A Tribute to Henry W Hofstetter, OD, PhD, FAAO Recollections from Students

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Published: Jan 11, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14434/hindsight.v50i2.26592
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Hofstetter, Indiana University, history, Optometric Historical Society, biography, memoir

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Linda Casser, Dr.
Pennsylvania College Optometry and Salus University

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In this article Dr. Linda Casser constructs a profile of Henry W Hofstetter, OD, PhD from the point-of-view of his students.

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Casser, L. (2019). A Tribute to Henry W Hofstetter, OD, PhD, FAAO: Recollections from Students. Hindsight: Journal of Optometry History, 50(2), 43–45. https://doi.org/10.14434/hindsight.v50i2.26592
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Vol. 50 No. 2 (2019): Special 50th Anniversary Issue: Focus on our Founders
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Biographies

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Author Biography

Linda Casser, Dr., Pennsylvania College Optometry and Salus University

Following graduation in 1978 from the Indiana University School of Optometry, Dr. Casser
completed a two-year residency program at the Joseph C. Wilson Health Center in Rochester, NY.
One of the first of its kind, this program included intensive clinical education and training in all
aspects of primary care optometry.
Dr. Casser served for four years as Chief of Primary Care Module 4 at The Eye Institute and
Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO). She was a faculty member
at the Indiana University School of Optometry for thirteen years, achieving the rank of Associate
Professor with tenure and serving as the Director of the Indianapolis Eye Care Center. Dr. Casser
joined the Pacific University College of Optometry in 1997, serving as Associate Dean for
Academic Programs and Professor through 2005. In January 2006, Dr. Casser joined the National
Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) as Associate Executive Director of Clinical
Examinations. From January 2009 through 2013, Dr. Casser served as Dean, Salus University
Pennsylvania College of Optometry and subsequently Interim Associate Dean for the Practice of
Optometric Medicine until August 2014. In 2015, she served as Interim Director of Education for
the Physician Assistant Program, Salus University College of Health Sciences. Dr. Casser
currently serves as a Professor at PCO, Coordinator of Interprofessional Education Initiatives for
Salus University, Immediate Past President of the Faculty of Salus University, and Faculty
Representative to the Board of Trustees of Salus University.
Dr. Casser has provided more than 370 presentations in 39 states and 8 countries comprised of
continuing education lectures and workshops on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of
anterior segment ocular disease, as well as other important aspects of clinical optometry. She is
primary author of the textbook Atlas of Primary Eyecare Procedures, Second Edition (McGrawHill, 1997) as well as the ebook version of the Atlas (Ridgevue Publishing, 2017). Dr. Casser has
additionally authored multiple manuscripts and textbook chapters on primary optometric care,
including recent publications pertaining to interprofessional education and practice.
Dr. Casser is a past president of the Indiana Optometric Association, has been an active member
of several committees of the American Optometric Association, and is past chair of the Primary
Care Diplomate Program for the American Academy of Optometry, from which she received the
2004 Founder’s Award. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board of
Examiners in Optometry from 1998 - 2005 and served as its 2001 - 2002 President. Dr. Casser
also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Oregon Optometric Physicians
Association and the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO). She currently
serves in committee roles for the Pennsylvania Optometric Association.
Dr. Casser was named the 1995 "Optometrist of the Year" by the Indiana Optometric Association,
the 1997 "Optometrist of the Year" by the American Optometric Association, and a 2000 Most
Influential Optometrist by Review of Optometry. In 2012, Dr. Casser received the inaugural
Distinguished Residency Alumni Award from the SUNY State College of Optometry as well as the
2012 Presidential Service to Students Award from the Salus University Student Council. In 2013,
Dr. Casser was featured in Optometric Management’s “O.D. Scene Key Opinion Leaders: Schools
of Optometry.” In 2014, she was the invited Keynote Presenter at the Annual Meeting of the
National Association of Veterans Administration Optometrists (NAVAO), and in 2017 she
received the Dr. Lester Caplan Honorary Lecture Award.