Nicholas Gidosh, OD, FAAO

Position:

• Chief, Cornea and Contact Lens Service
• Professional Staff, Cornea and Contact Lens Service

Areas of Interest:

• Cornea and Contact Lens

About:

Dr. Nicholas Gidosh received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Muhlenberg College. He then received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) where he pursued the advanced studies curriculum in specialty contact lens fitting and is now an assistant professor. Dr. Gidosh completed a Cornea and Contact Lens residency at the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State and is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. He has served as a clinical investigator for studies involving hybrid, scleral, multifocal, and orthokeratology lenses. Dr. Gidosh has also presented lectures and posters at national and international conferences on these topics.

Dr. Gidosh’s current areas of research are in optimizing scleral lens optical and fitting designs for patients with irregular corneas like keratoconus and those with multifocal needs. He also researches and lectures on myopia control strategies particularly orthokeratology as it pertains to patients with astigmatism. He has managed and lectured to hundreds of children in orthokeratology clinics across China in an effort to combat the growing global myopia epidemic.