Robert E. Prouty, O.D.
Glaucoma, Cornea, Cataract and External Disease Consultation
Robert E. Prouty, O.D., graduated from Oregon’s Pacific University and completed his fellowship training in hospital-based Optometry and Geriatrics at American Lake V.A. Medical Center (VAMC) in Tacoma, Washington. While at American Lake VAMC, he received training in advanced medical management and diagnostic techniques.
Prior to Omni, Dr. Prouty was in private practice and served as a consultant at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery. Dr. Prouty is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA). He was selected as the COA's Young Optometrist of the Year in 1988, COA's Optometrist of the Year in 2004 and was awarded the COA’s Distinguished Service Award in 2007. Dr. Prouty is a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO), a founding member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society (OGS) and served on the OGS executive committee. He is the founding president of the Colorado Optometric Glaucoma Society.
He is the director of the University of Houston’s “Residency in Ocular Disease” at Omni and serves as an adjunct professor at several other universities. He is a recognized national lecturer and has published several articles in national and international publications.
Publications
1. Prouty RE; "Targeting Allergies", Opt Management, Vol 38 No 8, August 2003, Pgs 34-38, 63
2. Jones CE, Anklesaria M., Gordon AD, Prouty RE, Rashid R, Singla RK, Schachet JL; A Retrospective Safety Study of the Herrick Lacrimal Plug: A Device Used to Occlude the Lacrimal Canaliculus CLAO Journal 2002; 28(4): 206-210
3. Tong DTY, Prouty RE; “Acute Unilateral Optic Neuropathy in Teenage Patients: Two Case Reports”, Practical Optometry, Vol 10:2, April 1999, Pgs 66-72
4. Prouty B, “Progressive Punctal Plug Therapy From Workup to Follow-up”, Supplement to Opt Management, April 1999, Pgs 4s-7s
5. Prouty R, "Are You Prepared To Treat Lid Lacerations?"; Optometry Today, Vol 6 No 4, May 1998, Pgs 30-31
6. Prouty RE, Jackson JJ; "Case Studies in Punctal Occlusion", Opt Management, Vol 32 No 2, February 1997, Pgs 68-73
7. Prouty R; "Managing Recalcitrant Disease: How to Eradicate Stubborn Ocular Infections", Review of Opt, Vol 134 No 1, January 1997, Pgs 79-87
8. Prouty R; "Must Have Anti-Infectives", Optometry Today, Vol 4 No 9, October 1996, Pgs 24-26
9. Prouty R; "Understanding Optic Nerve Damage", Review of Opt, 2nd Annual Glaucoma Supplement, September 1996, Pgs 4a-7a
10. "What's Your Diagnosis?”, Primary Care Optometry News: "Patient Complains of Red Eye 28 Years After Corneal Transplant", Vol 2 No3, Mar 1997, Pgs 41-42
11. "Patient Seeks Relief of Stubborn Epiphora", Vol 1 No 4, May 1996, Pgs 48 & 50
12. “45 Year Old Has Progressive Vision Loss, Narrow Angles”, vol. 4, No 2, Feb 1999, Pgs 33-34
13. “Post-LASIK Patient with Corneal Irritation & Decreased Vision”, Vol. 7, No 6 , June 2002
14. Prouty R, White B; "Presenting Symptomology of Diplopia Results in a Diagnosis of Metastatic Breast Cancer", Optometry Today (United Kingdom), Vol 36:2, Pgs 21-25, January 1996
15. Prouty R; "How to Use Antibiotics to Stem the Tide of Ocular Infection", Review of Opt, Therapeutic Update Supplement, March 1995, Pgs 5A-8A
16. Prouty R, Bowen J; "Empirical Treatment of Idiopathic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy With Oral Indomethacin Therapy", So. J Opt, Vol XIV, 1:20-23, Winter 1994
17. White B, Prouty R; "Presenting Symptomology of Diplopia Results in a Diagnosis of Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Case Report", So. J Opt, Vol XII, 4:13-18, Fall 1994
18. Prouty R; "A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Uveitis", Review of Opt., July 1994 Vol 131, 7:73-86
19.Kell H, Prouty R; "Recurrent Corneal Erosion: Advanced Approaches to Management", So J Opt, Vol IX, 4:28-33, 1991