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ABOUT

Michael Montenare, OD, MAT, FCOVD

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Dr. Montenare is board certified in both ocular disease and vision therapy & rehabilitation. He graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry in 2012 with high academic honors, having earned the Pacesetter Award for Excellence in Primary Care. He completed residency training under Leonard J. Press, OD, FAAO, FCOVD with a focus on pediatric visual-developmental disorders and post-trauma vision syndrome (e.g. concussion or stroke).  

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Dr. Montenare is a Fellow in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (FCOVD), which recognizes advanced training and expertise in Vision Therapy & Rehabilitation. He treats a wide variety of conditions, including lazy eye, convergence insufficiency, binocular disorders, eye focusing and tracking disorders, learning-related vision problems, and acquired brain injuries.

 

Before becoming an optometrist, Dr. Montenare taught high school English Language Arts. He works closely with teachers and school administrators to provide Section 504 accommodations.

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Education

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  • Fellowship - College of Optometrists in Vision Development (FCOVD)

  • Residency - Southern College of Optometry (SCO) / The Vision & Learning Center

  • Doctor of Optometry - SUNY College of Optometry

  • Master of Arts in Teaching - SUNY Stony Brook

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Literature - SUNY Binghamton 

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Awards & Certificates

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  • Pacesetter Award for Excellence in Primary Care 

  • Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society

  • Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation Merit Scholarship

  • Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

  • Golden Key National Honor Society

  • Mildred Sweet Memorial Liberal Arts Award

  • Phi Etta Sigma Freshman National Honor Society

  • Sigma Alpha Lambda National Community Service Honor Society

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Clinical Experience

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  • The Vision & Learning Center - Affiliate of Southern College of Optometry

  • Veteran Affairs Harbor Health Care System - Brooklyn, NY

  • The University Eye Center - Pediatrics & Vision Therapy - New York, NY

  • The University Eye Center - Advanced Ocular Disease - New York, NY

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Associations  

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  • American Optometric Association (AOA)

  • New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians (NJSOP)

  • College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) 

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Publications

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  • Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy 2.0 (OEPF, 2022) - Contributing Author

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