Jeffry Gerson
OD, FAAO, Medical Reviewer

Expertise: Primary Eye Care

Education: Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, Indiana, 1997

Practice Name: Grin Eye Care

Location: Olathe, Kansas

Dr. Jeffry Gerson graduated from Indiana University School of Optometry in 1997, after which he went on to do a VA residency concentrating in low vision and ocular disease. He has been in several different practice settings, including a retina referral practice where he participated in several large clinical trials.

Currently, Dr. Gerson is in a private practice in Olathe, Kansas, where he collaborates with both ODs and MDs as their medical director. He sees primary care patients and has an emphasis on retinal care in his practice. He enjoys having 4th year optometry interns with him and the challenges that they present. He is an adjunct professor for the Western University of Health Sciences.

He still participates in clinical trials and utilizes many different diagnostic modalities. Dr. Gerson speaks and consults for numerous companies as well as speaks frequently for educational conferences. He is medical director for the patient advocacy organization, Macular Degeneration Association, as well as the doctor alliances PERC and Optiport. He is also on editorial boards of several industry publications.

Dr. Gerson is a frequent lecturer in the US and abroad, and writes regularly for optometric publications. When not at work, he enjoys travelling, working out and spending time with his family.

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Licenses & Certifications 

Optometry License in Kansas (1519-3) and Missouri (T03413)

Financial Disclosures

Independent contractor: EssilorLuxottica 

Advisor: Macular Degeneration Association 

Speaker: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Astellas Pharma, LENZ Therapeutics

Consultant: Bausch Health, LKC, iCare, Notal Vision, Optos, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Luneau Technologies, June Brain