Timothy Hammill
Riverside,CA
Summary
Professional optometry practitioner with strong diagnostic ability and patient care skills. Proven track record in conducting comprehensive eye exams, prescribing corrective lenses, and managing ocular diseases. Known for collaborative approach, adaptability, and delivering consistent results in fast-paced environments. Proficient in advanced optometric equipment and patient communication, ensuring high standards of care.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Optometrist
Azul Vision
08.2023 - Current
- Continue to provide quality care for a diverse patient population (focusing on medical optometry), treatment for a wide variety of ocular diseases and prescribed corrective eyeglasses and contact lenses to align with patient diagnosis.
- Practiced with great quality and efficiency with a daily patient load of around 30 patients.
- Addressed emergency ocular situations such as foreign body removal or sudden vision loss, providing immediate care and appropriate followup.
- Worked together with different sub-specialties of Ophthalmology to determine the best patient care including Oculoplastics, Retina, Cornea and Glaucoma specialists.
- Continually improve patient efficiency with post op follow up care for cataract surgery, LASIK/LASEK, glaucoma, strabismus, & eyelid surgeries.
- Performed advanced diagnostic procedures, ensuring accurate diagnoses and effective treatment plans with different kinds of OCT machines, Fundus photos & B-scans.
- Mentored optometry students during their clinical rotations, fostering professional development for future practitioners.
Optometry Residency (Ocular Disease)
Azul Vision
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Refined clinical experience through increased critical thinking and patient care. Provided complete optometric care to the Inland Empire, focusing on medical optometry.
- Broadened both my clinical skills and treatment options while learning in a high-volume co-management practice with great collaboration with other specialties such as retina specialist, oculoplastics and general ophthalmology.
Optometric student intern
Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital
11.2021 - 02.2022
- Managing and learning ocular disease within the Gila River Native American population, with a heavy emphasis on diabetic, systemic and corneal presentations.
- All age groups were seen at this rotation and treated (youngest patient I saw was 6 weeks old, all the way to the oldest who was 95 years old).
- We did weekly education, case presentations and participated in leading lectures on different ocular topics to other Indian Health Services residents and optometric students.
Optometric student intern
California Eye Specialists
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Provided complete optometric care to the Inland Empire, focusing on medical optometry.
- Performed many different pre- and post-operative care for cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal diseases.
Optometric student intern
Ketchum Health
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Provided a wide range of care with Low Vision patients such as continued Co-management, technologic training, and genetic testing for improved future outcomes.
- Provided interactive care in Vision Therapy with many initial and continued visits for many different issues such as: TBI, oculomotor and accommodative disfunctions for any age group (mainly pediatrics but adults were also seen).
- Participated in disease-based clinic shifts that focused on: glaucoma work ups and follow up care, retinal/anterior segment diseases that need further care or referrals, and emergency walk-in patients.
AVID Tutor
Oak Hills High School, Hesperia Unified School District
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Tutored groups of students with their questions concerning schoolwork, led their school discussions related to their current classes and assisted the students with their upcoming college requirements.
Education
Doctorate of Optometry - Optometry
Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) @ Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU)
Fullerton, CA05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB)
San Bernardino, CA01.2017
Skills
- Refractive error correction with eyeglasses and contact lenses
- Ocular disease diagnosis across wide range of diseases (including cornea, anterior segment, posterior segment, retina, glaucoma and cataracts)
- Patient counseling (I attempt to provide the clearest information I can concerning patient's diagnosis and correct treatment after)
- Dry eye management
- Comfortable with a wide range of Optometric instrumentation
- Retinal imaging analysis
- Foreign body removal
- Surgery referrals
Timeline
Optometrist
Azul Vision
08.2023 - Current
Optometry Residency (Ocular Disease)
Azul Vision
08.2022 - 07.2023
Optometric student intern
Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital
11.2021 - 02.2022
Optometric student intern
California Eye Specialists
08.2021 - 11.2021
Optometric student intern
Ketchum Health
05.2021 - 08.2021
AVID Tutor
Oak Hills High School, Hesperia Unified School District
01.2013 - 01.2014
Doctorate of Optometry - Optometry
Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) @ Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU)
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB)
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