Richard L. Brilliant, OD, FAAO

Education:

• BS, State University College of New York at New Paltz
• BS, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Clinical Specialty:

Low vision rehabilitation and Diplomate in low vision

Professional Honors and Activities:

• Director of Low Vision Services - Moore Eye Foundation
• Member of the Low Vision Executive Council of the Diplomate Program (AAO)
• Clinical Educator of the Year Award - presented by Student Council of PCO (1981)
• Test Technical Article Award - presented by the Optometric Editors Association (1983)

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