Dr. Bruce Baldwin
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J. Bruce Baldwin, OD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Specialties:
Contact Lenses
General Eye Care
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BS: Auburn University at Montgomery, 1981
Optometry School:
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1985
Graduate School:
PhD, Vision Science
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1996
Interests:
Contact lens, refractive services
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Professional Background:
Dr Baldwin is a 28 year veteran of the US Air Force where he served
in a number of roles including, clinician, researcher and educator.
After seven years as a clinical optometrist in Arizona, North Carolina,
and Texas, he completed an Air Force sponsored PhD in Vision Science.
His contact lens and refractive surgery research led to the approval
of contact lenses and laser vision correction for Air Force Pilots.
Dr Baldwin has taught the art and science of contact lens fitting
to optometry and ophthalmology residents at Wilford Hall Medical
Center, the UAB School of Optometry, and the USAF School of Aerospace
Medicine.
Dr Baldwin provides complete optometric eye exams to people of
all ages, and prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses. He manages
the UNC Contact Lens Clinic offering evaluations and prescriptions
for contact lenses including: nearsighted, farsighted, astigmatism,
colored, bifocals, and specialty medical fits for conditions like
keratoconus, corneal transplants, and corneal trauma.
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