Optometry

About Dr. Joseph S. Madrak, OD

Dr. Joseph S. Madrak, OD is a Board Certified Optometrist (ABO Diplomate) practicing in Shelton, Connecticut, where he owns and operates Eye Care Associates / Dr. Joseph S. Madrak, OD LLC. He earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from SUNY College of Optometry (Dean's List) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology (cum laude) from the University at Albany. Dr. Madrak completed a residency in Ocular Disease and Low Vision at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Lyons/East Orange, NJ, where he developed expertise in specialty contact lenses, surgical co-management, and the teaching and supervision of optometry students. He went on to serve as Clinic Director at LCA Vision, overseeing a refractive surgery center in Connecticut and participating on the Optometric Advisory Board, Risk Management Committee, and Clinic Director Advisory Board. He also served on staff at Eye Disease Consultants/Hartford Hospital, a leading ophthalmology practice affiliated with Hartford Hospital. Throughout his career, Dr. Madrak has been recognized for clinical excellence and leadership, receiving the PEARL Award (Professionalism, Excellence, Achievement, Results and Leadership) from LCA-Vision and the Oak Leaf Award for Excellence in Care from the VA NJ Health Care System. He is an active contributor to the Connecticut Association of Optometrists, having served as Scholarship Committee Chair, Membership Committee Member, and Board of Directors Member. He has published clinical case presentations at the American Academy of Optometry and is a member of the American Optometric Association and its Contact Lens and Cornea and Sports Vision specialty sections.

Credentials & Licensure

• Board Certified Optometrist (ABO Diplomate) — American Board of Optometry (2014)
• Connecticut Optometry License #002692 — State of Connecticut
• PEARL Award – Professionalism, Excellence, Achievement, Results and Leadership — LCA-Vision
• Oak Leaf Award – Excellence in Care — Veterans Affairs Hospital – NJ Health Care System
• Morton L. Kimmelman Leadership Award — SUNY College of Optometry

Education & Training

• Doctor of Optometry, Optometry
  SUNY College of Optometry · 2005
• Residency – Ocular Disease and Low Vision, Ocular Disease, Low Vision, Specialty Contact Lenses & Surgical Co-Management
  Veterans Affairs Hospital, Lyons/East Orange, NJ · 2006
• Clinical Externship, Contact Lenses and Primary Eye Care
  Keller Army Hospital at US Military Academy · 2005
• Clinical Externship, Ocular Disease and Surgical Co-Management
  Veterans Affairs Hospital · 2004
• BS Biology, Biology
  University at Albany · 2001

Publications & Presentations

• Development of Herpetic Keratitis During Treatment of Anterior Granulomatous Uveitis, American Academy of Optometry (2005)
• AZOOR: Not Rare, But Often Not Diagnosed, American Academy of Optometry (2005)

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