Doctors

Dr. Matthew D. Vizithum

EDUCATION

Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL
Doctor of Optometry May 1998
Hope College, Holland, MI
- Bachelor of Arts - May 1993
- Major: Biology
- Minor: Biochemistry

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Optometric Association
American Public Health Association
InfantSEE- volunteer provider
North Carolina Optometric Association
North Carolina Optometric Association- Committee Chair- Healthy Eyes Healthy People 2010
North Carolina State Board of Optometry- Clinical Examiner
Orange County Board of Health- Chair
TLC Laser Eye Center

PRESENTATIONS

Poster presentation: American Academy of Optometry Conference in San Antonio, Texas 1997
- "Long-term Follow Up of Corneal and Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia"
Virginia Chapter of American Academy of Optometry
Grand Rounds Hampton VAMC 3/10/98
- "Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy"
Grand Rounds Hampton VAMC 4/14/98
- "Normal Tension Glaucoma"
Grand Rounds Hampton VAMC 5/12/98
- "Congenital Disk Anomalies"
Duke University Medical Center Professional Education Series in Durham, North Carolina
Case Presentation
- "Uveitic Glaucoma 8/5/03"
Healthy Carolinians Annual Conference in Winston Salem, NC
- "Healthy Eyes Healthy People: Making a difference in North Carolina" 10/8/03
North Carolina State Optometric Society Annual Conference in Asheville, NC
- "Technician's Role in Glaucoma Management" 11/15/03
NC Chronic Disease Collaborative Fall Conference 9/05
- "Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease and the Eye"

Dr. Vizithum lives in Carrboro with his wife and two children. He looks forward to seeing children and adult patients. Professionally he is active at the state and local level working on community based interventions to reduce vision loss from preventable causes, specifically glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.