Dr. Stephanie Woo

Dr. Stephanie Woo is a graduate of the Southern California College of Optometry. She completed a cornea and contact lens residency at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Dr. Woo is the owner of the Contact Lens Institute of Nevada, a clinic dedicated entirely to specialty contact lenses. Dr. Woo is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society. Recently, she founded Woo University, an optometric education company. Dr. Woo enjoys lecturing on the topics of scleral contact lenses and anterior segment eye disease. Dr. Woo is the founder of Woo University.

Practicing in Sioux Falls, SD is our board-certified ophthalmologist, John Berdahl, MD. He is widely regarded as one of the leading international cataract surgeons. He is one of the very few surgeons in the United States who is also fellowship trained in cornea, glaucoma, and refractive surgery. Dr. Berdahl has already performed more than 35,000 eye surgeries around the globe. His published work has primarily focused on the fundamental causes of Glaucoma, Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery, and Astigmatism Management, during and after cataract surgery.

He has been involved in numerous FDA monitored clinical trials on some of the most exciting technologies in ophthalmology. He also founded Equinox, which is developing the first non-surgical, non-pharmacologic way to lower eye pressure for glaucoma treatment. He co-invented the MKO melt, which provides sedation during cataract surgery without the use of an IV. Additionally, he created astigmatismfix.com which helps thousands of surgeons per month fix residual astigmatism after cataract surgery. Finally, in an effort to improve access to care, he co-founded ExpertOpinion.MD which provides online opinions to patients from top doctors around the world.

Dr. Muckley is the Director of Optometric Services at NE Ohio Eye Surgeons in Kent, Ohio where she concentrates in medical glaucoma and post-operative care of the anterior segment. A nationally recognized leader in the profession of optometry, Dr. Muckley was President of the Ohio Optometric Association in 2020, and subsequently served on the OOA Board of Directors for 9 years. She also served as past Legislative Chair, where she was instrumental in the passage of 3 Ohio Laws including scope of practice expansion.

Dr. Muckley’s passion for managing glaucoma led her to be the 2nd female optometrist to be accepted in the Optometric Glaucoma Society in 2004 and glaucoma chapter author in Lou Catania’s upcoming 3rd edition of the Primary Care of the Anterior Segment textbook. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry, where she previously served on the Nominating (Chair) and Research Committees. She currently is on the AAO Governance Task Force and AOA Research and Information Committee. She is also the Education Chair of the East West Eye Conference.

Dr. Muckley has received many career awards for her service to the profession and patient care, but most notably was recognized in 2008 as the American Optometric Association’s Young Optometrist of the Year and in 2021 as the Ohio Optometrist of the Year

Justin Schweitzer, OD was born and raised in Jamestown, North Dakota. He attended Jamestown College and graduated with degrees in Biology and Business Administration in 2002. He then attended the Pacific University College of Optometry where he graduated summa cum laude in 2006. After graduation, he and his wife Nissa moved to Sioux Falls, where Dr. Schweitzer enjoyed a great general practice. In July of 2013, he completed his fellowship training in advanced anterior segment surgery care and pathology here at Vance Thompson Vision.

Dr. Schweitzer is a member of the American Optometric Association, American Academy of Optometry, Scleral Lens Education Society, and the South Dakota Optometric Association and has had multiple articles published in scientific journals.