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Michael D. Depaolis, O.D.

Michael D. Depaolis, O.D.

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Contact

Appointment (585) 271-2990

Locations

Flaum Eye Institute

1701 Lac De Ville Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14618

About Me

Michael DePaolis, is among the most experienced and well-respected optometrists in the United States. As a member of the Flaum Eye Institute he examines and treats patients for a variety of vision conditions such as refractive error, glaucoma, ocular surface irregularities, contact lens complication...
Michael DePaolis, is among the most experienced and well-respected optometrists in the United States. As a member of the Flaum Eye Institute he examines and treats patients for a variety of vision conditions such as refractive error, glaucoma, ocular surface irregularities, contact lens complications, and more. He also co-manages cataract and refractive surgery and refers a variety of diseases and conditions requiring surgical intervention or advanced medical treatment to his colleagues at the Flaum Eye Institute.

Dr. DePaolis is a graduate of St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY, and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He has practiced in the Rochester community since 1987 and also serves as adjunct faculty at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and provides optometric internship guidance to students of the State University of New York School of Optometry.

A Fellow in the Academy of Optometry and the Editor of Primary Care Optometry News, Dr. DePaolis frequently serves as a clinical investigator in the disciplines of contact lenses and anterior segment care. The author of over 100 articles, papers and textbook chapters, he has lectured at over 400 eye care meetings worldwide.

Dr. DePaolis is the 2007 recipient of the American Optometric Association Contact Lens and Cornea Section Luminary Award for Distinguished Practice and the 2010 New York State Optometric Association's Distinguished Achievement Award.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)

Credentials

Education

OD | Pennsylvania Coll of Optometry. Optometry. 1982

BS | St John Fisher College. Arts & Sciences. 1979

BS | Pennsylvania Coll of Optometry. Not Classifiable. 1979

Publications

Journal Articles

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: What's New in Diagnosis and Management?

Lee, A, Wingerchuk, D, DePaolis, M.

Healio CME (Ocular Surgery News). 2021; .

5. What do we do now? Implications for the clinical practice.

DePaolis M, Cho P, Cunningham D, Morgan PB, Quinn TG, Saks AP, Shovlin JP

Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association.. 2013 January 1536 Suppl 1 :S28-33. Epub 1900 01 01.

Besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6% in patients with bacterial conjunctivitis: A multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, 5-day efficacy and safety study.

Karpecki P, Depaolis M, Hunter JA, White EM, Rigel L, Brunner LS, Usner DW, Paterno MR, Comstock TL

Clinical therapeutics.. 2009 March 31 (3):514-26. Epub 1900 01 01.

Clinical effect of blowing nitrogen gas across the cornea during photorefractive keratectomy.

Itoi M, Ryan R, Depaolis M, Aquavella JV

Journal of refractive surgery.. 1997 13 (1):69-73. Epub 1900 01 01.

The role of contact lenses in the management of the radial keratotomy patient.

DePaolis MD

Optometry clinics : the official publication of the Prentice

Surface analysis of hydrogel contact lenses by ESCA.

Hart DE, DePaolis M, Ratner BD, Mateo NB

The CLAO journal : official publication of the Contact Lens

Collagen shields as a vehicle for collecting and studying migratory cells on human corneas.

Geasey SD, del Cerro M, DePaolis MD, Aquavella JV, Viola RS

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 1992 February 33 (2):298-303. Epub 1900 01 01.

Applications of hydrophilic disposable contact lenses as therapeutic bandages.

Lindahl KJ, DePaolis MD, Aquavella JV, Temnycky GO, Erdey RA

The CLAO journal : official publication of the Contact Lens

Sterile infiltrates associated with contact lens wear.

Aquavella JV, DePaolis MD

International ophthalmology clinics.. 1991 31 (2):127-31. Epub 1900 01 01.

The effect of a collagen bandage lens on corneal wound healing: a preliminary report.

Aquavella JV, del Cerro M, Musco PS, Ueda S, DePaolis MD

Ophthalmic surgery. 1987 August 18 (8):570-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Trends in eye care.

DePaolis MD

Journal of the American Optometric Association.. 1980 February 51 (2):154-60. Epub 1900 01 01.