UMSL Optometry at Brinton Vision

For over four years, Brinton Vision has worked with UMSL College of Optometry to provide students with part time positions offering an in depth learning experience in refractive surgery. These students’ role is primarily on Saturday mornings, with options for full time summer positions if desired. Students working at Brinton Vision can anticipate multiple patient interactions weekly, with practice involving slit lamp exams, refraction, critical thinking, and visualizing eyes at one day post op for a range of procedures. This is a unique opportunity offering experience with refractive surgery post operative exams to prepare for a lifetime of confidence with co-management.

 

Brinton Vision also works with UMSL to provide a learning experience for fourth year students on rotation. This is a full-time track where the  student will work patients through a full exam, offering the patient a customer service focused exam, followed by discussion with our refractive surgery expert doctors to determine candidacy. This student also works with post operative patients at all points in their healing process, and will learn from our doctors on how to counsel patients with any range of experiences. Emphasis as well on business development and how to market to an online audience effectively.

CURRENT STUDENTS

             

UMSL College of Optometry, Class of ’24

JT Thayer, Landon Kraus, Alex Preckel, Will Miller

 

UMSL College of Optometry, Class of ’26

 Genevieve Ehlers, Ryan Cedeno, Alex Ziegler, Alex Fenson

UMSL College of Optometry, Class of ’25

 Alexis Kyle, Asher Wu, Josephine Choi, Tiffany Jadidian

STAFF AND EXTERNSHIP ALUMNI

                      

                        

              Meagan Anderson, O.D.                                                      Joe Roth, O.D.                                                Molly Huck Lamprecht, O.D.

.    UMSL Student 2017-2021                                    UMSL Student 2017-2021                                UMSL Student 2017-2021        .

    Kugler Vision, Omaha, NE                          Fenton Family Eyecare, Fenton, MO                   Overland Optical, St. Charles, MO

 

 

               

               

                 Jessica Weis, O.D.                                                         Ty Diggs, O.D.                                                      Matt Falconer, O.D.

UMSL Student 2017-2021                                    UMSL Student 2017-2021                             UMSL Student 2017-2021          .

      Sure Vision, Hazelwood, MO                        Eye Associates, Overland Park, KS               Lakepointe Vision Center, O’Fallon, IL   

 

 

                   

                

                    Eric Pfeiffer, O.D.                                                     Justin Kendall, O.D.                                                Brittney Nguyen, O.D.

.     UMSL Student 2017-2021                                 UMSL Student 2017-2021                                 UMSL Student 2017-2021              .

Tekwani Vision Center, St. Louis, MO              Performance Eyecare, Columbia, MO               McFarland Eyecare, Little Rock, AR

 

 

                

                                      

                    Adam Greene, O.D.                                             Amanda Adkisson, O.D.                                                Lauren Ziehm, O.D.

.     UMSL Student 2017-2021                                  UMSL Student 2017-2021                                UMSL Student 2017-2021              .

Asheville Vision and Wellness, Asheville, NC         Clarkson Eyecare, Swansea, IL                        Wing Eyecare, Milford, OH

 

SURGEONS TRAINED BY DR. BRINTON

               

                     

                 Ted A. Pasquali, MD                                                      Luke Rebenitsch, MD                                           Barrett Eubanks, MD

.        SoCal Eye, Lakewood, CA                         Clearsight LASIK, Oklahoma City, OK                      NVISION, Murrieta, CA                              

 

 

 

                                                                                                               

                                            Steven A. Tersigni, MD                                                                          Bhumi Kinariwala, MD                                                     .

                                Tersigni Vision, Portland, OR                                                             AIO, West Mifflin, PA                                                                                                           .

Benefits:

• Are you looking to learn in a technician role, or the doctor role? Our position includes training on scribing to learn terminology, as well as doctor skills such as refracting, slit lamp exam skills, thorough evaluation of patients’ corneas, use of BIO, minor procedures such as punctal plug placement, creating surgical marks, applanation tonometry.
• Skills developed will assist in a future of surgical co-management confidence after examining hundreds of one day LASIK/Refractive Lens Exchange (similar to cataract)/Implantable contact lens post-ops. Our students become proficient at evaluating anterior chamber cell and flare, determining ICL positioning and vault, evaluating LASIK flap healing, and treatment of common day one complications.
• Beyond doctor skills, our students are trained with our doctors on customer service and marketing skills. This includes reputation management, search engine optimization, digital marketing, and online presence. As a cash only based practice we can offer a unique perspective on direct to consumer advertising.
• Typical hours for a Saturday student technician are 7:00am to 10:30am with options for full time summer work if desired.
• Competitive pay with base plus incentive