Our Doctors
We concentrate
on problem solving comprehensive eyecare in our office. Unlike
big corporate highway stores, we have only one location, and deliver
personalized eyecare.
Our Doctors who are
here to serve you are:
Paul A. Blaze O.D., F.A.A.O. (view
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Paul
A. Blaze O.D. , F.A.A.O.
Dr. Blaze was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Anaheim. He
received his BS in Biological Sciences from California Lutheran University
in 1978 and was accepted to attend the Southern California College
of Optometry. He then pursued his research and development interests
at the Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, University of New South
Wales in Sydney, Australia. There he researched the effects of extended
wear soft lenses on cornea swelling and the dehydration rates of various
soft lens materials. Soon after graduation he joined Stephen Downs
OD and Coast Contact Lens Co. in 1982, as Optometric Clinical Director,
working on the FDA study for the approval of the Hydracon contact
lens.
In 1987 he purchased the clinical practice of Stephen Downs OD, founder
of Coast Contact Lens Co. He has focused his private practice on specialty
contact lenses and has continued to be involved in new product and
patient studies with Allergan, Alcon and Polymer Technologies. He
has been published in several professional journals and continues
to lecture at professional meetings.
In 1996 he worked part time with Summit Technologies, the first company
to introduce an FDA approved excimer laser for refractive eye surgery.
He was involved with the pre- and post-op care in the early phases
of the laser surgery development. He has been successfully managing
laser surgery patients with the best laser centers and surgeons in
Orange County since the introduction of the excimer laser.
Dr. Blaze enjoys surfing, softball and has recently picked up golfing.
He and his wife Rhonda also like to travel and backpack together.
Dr. Paul Blaze, Rhonda
Olivia, and Emma
PAUL A. BLAZE,
O.D., F.A.A.O.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
1974 - 1978 California Lutheran University, Thousand
Oaks, CA
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Biology
1978 - 1982 Southern CA College of Optometry, Fullerton,
Ca
Degree: Doctor of Optometry
RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1981 Research Intern, University of New
South Wales, Australia (Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit)
1983 - 1984 Clinical Investigator, Hydracon
Daily Toric and Spherical Extended Wear Soft Lenses (FDA approved 1983)
1982 - 1987 Director of Clinical Studies CoastVision, Inc., S.F.
Downs, President
1985 - Present Contact Lens Instructor V.A. Hospital, Long Beach,
CA, Contact Lens Instructor U.C. Irvine Medical School
1988 - Present Clinical Investigator for
Polymer Technology, Angelini Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, Inc.
1996 - 1998 UCLA / Summit Technologies, Staff Optometrist, Excimer
laser patient care
PRIVATE PRACTICE
1987 - Present Private Practice - 5092 Warner Avenue, Huntington
Beach, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1983 - Present AOA, COA Member
1988 - Present Member American Academy of Optometry
1989 President, Orange County Optometric Society
1998 - Present Director, SCCO Alumni Board
PUBLICATIONS
1984 "Fitting toric soft Lenses in
High Astigmats", pg. 902-4, AOA Journal, December, 1984, co-author
S.F. Downs, O.D.
1986 "An Update to Post-Radial
Keratometry Contact Lens Fitting", pg. 46-50, Contact Lens
Spectrum, July, 1986, co-author M. Hom, O.D.
1986 "Case Report: Piggyback Fitting
with A Toric soft Lens", pg. 50, Review of Optometry, August,
1986
1988 "Open-Eye Corneal Swelling
Secondary to Hydrogel Contact Lens Wear", pg. 27-76, Journal
of The American Academy of Optometry, April, 1988, Barry Weissman,
O.K., Ph.D.
1988 "Therapeutic Soft Contact
Lenses", pg. 52-56, Contact Lens Spectrum, May 1988, co-author
Brent Bence, O.C.
1988 "Refining Toric Soft Lens
Correction", pg. 53-8, Contact Lens Spectrum, November, 1988
1991 "Toric Hydrogel Lens
Correction", chapter 41, pg. 1-11, Clinical Contact Lens Practice,
editors E. Bennett and Barry Weissman, 1st edition J. B. Lippincott
Co., copyright 1991; co-author M. Remba, O.D.
1994 "Correction of Astigmatism",
chapter 13, pg. 311-361, Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses, editors
E. Bennett and V. Henry, 1st edition J. B. Lippincott Co.;
co-author M. Remba, O.D.
1995 "Rigid Lens Modifications for
Keratoconus and Keratoplasty", pg. 38-43, Contact Lens Spectrum,
September, 1995; L. Miller, O. D., R. Baxter, co-authors
2000 "Laser Vision Correction
Co-management", Optometric Management, April, 2000, pg. 94-99
