President
Dr. Vivien Tse is a Research Optometrist and Project Manager at the Clinical Research Center, as well as PhD candidate in Vision Science at the Herbert Wertheim School of
Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Tse earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of
Optometry and went on to complete the Michael G. Harris Cornea and Contact Lens Residency at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on scleral lenses, dry eye disease, soft contact lenses, and lens care products, areas in which she has authored and
contributed to numerous publications addressing corneal health, tear dynamics,
intraocular pressure during scleral lens wear, and dry eye in contact lens wearers.
In addition to her research, Dr. Tse is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Optometry and the Scleral Lens Education Society. She frequently presents her work at national scientific meetings, advancing knowledge in specialty contact lenses and ocular
surface health.
Vice President
Dr. Elaine Chen received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley and completed a postdoctoral residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at the Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Chen is an Associate Professor at Southern California College of Optometry with clinical, didactic, and laboratory teaching responsibilities in the Cornea and Contact Lens Service. Her clinical interests include keratoconus, scleral contact lens fitting, advanced contact lens fitting, and pediatric contact lens fittings. Her research interests include dry eye, contact lenses, and cornea.
Treasurer
Dr. Tucker is a graduate of the UHCO where she also completed a Cornea and Contact Lens Residency.
Dr. Tucker is a partner at Bellaire Family Eye Care and The Contact Lens Institute of Houston, a private practice in the Houston, TX area where she
primarily focuses on patients in need of specialty contact lenses and myopia management, She is a Visiting Assistant Professor at UHCO where she teaches Ophthalmic Optics. She also serves as the Treasurer for the Scleral Lens Education Society, the Secretary for the AOA Contact Lens and Cornea
Section and is on the advisory board for the GPLI. Dr. Tucker has been named by the World Council of Optometry as a Global Ambassador for Myopia Management and serves as the medical co-editor for Review of
Myopia Management.
Secretary
Dr. Kelsea Skidmore graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry with an OD/MS degree, where her thesis was centered on scleral lens complications. She now sees patients at an OD/MD practice and surgical center, with a focus on specialty contact lenses for irregular corneas and ocular surface disease, as well as myopia management in children. Dr. Skidmore is adjunct faculty at the University of Houston College of Optometry, where she participates in research projects with the Ocular Surface Institute involving scleral lenses and myopia management.
Dr. Skidmore is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, as well as a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society, where she is actively involved with the Public Education committee. She is also a member of the American Optometric Association, Texas Optometric Association, and serves on the board for the Harris County Optometric Society.
Immediate Past President
Dr. Elise Kramer is a residency-trained optometrist in Miami FL who specializes in ocular surface disease and specialty contact lens design and fitting. Her Doctorate degree was awarded in Optometry from the Université de Montréal in 2012. During her fourth year, she completed her internship in ocular disease at the Eye Centers of South Florida and went on to complete her residency at the Miami VA Medical Center. Her time there included training at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the nation’s top eye hospital. After her residency, Dr. Kramer became a fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS) and now serves as the immediate past president for the SLS. Dr. Kramer is also immediate past president of Women in Eyecare (WiE), a member of the American Optometric Association (AOA), the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE), a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) and of the the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA). Dr. Kramer has published several important articles and reviews and is participates in clinical research trials. She enjoys lecturing all around the world in several different languages about ocular surface disease and specialty lenses.
Fellowship Chair
Dr. Michael Wong received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2022, he completed the Michael G. Harris Cornea and Contact Lens Residency at the University of California, Berkeley, then served on faculty at UC Berkeley in the contact lens department. In 2023, Dr. Wong joined SCCO as an assistant professor with clinical and didactic teaching responsibilities in the cornea and contact Lens service. His clinical interests include keratoconus, scleral lenses, and myopia control. Dr. Wong is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and serves on the board for the Orange County Optometric Society.
International Fellowship Co-Chair (Western Hemisphere)
Dr. Patricia Flores is from Santiago, Chile and currently works in Global Professional Services for the Specialty Lens Division at Menicon.  She has an extensive background in vision science having earned a Diploma, a Masters degree and a PhD all in Optics, Optometry & Vision at the University of Madrid (Spain).  Dr. Flores currently also runs her own specialty lens clinic in ValparaÃso, Chile specializing in Myopia Control, complex contact lens fits for diseases of the ocular surface.  Dr. Flores es Fellow of the International Chair of Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS), Member of International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE), Member for the Latin American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (ALOCM), Member for Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI), Board member for International Scleral Contact Lens (ICSC), Board member for Global Ophthalmic Women (GLOW). She is an accomplished researcher and educator having lectured extensively in Latin America and around the world.
Public Education Chair
Cherie B. Nau, O.D., FAAO, FSLS, is an Associate Professor in Ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Her career began in 1996 with clinical research in glaucoma and cornea at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Nau graduated from the Illinois College of Optoemtry in 2011 and completed an anterior segment residency with Davis Duehr Dean in Madison, Wisconsin. She is an active member of the Scleral Lens in Current Ophthalmic Practice Evaluation (SCOPE) research group. Dr. Nau received the American Optometric Society’s Carl Zeiss Fellowship and the Vistakon/AOF Sheldon Wechsler Contact Lens Residency Award. She serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Clinical Medicine ophthalmology section. Her goal is to encourage fellow optometrists to excel in their careers.Â
International Relations Chair
Dr. Obinwanne heads of the Cornea, specialty contact lens and myopia management department. Dr Obinwanne’s interests includes anterior segment diseases, keratoconus, myopia, specialty contact lenses, and the ocular surface. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Benin, Benin City. He also completed a fellowship in Cornea and Anterior Segment from the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and is the first Nigerian to become a fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society, USA. Dr Obinwanne is an ambassador for the Tear Film Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) to Nigeria and served on the societal challenges committee of the TFOS’s Ocular surface disease: A Lifestyle Epidermic workshop held in Sicily, Italy in 2022. Dr Obinwanne is also a certified myopia management expert. Dr Obinwanne is involved clinical research projects focused on scleral lenses, keratoconus, childhood myopia, contact lenses, ocular surface disease and cornea. He is also involved in international research team projects, white papers and meta-analysis with notable organizations such as the American Academy of Optometry-Cochrane Eye Vision research group (AAO-CEV). Dr. Obinwanne is also involved in intra and inter-professional educational programs. He enjoys traveling, good food, and spending time with friends and family.
Outreach Chair
Dr. Amanda Dieu is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Oregon Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon, specializing in specialty and medical contact lenses. Originally from California, she earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley, before moving to Oregon to complete a fellowship in medical contact lenses at the Casey Eye Institute. Dr. Dieu is the Director of the Medical Contact Lens Fellowship at Casey Eye and regularly instructs medical students, other health professions students, and ophthalmology fellows. She enjoys lecturing and has presented multiple times at the American Academy of Optometry, sharing her clinical expertise with colleagues and trainees. She is experienced in fitting a wide range of contact lenses for highly irregular corneas and in managing complex ocular conditions. Her clinical passions include scleral contacts, prosthetic lenses and myopia management.