The Dynamic Duo
Priscilla Chang, OD
Dr. Priscilla Chang lives, works and podcasts from Los Angeles, California. She is a residency-trained optometrist whose training has brought her from California to the Midwest and the South. She cares about healthcare access, educating her patients/colleagues, and having a good time.
Dr. Chang is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley with a degree in Nutritional Sciences. She went on to earn her Doctor of Optometry degree at the Illinois College of Optometry. She has trained at the Illinois Eye Institute in Chicago, IL; the Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MI; the Cornea and Contact Lens Institute of Minnesota in Edina, MN; and the Cleveland Veterans Administration Hospital and Vision Rehabilitation Center in Cleveland, OH. Fascinated with the cornea and specialty contact lenses, she completed her residency training at Georgia Eye Partners in Atlanta, GA. She is currently working as a Clinical Sales Consultant for Johnson and Johnson Myopia division. Her areas of interest include orthokeratology, dry eyes, irregular corneas, and scleral lenses.
Improving the quality of eye care in her community is important. Her passion for optometry and the visual health of the underserved led to her active involvement in the American Optometric Student Association as a former Board of Trustees member, the American Academy of Optometry as a local school chapter president, National Optometric Student Association member and the American Public Health Association Vision Care Section as a liaison. She has volunteered on optometric mission trips in Chiquimula and Zacapa, Guatemala and Mexico City, Mexico to offer free comprehensive eye exams. Additionally, she performed Chinese and Spanish eye exams at the Illinois Eye Institute. During her time as a student, she was actively engaged in ocular surface disease research after being selected for the NIH/MEI T35 Research Fellowship program.
Dr. Chang derives joy from traveling, hiking the great outdoors, trying new foods, tending to her plants, taking photography, seeking out new experiences, and mentoring others.
Do you SEE what I SEE? When you're an OD, you find eye motifs everywhere...
Serving on the AOSA Board of Trustees with this group of dedicated individuals was a highlight of optometry school!
As eye docs, we advocate for our patients' eyes and well being everyday! Even if that means we need to show up to Washington DC.
Repping all the students of AOSA at the Annual House of Delegates Meeting
Flippin lens all day erryday! It's universal, even in Mexico... patients understood: opción uno o dos? 1 or 2?
Chawan Rasheed, OD
Dr. Chawan Rasheed is a native Memphian and Southern College of Optometry (SCO) Class of 2020 graduate. Although she loves exploring new cities, her path has led her back to Memphis, TN where she is the current Cornea and Contact Lens Resident at the SCO. She's devoted to becoming involved with the local community and educate the citizens on ocular and systemic health at events.
She majored in Biology at Christian Brothers University in Memphis before attending SCO. While in optometry school, she held a variety of organization memberships including the Contact Lens Society, AOSA, TN State Club (President 2018-2019), NORA, and Lions Club. As a SVOSH member for 2 years in a row, she traveled to Merida, Mexico and Guayaquil, Ecuador to help provide free comprehensive eye exams, referrals to specialists, and spectacles with an incredible team of colleagues and ODs. Her fourth year clinical rotations included an multi-doctor referral center with many subspecialties called Georgia Eye Partners in Atlanta, GA, a multi-location private practice known as Bond-Wroten Eye Clinic in Hammond/Amite/Denham Springs, LA, and The Eye Center at SCO.
Her passion for specialty contact lenses began during the first semester of clinic as a 3rd year student after witnessing a specialty CL dispense that left the overjoyed patient crying out the door. Currently in the residency program, she is being exposed to a variety of anterior segment diseases and specialty contact lenses and wants to share that growing knowledge with other ODs! Outside of optometry (not that there's much more room for anything else), Chawan likes to treat herself with occasional shopping trips, running outside at Shelby Farms Park/downtown, occasionally experimenting new makeup looks, and booking spontaneous weekend trips. Upon completion of the residency program, she expects to become involved with academia while squeezing in time to travel internationally (and, hopefully, train a new puppy!)
Always reppin' her city. Even internationally during incredible SVOSH trips.
She was unsuccessful dognapping these cuties but at least the rest of Academy 2019 was pawsome!
The type of natural highlight one can only get from sweating away at direct ophthalmoscopy during a SVOSH trip.
What can be said? Hot Cheetos cravings don't respect time or the current situation.
Advocating for patients whether it's in the exam room or on Capitol Hill. Thanks to AOA for a memorable Optometry's Meeting in 2018.
Priscilla and Chawan are friends IRL and are passionate about both learning and teaching. Together, we built this podcast to educate others while engaging with friends.
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