Arthur B. Epstein, OD, FAAO is a partner of North Shore Contact Lens & Vision Consultants, P.C., a Roslyn, NY referral based optometric practice specializing in contact lenses, keratoconus, refractive surgery complications and diseases of the anterior segment of the eye. He also serves as the Director of the Contact Lens Service of North Shore University Hospital, NYU School of Medicine and is a Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Northeastern State University College of Optometry, Tahlequah, OK.

A prolific author, Dr. Epstein served as Chief Optometric Editor of Optometric Management from 1995 to 2000. He currently serves as columnist, Contributing Editor and Director of Optometric Programs for Review of Optometry and as the Executive Editor of Review of Contact Lenses. More recently, he launched the first HTML based E-Journal in optometry; Optometric Physician™ and serves as its Chief Medical Editor. He has published more than one hundred sixty articles, scientific papers and book chapters and frequently lectures on a variety of eyecare topics both nationally and internationally. His primary clinical and research interests include specialty and extended wear contact lenses, contact lens and refractive surgery complications, and diseases of the anterior segment of the eye.

Dr. Epstein serves on the Council of the American Optometric Association Contact Lens & Cornea Section, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and New York Academy of Optometry. He was recently appointed to serve as Chair of the Exhibits Committee for the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Epstein is also a member of numerous professional organizations including: the American Optometric Association, the AOA Contact Lens Section, the Optometric Editors Association, the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the International Society of Refractive Surgery and the Contact Lens Society of America. He served as Medical Director of the Surgical Eyes Foundation and is Vice President of the Center for Keratoconus. He also serves on numerous professional and industry advisory boards including the Medical Advisory Board of the National Keratoconus Foundation and the Advisory Committee of the Rigid Gas Permeable Lens Institute.