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Dr. Rex Ghormley is President of Vision Care Consultants in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (President 1991-1992) and a Diplomat of the Academy s Cornea & Contact Lens Section. Dr. Ghormley is also a member of the Heart of America Contact Lens Society (President 1982). He is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri St. Louis School of Optometry and an adjunct Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Ghormley served as the team optometrist for the St. Louis Rams (NFL) and the University of Missouri Tigers. The International Academy of Sports Vision has awarded him with the first Blanton Collier Award for excellence in sports vision. Dr. Ghormley is currently the team optometrist for the St. Louis Blues (NHL). Dr. Ghormley lectures at several Schools and Colleges of Optometry, as well as at state and regional meetings in the USA. In addition, he participated in educational meetings in Europe, South America and in the Orient. He was co-editor of ICLC (International Contact Lens Clinic) for over ten years, a columnist for Contact Lens Spectrum for four years and is widely published in many USA and International journals. He has been a contributing author in several contact lens books and in Ophthalmic Drug Facts. Dr. Ghormley served on the corporate advisory boards of Allergan, AMO, Bausch & Lomb, Cooper Vision, Menicon, Storz Pharmaceuticals, and Vistakon. He currently serves on the Advisory Boards of CIBA Vision and ZeaVision. Dr. Ghormley received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry where he was selected as a Centennial Honoree during its centennial celebration. He was an officer in the Medical Service Corps of the U.S. Navy for three years prior to entering into private practice. His peers have recognized Dr. Ghormley by selecting him as the OD of the Year by Heart of America Contact Lens Society. He received a Lifetime Achievement award from the St. Louis Optometric Society, an Achievement Award from the Contact Lens & Cornea Section of the American Optometric Association, and he has been recognized as a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academy of Practice in Optometry. | 