Richard L. Brilliant, OD, FAAO
Associate Professor
Education:
- BS, State University College of New York at New Paltz
- BS, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Role at Salus University:
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry
- Senior Low Vision Practitioner
- Professor in charge of and lecturer of low vision rehabilitation
Professional Honors and Activities:
- Director of Low Vision Services - Moore Eye Foundation (1997-present)
- Member of the Low Vision Executive Council of the Diplomate Program (AAO) (1996-present)
- Clinical Educator of the Year Award - presented by Student Council of PCO (1981)
- Test Technical Article Award - presented by the Optometric Editors Association (1983)
Clinical Specialty:
- Low vision rehabilitation and Diplomate in low vision
Research Activities:
- Reviewer of grant application s for the Rehabilitation Services Committee of US Dept. of Education (1991-present)
- Reviewer of grant applications for the Ontario (Canada) Depart. Of Health (1992-present)
- Recipient of AOA Research Grant (1978)
- Principal Investigator and clinical evaluator in a number of research grants involving low vision lens systems (NEI grants)
- Co-developer of a number of low vision lens systems (Honeybee Telescope, Amorphic Telescope)
Selected Representative Publications:
- Editor "Essentials of Low Vision Practice" 1999 by Butterworth/Heinemann
- 31 publications in referred journals related to low vision