Howard Straub, DO
Howard Straub, DO
Specialty: OPH
AOCOO-HNS Awards
EDUCATION
BA Degree
William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, 1966-70
Graduate Teaching Fellow
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 1970-71
DO Degree
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Kansas City, Missouri, 1971-75
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
Rotating Internship
Detroit Osteopathic Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
and Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital, Warren, Michigan, 1975-76
Ophthalmology Residency
Detroit Osteopathic Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
and Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital, Warren, Michigan, 1976-79
Basic and Clinical Sciences in Ophthalmology
Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan,
8-2-76 to 11-28-76
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
National Osteopathic Foundation Research Fellow, 1976-79
Designer, Reading Implant™, 1998
International Research Monitor, Advanced Ophthalmic Enterprises, Ltd., 1999-Present
Research Interests: Presbyopia, Accommodation, and Refractive Surgery
U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PATENTS
“Ophthalmic Device and Method of Manufacture and Use,
Patent No. US 7,008,396 B1, Date of Patent, March 7, 2006
“Combined IOL and Scleral Implants and Method of Use,” U.S and International
Patents Pending, Filed January 27, 2003
“Axipetal Proprioceptive Reading Device and Uses Thereof,” Provisional
Application for United States Letters Patent, Attorney Docket No. 007234-8
Filed November, 2004
PUBLICATIONS
Refractive Eye Surgery, Second Edition, Co-author/Contributor, (Revised and Rewrote
Section of Textbook on LASIK Eye Surgery), Leo D. Bores, MD, Blackwell, Scientific, Inc., January, 2001.
Reading Implant™ Theory and Technique – A Course Syllabus,
Advanced Ophthalmic Enterprises, Ltd., July, 2000
Ocular Manifestations of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),
Journal of the Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, 1989
Fluorescein Angiography, Rocky Mountain Medical Journal, November, 1981
Eight Latest Developments in the Treatment of Cataracts,
Public Eye Care Information, 1983
The True Ophthalmic Emergencies, Michigan Osteopathic Journal, November, 1978
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS (Past and Present)
Clinical Professor
Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California
Associate Clinical Professor
Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan
Associate Clinical Professor
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
(Dr. Straub has served on the faculty of over 60 courses and attended more than 100 additional courses since 1976)
LICENSES
Washington…12/20/2002…#OP000018423
Oregon…6/8/2007…#DO27557
Colorado...4-/10/79...#DR 22318
Nevada…11/6/2004…#1198
New Mexico…8/22/2008…#A-1466-08
California… 5/5/2010…#20A11204
Diplomate of the National Board of Examiners for
Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery…7-1-76…#3288
CERTIFICATION
Board Certified in Ophthalmology…7-21-83…#274
American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology
TITLES AND AWARDS
Past President, American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology (1996-97)
Co-Founder AOCOO-HNS Foundation (1996)
Distinguished Service Award
American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, (1998)
Fellow, American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Physicians Recognition Award, American Medical Association
Physicians Recognition Award, American Osteopathic Association
Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration (Ret.), (1992-2015)
Charter Member, International Refractive Surgery Club
Charter Member, National Radial Keratotomy Study Group
Distinguished Alumnus Award, William Paterson University of New Jersey
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Colorado Eye Institute
(July, 1979 to December, 2005)
Eye Surgeon and Director
Nevada Eye and Ear
(February, 2005 to December, 2005)
Director of Refractive Surgery
The Eye Center at UW Medicine - Valley Medical Center, Renton, Washington
(January, 2006 to June, 2008)
Founding Eye Surgeon and Medical Director
LCA Vision
(April 2008-Present)
Ophthalmic Surgeon and Medical Director
Denver and Albuquerque
ORGANIZATIONS
International Refractive Surgery Club
American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
American Osteopathic Association
BA Degree
William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, 1966-70
Graduate Teaching Fellow
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 1970-71
DO Degree
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Kansas City, Missouri, 1971-75
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
Rotating Internship
Detroit Osteopathic Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
and Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital, Warren, Michigan, 1975-76
Ophthalmology Residency
Detroit Osteopathic Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
and Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital, Warren, Michigan, 1976-79
Basic and Clinical Sciences in Ophthalmology
Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan,
8-2-76 to 11-28-76
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
National Osteopathic Foundation Research Fellow, 1976-79
Designer, Reading Implant™, 1998
International Research Monitor, Advanced Ophthalmic Enterprises, Ltd., 1999-Present
Research Interests: Presbyopia, Accommodation, and Refractive Surgery
U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PATENTS
“Ophthalmic Device and Method of Manufacture and Use,
Patent No. US 7,008,396 B1, Date of Patent, March 7, 2006
“Combined IOL and Scleral Implants and Method of Use,” U.S and International
Patents Pending, Filed January 27, 2003
“Axipetal Proprioceptive Reading Device and Uses Thereof,” Provisional
Application for United States Letters Patent, Attorney Docket No. 007234-8
Filed November, 2004
PUBLICATIONS
Refractive Eye Surgery, Second Edition, Co-author/Contributor, (Revised and Rewrote
Section of Textbook on LASIK Eye Surgery), Leo D. Bores, MD, Blackwell, Scientific, Inc., January, 2001.
Reading Implant™ Theory and Technique – A Course Syllabus,
Advanced Ophthalmic Enterprises, Ltd., July, 2000
Ocular Manifestations of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),
Journal of the Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, 1989
Fluorescein Angiography, Rocky Mountain Medical Journal, November, 1981
Eight Latest Developments in the Treatment of Cataracts,
Public Eye Care Information, 1983
The True Ophthalmic Emergencies, Michigan Osteopathic Journal, November, 1978
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS (Past and Present)
Clinical Professor
Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California
Associate Clinical Professor
Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan
Associate Clinical Professor
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
(Dr. Straub has served on the faculty of over 60 courses and attended more than 100 additional courses since 1976)
LICENSES
Washington…12/20/2002…#OP000018423
Oregon…6/8/2007…#DO27557
Colorado...4-/10/79...#DR 22318
Nevada…11/6/2004…#1198
New Mexico…8/22/2008…#A-1466-08
California… 5/5/2010…#20A11204
Diplomate of the National Board of Examiners for
Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery…7-1-76…#3288
CERTIFICATION
Board Certified in Ophthalmology…7-21-83…#274
American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology
TITLES AND AWARDS
Past President, American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology (1996-97)
Co-Founder AOCOO-HNS Foundation (1996)
Distinguished Service Award
American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, (1998)
Fellow, American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Physicians Recognition Award, American Medical Association
Physicians Recognition Award, American Osteopathic Association
Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration (Ret.), (1992-2015)
Charter Member, International Refractive Surgery Club
Charter Member, National Radial Keratotomy Study Group
Distinguished Alumnus Award, William Paterson University of New Jersey
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Colorado Eye Institute
(July, 1979 to December, 2005)
Eye Surgeon and Director
Nevada Eye and Ear
(February, 2005 to December, 2005)
Director of Refractive Surgery
The Eye Center at UW Medicine - Valley Medical Center, Renton, Washington
(January, 2006 to June, 2008)
Founding Eye Surgeon and Medical Director
LCA Vision
(April 2008-Present)
Ophthalmic Surgeon and Medical Director
Denver and Albuquerque
ORGANIZATIONS
International Refractive Surgery Club
American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
American Osteopathic Association