Dr.Florencia Yeh, O.D.

Clinic Care Lead AZCOPT

Eye Institute

  • Clinic Care Lead AZCOPT
    Eye Institute
  • 623-537-6000 (Work)
  • Midwestern University Eye Institute, 5865 W Utopia Rd, Glendale, AZ, 85308, USA

BIO

Florencia Yeh, OD, FAAO, FSLS is an Associate Professor at Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry and teaches in the contact lens curriculum. She is the head of the Contact Lens department at the Midwestern University Eye Institute and is the Residency Coordinator for the Cornea/Contact Lens Residency program. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology from the University of California, San Diego, and received her Doctor of Optometry from the New England College of Optometry, where she graduated as salutatorian. She completed a postdoctoral residency in Cornea and Contact Lens at Indiana University School of Optometry. 

 

Dr. Yeh enjoys fitting therapeutic specialty contact lenses on patients with keratoconus, post-surgical corneas, corneal scarring, and other complex corneal disorders and conditions. Her research interest focuses on scleral contact lenses and their impact on corneal physiology and scleral shape.

 

Dr. Yeh is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society. She is a Past President of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry (AZ-AAO) and is a member of the American Optometric Association (AOA) and the Arizona Optometric Association (AZOA).

MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    Arizona College of Optometry

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    Midwestern University, Glendale, United StatesJun 2019 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    Midwestern University, Glendale, United StatesJul 2014 - May 2019

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Cornea/Contact Lens Residency Coordinator
    Midwestern University, Glendale, United StatesJun 2018 - present
  • Clinical Care Coordinator - Contact Lens
    Midwestern University, Glendale, United StatesJun 2016 - present

DEGREES

  • O.D.
    New England College of Optometry, USA
  • B.S.
    University of California, San Diego, USA

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Cornea/Contact Lens Resident
    Indiana University, School of Optometry, Bloomington, United States
    Cornea/Contact LensResidency

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAM

  • Doctor of Optometry (O.D.)

CAMPUS

  • Glendale