Background
Dr. Lozada had good depth perception long before he knew what that meant. After graduating with a Bachelor of Chemistry degree, he received a Doctorate of Optometry; both from the University of Houston. At the time, Dr. Lozada's interest was eye diseases which lead him to teaching at his alma matter, private practice at a surgery center, and providing volunteer optometry services in the countries of Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and in the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Texas.
Volunteer service brought about an interest in public health and in 2002, Dr. Lozada became the liaison between the Kansas Optometric Association and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for the federal program Healthy People 2010. In 2006, Governor Sebelius appointed him to serve on The Governor's Child Health Advisory Committee and in 2009, Governor Parkinson appointed him to the Blue Ribbon Panel on Infant Mortality. Dr. Lozada resigned from the Panel in 2014 when Governor Brownback appointed him to serve on the Kansas State Board of Examiners in Optometry (the agency that licenses optometrists), reappointed in 2017 by Governor Colyer, and again for his last term by Governor Kelly in 2020. In 2019, the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO), the national organization for optometry testing, selected Dr. Lozada to participate on a task force to restructure the Part III Clinical Skills examination and now serves on the Part III Council that regularly reivews test questions and results. In 2023, Dr. Lozada was elected to a Director position on the Association of the Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO); the international organization that represents 66 optometry regulatory boards throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
An interest in Binocular Vision Disorders began with a patient who asked what could be done for their misaligned eye present since childhood. Dr. Lozada informed the patient that while surgery could improve appearance, it would not affect vision, but then the patient asked if there was anything else that could be tried. Prismatic lenses were provided and even though the misalignment remained, the patient reported an improvement in vision. That one experience challenged and changed his mainstream thoughts on Binocular Vision Disorders.
That brings us to today. As stated on the Home page, a website that helps patients take better care of themselves is the goal. That said, (1) Binocular Vision Disorders can be obvious or subtle, but either way, treatment is possible, (2) myopia progression control is possible, and (3) our society needs to consider how we, and especially children, are using electronic devices and the potential for long term effects on vision.
