Executive Board
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 vice president for the SLS. Dr. Kramer is also vice 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). She is also the Delegate of International Relations for the Italian Association of Scleral Lenses (AILeS). 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.
Dr. Vivien Tse is a Research Optometrist and Project Manager at the Clinical Research Center at the University of California Berkeley, School of Optometry (UCBSO) and is involved in several research studies on scleral lenses, dry eyes, soft contact lenses and lens care products. She received her optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry and completed a cornea and contact lens residency at UCBSO. Dr. Tse is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and the Scleral Lens Education Society. She has published and contributed to multiple publications on the topics of scleral lenses and the ocular surface.
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.
Dr. Ashley Tucker graduated from UHCO where she also completed a Cornea and Contact Lens Residency. During her residency, she received extensive training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of corneal and anterior segment diseases, in complex contact lens fits and myopia management. Dr.Tucker spends the majority of her clinic time managing patients who are in need of specialty contact lenses or myopia management.
Dr. Tucker is a partner at Bellaire Family Eye Care and The Contact Lens Institute of Houston. She is also adjunct faculty at the University of Houston College of Optometry where she is the course master for the Ophthalmic Optics Laboratory. Through her affiliation with the University of Houston, she regularly provides continuing education on the topics of anterior segment disease, specialty contact lenses, myopia management and ophthalmic optics. Dr. Tucker is a member of the Speaker’s Bureau for the Specialty Division of Bausch Lomb, a speaker for the specialty division of CooperVision, and a lecturer for the STAPLE (Soft Toric and Presbyopic Lens Experience) program. She currently serves as the Public Education Chair for the Scleral Lens Education Society, is on the advisory board for the Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI), is a council member for the Contact Lens and Cornea section of the AOA, and is a regular columnist for Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times and Review of Myopia Management.
Dr. Matt Kauffman received his optometry degree from the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) and completed a cornea and contact lens residency at the University of Missouri – St. Louis College of Optometry. He is an assistant clinical professor and serves as the director of the Cornea and Contact Lens Clinic at UHCO. Dr. Kauffman is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) and the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS), an advisory board member for the Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI), and the current public education chair of the SLS. He has published and lectures nationally on the topics of scleral lenses and specialty contact lenses.
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.
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.
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 Valparaíso, 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.
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