Andrew S. Morgenstern, OD, FAAO, FNAP

Diplomate, American Board of Optometry

Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow, National Academy of Practice

Dr. Morgenstern is a graduate of Boston University (B.S.) and Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry (O.D.). He completed his optometric training at the #1 Eye Hospital in the Nation, The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. Dr. Morgenstern is currently a contract optometric Subject Matter Expert for the United States Defense Health Agency - Vision Center of Excellence researching acute eye injury, blast eye injury and vision dysfunction associated with Traumatic Brain Injury. He is also a volunteer clinician at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland.

Dr. Morgenstern serves as the Director of the American Optometric Association (AOA) Clinical Resources Group charged with developing the AOA’s Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. He currently holds the faculty rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Department of Defense Uniformed Services University School of Medicine - “The West Point of Medical Schools”. Dr. Morgenstern is a member of the Board of Trustees at the New England College of Optometry and is President and co-founder of the International Keratoconus Academy of Eye Care Professionals

Prior to his current roles, Dr. Morgenstern was a Clinical Director and Education Director for TLC Laser Eye Centers and Principal Investigator for CXL-USA/CXL-O Corneal Cross-Linking clinical trials/studies. He has a special interest in surgical and non-surgical solutions to refractive error as well as corneal ectatic disease.

Leadership

• Board of Trustees, New England College of Optometry (NECO)

• Co-Founder and President of the International Keratoconus Academy of Eye Care Professionals (IKA)

• Past President of the Optometric Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Society (OCCRS)

• Past President of the Maryland Optometric Association (MOA)

• Chief Medical Editor Emeritus of Advanced Ocular Care and Collaborative Eye

• Editorial Board Member, Optometry Times

• Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO)

• Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP)

• Diplomate, American Board of Optometry (ABO)

Awards and Recognitions

• 2025 GP Lens Institute (GPLI)/National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF) Practitioner of the Year

• 2019 Orion Award recipient from the Armed Forces Optometric Society (AFOS)

• 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry

• 2015 Maryland Optometrist of the Year

• 2015 American Optometric Association Presidents Award Recipient

• 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University

• Invited lecturer at the United States National Academy of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (NASEM)

Dr. Morgenstern is published and has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally on a variety of topics related to vision and eye care.