Clinical Faculty
Guadalupe A. Mejia, O.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of Low Vision Services
CLINICAL EXPERTISE:
Low Vision Rehabilitation, Traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Management of Visual Components of Dizziness, Balance Disorders, and Vestibular Dysfunction. Family Well Eye Care.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
301 E. Muhammad Ali Boulevard, Louisville KY 40202
Telephone: 502-852-5466 Fax: 502-852-8550
E-mail: gameji01@louisville.edu
EDUCATION:
O.D.:
Highest Honors, Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, Indiana
OPTOMETRIC RESIDENCY:
State University of New York (SUNY), New York, New York
CERTIFICATION:
Kentucky Board of Examiners in Optometry
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Optometry (AAO), Fellowship Candidate
Kentucky Optometric Association (KOA)
American Optometric Association (AOA)
Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA)
Kentucky Safe Aging Coalition (KSAC)
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My research interests include improving access to care for the visually impaired, developing performance-based outcome measures for low vision rehabilitation, and understanding the visual sequelae of traumatic brain injury and vestibular disorders.
RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS:
- Mejia G & Chui R. Functional Improvement in Parinaud’s Syndrome.
(ePoster) Presented at SECO International, Atlanta, Georgia 2010. - Mejia G. Vision & Balance: The Optometrist’s Role in Managing Patients with Dizziness and Vestibular Dysfunction. Journal of Behavioral Optometry 2008; 19(4):97-102.
Awarded “Best Article Published in Journal of Behavioral Optometry, Volume 19 2008” - Hallak J, Mejia G, Meltzer BR. Tackling the Hidden Symptoms – The Vestibulo-Ocular Dimension.
(ePoster) Presented at SECO International, Atlanta, Georgia 2008. - McGovern M, Leon G, Woo P, Gentry A, Mejia G. The Northport VAMC Center of Balance: The O.D. as a Team Player in Managing Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction.
(Poster) Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometrists, Tampa, Florida 2007 - Mejia G, Soni S, Satpathy M, Anandan V, Srinivas SP. Lysophosphatidic acid-induced phosphorylation of myosin light chain (MLC) in cultured fibroblasts from bovine cornea.
(Abstract) Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Tampa, Florida 2004
