Paul Karpecki

Dr. Paul Karpecki has been a prominent voice in optometry, with over 20 years of experience. Currently, he serves as Director of Cornea Services for Kentucky Eye Institute in Lexington KY and the Ocular Surface Disease Center at the Gaddie Eye Centers in Louisville KY, as well as an Associate Professor at the Kentucky College of Optometry.

In 2016, Paul was appointed co-chair of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Symposium in Montpellier, France, and served as a member of the Diagnosis Sub-committee for TFOS DEWS II. He is also the chief clinical editor and director of clinical content for Review of Optometry, as well as chairman of the New Technology and Treatment Conferences. He serves on the board of the charitable organization Optometry Giving Sight and has delivered over 1,000 lectures and authored over 1,000 papers.

Previously, he served as co-chair for the Dry Eye Summit, Director for the CJO Optometric Dry Eye Guidelines for Eye Care. Paul earned his doctor of optometry degree from Indiana University. He completed a fellowship in medical cornea and refractive surgery from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He was one of two optometrists appointed to the Delphi International Society at Wilmer-Johns Hopkins, which included the top 25 dry eye experts in the world.