Chris Lievens

Chris Lievens is the Director of Research and a Professor at Southern College of Optometry.  Dr. Lievens was the Chief of Aerospace Optometry at the Pentagon before joining SCO. Dr. Lievens is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a distinguished fellow in the National Academies of Practice and a fellow in the British Contact Lens Association. Dr. Lievens has a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration and a PhD from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.  Dr. Lievens is the Editor-In-Chief of Clinical Optometry, a Dove Press journal indexed on PubMed. You can see Dr. Lievens on his monthly podcast on the Defocus Media host network called the 4eyedProfessor. Dr. Lievens has served as a consultant or had research support from the following companies: AbbVie, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Essilor, Glaukos, LENZ, Orasis, Tarsus, Tenpoint, Transitions, Topcon, and Thea.