world wide.
  • Nationally recognized in both Optometry Today and the Review of Optometry magazines.
  • Receives over 1.4 million visits a year from students, optometrists, and others from around the world interested in optometry.
  • Includes information on all aspects of the optometric education, as well as, links to valuable optometric resources in the Internet.
  • Won a Featured Site 2000 Award from HealthAtoZ.com, December 1999.

Angle on Glaucoma 1999-2001

  • Designing an all inclusive web site devoted to glaucoma.
  • It includes information on the different types of glaucoma, treatments available and the medications used.
  • The site includes both patient friendly information and doctor oriented information.
  • To be used as a part of the Indiana University School of Optometry Ophthalmic Disease Clinic.

 

Publications

Windsor, L. “Age Related Macular Degeneration”, WISH TV 8 website

Windsor, L.  “NEI Study Shows High Dose Vitamin Supplements Beneficial in Reducing Age Related Macular Degeneration”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor , L., Windsor , R.      “Understanding Achromatopsia”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor, R. , Windsor, L.  “Understanding Stargardt's Disease (Juvenile Macular Degeneration)”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor, R. , Windsor, L.  “Understanding Vision Loss from Pathological Myopia”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor, R. , Windsor, L.  “Common Vision Problems from Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor, R. , Windsor, L.  “Understanding the Visual Problems of Retinitis Pigmentosa”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor, R. , Windsor, L.  “Common Visual Problems of Ocular Histoplasmosis”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor, R. , Windsor, L.  “Albinism: Low Vision Considerations”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor, R. , Windsor, L.  “Vision Loss in Diabetes”, Vision Enhancement

 Windsor, R. , Windsor, L.  “Many Visual Problems of Macular Degeneration”, Vision Enhancement

Windsor, R. Windsor, L. “ Low Vision Rehabilitation: An Introduction”, Rehabilitation Professional Journal, April, 2001.

Windsor, R, Windsor, L. “ Understanding Nystagmus” Vision Enhancement, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2000.

Windsor, R., Windsor, L. “Weave Your Web: Using the Internet to Market Your  Practice” AOA News, November 16, 1998 .
                        *Won  the American Society of Business Press Editor’s National Gold                                                  Medal for a “How To” Article, June 1999.

Windsor, L.  “Optometric Web Site.“ AOSA Foresight. Fall 1998.

 

Lectures Given

Indiana Occupational Therapy Assoc Annual Seminar, Ft Wayne, IN    Oct. 2002

Indiana Optometric Association Fall Seminar, Bloomington , IN            Oct 2002

Four Seasons Retirement Community, Columbus, IN                             Sept. 2002

Optometric Compliance 2002, Indianapolis , IN                                         Aug. 2002

Crossroad’s Rehab Low Vision Support Group, Greenwood , IN           Apr 2002

Kettering Low Vision Support Group, Kettering , OH                              Apr. 2002

St. Vincent’s Institute on Aging Annual Seminar, Indianapolis, IN         Mar. 2002

Indiana Univ. Optometry Advanced Therapeutics Course                     Mar 2002

East Central Optometric Society, Muncie ,  IN                                          Mar. 2002

Clarian Health Rehabilitation Department, Indianapolis , IN                   Feb. 2002

Northeast Indiana Occupational Therapist Association                         Jan. 2002

Michigan Association of Educators in Rehabilitation, Lansing , MI        Oct. 2001

Darke County Low Vision Society, Greenville , OH                                 Sept. 2001

Parkview Neuro Rehabilitation Hospital , Fort Wayne , IN                    Sept. 2001

Rotary Club, Fort Wayne , IN                                                                              May 2001

Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation, Indianapolis , IN                                  Mar. 2001

 

Professional Meetings Attended

A.A.O. Annual Convention, Philadelphia , PA                                             Dec. 2001

A.O.A. Annual Congress, Boston , MA                                                         June 2001

The Eye and the Auto, Detroit , MI                                                               June 2001

A.O.A. Annual Congress, San Antonio , TX                                                 June 1999

A.O.S.A. Annual Convention, Fort Lauderdale , FL                                    Jan. 1999

National Youth Leadership Conference on Medicine, Boston , MA       July 1993

 

Volunteer Experience

Coordinated an I. U. Optometry School Canned Food Drive             April 1999

Implemented an Adopt-A-Highway Program                                                     Oct. 1996    
   Lake Monroe Causeway, Bloomington , IN

Muncie Men’s Mission, Muncie, IN                                                                        1993-1994