Connie L. Chronister O.D. 

Associate Professor 
cchronister@pco.edu

Education: 

B.S., Elizabethtown College 
B.S., O.D., Pennsylvania College of Optometry 
Dr. Chronister is a 1986 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and she completed a Primary Care Residency at The Eye Institute in 1987. 

Role at PCO:

  • Chief, Primary Care, Module 2, The Eye Institute of Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • Coordinator Ocular Biology Laboratories
  • Lecturer in Ocular Biology Course
  • Lecturer in Ocular Microbiology & Immunology
  • Clinical Case Conference Course Moderator

Professional honors and activities:

  • Low Vision Specialist at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center
  • Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
  • American Optometric Association
  • Pennsylvania Optometric Association
  • Onofrey G. Rybachok Educator of the Year for 1996-97
  • Clinical Educator of the Year at PCO for 1991

Clinical specialty:

Primary Care, Infectious Diseases, Low Vision

Selected Representative Publications:

  • Chronister, C.L. Contact Lens Considerations for Patients Infected with HIV. J Am Optom Assoc 2000; 71(4):249-58
  • Chronister, C.L., Cohen N.A., Stevens, S.A., How to detect, treat and contain infectious diseases. Review of Optometry July 15, 1999; 136(7): 65-77.
  • Chronister, C.L., Gurwood, AS., Type 2 Diabetes in Association with HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors in HIV-Infected Patients. J Am Optom Assoc. 1998, 69(11):695-698.
  • Chronister, C.L., Pelino C., Tainted Drug Causes Unusual Ocular Side Effects. Review of Optometry. November 15, 1998, 135(11):89-90.
  • Chronister, C.L., Protect Yourself and Your Patients from Infectious Diseases. Optometry Today. October 1998, 6(9):42.
  • Chronister, C.L., Review of External Ocular Disease Associated with AIDS and HIV Infection. Optometry and Vision Science. April 1996, 73(4):225-230.
  • Chronister, C.L., Serologic Confirmation of HIV Infection. Optometry and Vision Science. May 1995, 72(5):299-301.
  • Chronister, C.L., Women and HIV Infection/AIDS. New Eng J of Optometry. Fall 1994, 46(4): 111-114.
  • Chronister, C.L., Pagani, J.M., What you should know about HIV testing. Review of Optometry. June 1994, 131(6): 85-88.
  • Chronister, C.L., Gurwood A.S., Literature Review of Hepatits B: Should Eye Care Practitioners Receive a Hepatitis B Vaccine? Optometry and Vision Science. November, 1992, 69(11):898-903.