Helene Kaiser, O.D., FAAOHelene Kaiser, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Assistant Professor
hkaiser@pco.edu

Education:

B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
B.S., O.D., Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Dr. Kaiser is a 1989 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and she completed a Primary Care Residency at The Eye Institute in1990.

Role at PCO:

  • Coordinator for the Clinical Skills Course and Laboratory
  • Lecturer and Coordinator of the Special Topics in Environmental Optometry Course
  • Director of the Computer Vision Center at The Eye Institute
  • Primary Care Staff Optometrist

Publications:

  • Kaiser HM. "Ocular Manifestations of Hematologic Disease", In Blaustein BH., ed., Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease. Boston, MA: Churchill Livingstone, 1994: pp. 165-178.
  • Kaiser HM. and Shust MA. "An Atypical Presentation of Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy", Optometry Today, Sept 1993.
  • Kaiser HM. "A Tour Through a Gallery of Lid Lesions: How to Differentiate Eyelid Lumps and Bumps", Review of Optometry, July 1992.
  • Kaiser HM. and Pagani JM. "Garden Variety Conjunctivitis". In Catania L., ed., Primary Care Practical Hints. Philadelphia, PA: Primary Care Publications, 1991.

Presentations at the American Academy of Optometry:

  • "Retrospective Review of Computer Related Symptoms, Diagnoses, and Treatment in an Urban Based Computer Vision Clinic"
  • "First Reported Case of Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy Associated with Glucophage therapy in a Diabetic Patient"
  • "Pseudo Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy"
  • "Pseudo Accommodative Esotropia and Patient with Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri"
  • "An Atypical Presentation of Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy"
  • "Herpes Zoster Infection and Reiter's Syndrome in an AIDS Patient"
  • "Vitritis and Anterior Uveitis Secondary to Active Toxoplasmosis"
  • Academy Presentation - "Polariod Ocular Photography as an Innovative Method of Assessing Ophthalmoscopy Skills"

Professional Honors and Activities:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
  • American Optometric Association
  • Pennsylvania Optometric Association
  • Philadelphia County Optometric Society
  • International Who's Who of Professionals

Clinical Specialty: 

Primary care, computer vision, industrial vision

Dr. Helene Kaiser has lectured nationally and internationally on Computer Vision and Ocular Disease.