CURRICULUM VITAE                                                   

James S. Spangler, O.D.                                                             

213 W. 3rd Ave., Ste.106                                                         

Warren, PA  16365                                                                  

Phone (814) 723-4470                                                                   

Fax (814) 723-5413                                                               

Email jsspang@verizon.net                               

Email jspangler@drjspangler.com      

 

 1976  Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology - Clarion State College  

1978  Bachelor of Science in Physiological Optics - Pennsylvania College of Optometry  

1980  Doctor of Optometry - Pennsylvania College of Optometry  

Member of the Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Fraternity  

Private practice in Warren, Pennsylvania since 1980.    

 

Professional Associations and positions:  

Member of the Northwest Optometric Society of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Optometric Association, and the American Optometric Association  

Past-chair of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association - Membership Development and Retention Committee  

Chair of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association Pediatric Vision Committee - Development of the Kids Welcome Here, Children’s Vision 1-3-5, and Vision is Elementary pediatric vision programs now licensed in 12 states.  

Appointed in 2003 to the AOA Infant Vision Project Team overseeing the InfantSEE  program  

Served 5 years as President of the Northwest Optometric Society of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association  

2001 Merit Award of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association  

2001 George Gottschalk, Jr. Memorial Award for Outstanding Committee Chairperson the Pennsylvania Optometric Association  

2002 Pennsylvania Optometric Association Optometrist of the Year  

 

Published Articles:  

Adding Infant and Preschool Children to Your Primary Care Optometry Practice - December 1997 Optometry Today 

Why You Should Care about the Pennsylvania Pediatric Task Force - April 2000 Pennsylvania Optometric Association Keystoner, Fall 2000 Journal of the Illinois Optometric Association, December 2000 Journal of the New York State Optometric Association.  

Kids Welcome Here - editorial in the June 2001 Optometry:  Journal of the American Optometric Association.  

 

Additional Projects:   Resource for pediatric vision projects in the United States and Israel.   

Written instructions on using digital photography to identify vision disorders via use of photorefraction principles.

Written instructions for use of a computer based tachistoscope for vision processing skills.

 

Lectures:   Lecture regularly to school faculty. Administrators, and nurses, Head Start groups, Lion’s Clubs, Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, paraoptometric groups, and optometrists on adding infants, preschool children, and school age children to a primary care optometry practice; and adding vision therapy to a primary care vision care practice.  Lecture events include:  EastWest Eye Conference, Pennsylvania Optometric Association Kids Welcome Here Symposium (2001), Pennsylvania Optometric Association 2001 June Congress, EyeQuest, Florida Optometric Association Summer Congress,  OptoEast (2003), InfantSEE ISL Training Sessions (2004), InfantSEE CE programs – AR, WV, DE, PA, Optometry’s Meeting/Dallas (2005),  Fall Infant Vision Assessment Seminar for Northwest Pennsylvania (2005), 2006 featured speaker Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, 2007 Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses, 2007 Pennsylvania Optometric Association Annual Meeting, 2008 Optometry’s Meeting, and 2011 Pennsylvania Optometric Association Spring Congress.