Satya B.
Verma, OD
Assistant Professor
satya@salus.edu
Education:
- DROpt., School of Optometry, Gandhi Eye Hospital
(India)
- BA, Delhi University (India)
- OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Role At Salus University:
- Director of Community Eye Care, External Clinics
and of Resident Eye Care Services
- CPS course facilitator
- Public Health Expertise: community health, health policy,
aging, health promotion, nursing home care
Professional Honors
and Activities:
- Primary Care Health Policy Fellowship, DHHS, June 2003
- Carl C. Koch memorial award, American Academy of optometry,
Dec. 2002
- Chair, Health promotion Institute, of NCOA
- Co-Chair, First
Joint National Conference of National Council on Aging and
American Society on Aging, March 2001
- 2000,
Distinguished Practitioner in Optometry of the National
Academies of Practice
- 1998,
Optometrist of the Year by the American Optometric Association
- 1998,
Distinguished Service Award from Prevent Blindness America
- 1998, Chaired
National Council on Aging (NCOA) Annual Conference
- 1985 &
1996, Pennsylvania Optometrist of the Year
- Past President
of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association
- Chair, Vision
Care Section of the American Public Health Association
- Chair-elect of
Health Promotion Institute (HPI) of NCOA
- Member, Finance
Committee of National Council on Aging
- Member,
Professional Relations Committee of American Optometric
Association
- Member,
Community Programs Committee of Prevent Blindness America
- Member,
Geriatric and Nursing Home Committee of American Optometric
Association.
Clinical
Specialty:
- Geriatric optometry, Low Vision and
computer-related vision problems
