Michael Lipson, OD

Dr. Michael Lipson is recently retired from his position as an optometrist/associate professor at University of Michigan. His clinical practice involves specialty contact lenses: OrthoK, keratoconus, post-corneal transplant, post-refractive surgery and severe dry eye patients.

He has published peer-reviewed clinical research studies on OrthoK, vision-related quality of life, myopia management and new lens designs. He lectures nationally and internationally on those same topics. Dr. Lipson developed a validated questionnaire to assess vision-related quality of life for all types of vision correction, including OrthoK.

He has authored chapters in textbooks on OrthoK, scleral lenses and general contact lens topics. Dr. Lipson is the author of the book “Contemporary OrthoKeratology”. He also is a reviewer for a number of highly-respected peer-reviewed journals in the ophthalmic community.

He is a consultant to the specialty lens industry emphasizing OrthoK education. He is on the GPLI Advisory Board, served as Vice-President of the Scleral Lens Education Society and served on the Scleral Lens Education Society Board for many years.