Bernard R. Blais, MD, FAAO, FACOEM, FACS

Blais Consulting, Ltd.

Clifton Park, New York

Phone: 518 371 8147
Fax: 518 373 9347
Email: bblais@nycap.rr.com

General Specialty Area 1: Ophthalmology
General Specialty Area 2: Occupational Medicine

Specialty Focus, Special Skills, Experience: Occupational Ophthalmology Medicine, Industrial Ophthalmology, Visual Impairment,/disabilities, visual job essential functions, testing functions, standards, ocular safety/visual ergonomics

Additional Information: One of the experts in the field of occupational ophthalmology. Publisher of current textbooks: Color Vision in the Occupational Setting: Analysis and Testing, AMA Guides to the evaluation of Ophthalmic Impairment & Disability. Measuring the impact of visual impairment on activities of daily life. Thirty years as Professor of Ophthalmology and Chairman of 2 ophthalmology departments, Corporate Medical Director of a shipping company (Military Sealifit Command), Ten years as Regional Occupational Medical Director (Admiral Rickover US Navy Radiological Center).

Education: MD, University of VT, School of Medicine, Burlington, VT; BS cum laude, St. Michaels College, Winooski, Park, VT; Res/Occ. Med., University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Res/Ophthalmology, US Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Years in Practice: 47