Dr. Reena Patel earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University and completed a residency in Pediatric Optometry at the State University of New York, State College of Optometry. After residency, Dr. Patel worked at various locations in New York, including the State University of New York, Helen Keller International, New York University and Dr. Andrea Thau and Associates private practice in Manhattan. Dr. Patel is currently an Assistant Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry and has clinical and laboratory teaching responsibilities in the Vision Therapy and Pediatric services. In addition, she is a clinical investigator with the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group and conducts research in the areas of amblyopia, strabismus, binocular vision disorders and myopia control. Dr. Patel is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. She is also a member of the American Optometric Association’s InfantSEE and Children’s Vision Committee as well as the California Optometric Association’s Children’s Vision Committee.