Pacific Cataract & Laser Institute
10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 1650
Bellevue, Washington 98004-4332 U.S.A.
Tel: 425-462-7664 / Fax: 425-462-6429 / maynard.pohl@pcli.com
Dr. Maynard Pohl is Clinical Director at Pacific Cataract & Laser Institute in Bellevue, WA, an optometric consultation and ambulatory surgical center specializing in medical and surgical eye care. Dr. Pohl, originally from Alberta Canada, graduated from Indiana University School of Optometry and completed a residency in Hospital-Based Geriatric Optometry at the Veterans Administration Medical Centers in Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR. Thereafter he served as the initial staff optometrist at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle and was appointed Clinical Instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology. He serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry and State University of New York College of Optometry, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Founding Fellow of the Optometric Retina Society. Dr. Pohl is a frequent lecturer and author on the topic of ocular disease comanagement.
AFFILIATIONS
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, 1987 - Present
American Optometric Association, 1980 - Present
Great Western Council of Optometry: Education Chairman, 1991-1994
Optometric Physicians of Washington, 1984 – Present; Continuing Education Committee Chairman,
1996-2002; State Legislative Committee, 2003 - Present
King County Optometric Society, 1986 – Present
Founding Fellow of the Optometric Retina Society, 2003 – Present; Education Chairman, 2004 - 2005
LICENSURE
Washington, 1984 – Present
Oregon, 1984 – Present
California, 1985 - Present
PRESENTATIONS
380 lectures and workshops presented regionally, nationally, and internationally between December 1986 and December 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
Pohl, M.L. Microcornea: A case study. Optometry Times; September 1985.
Pohl, M.L. Siegrist's streaks in hypertensive choroidopathy. Journal of the American Optometric Association 1988; 59:372-376.
Pohl, M.L. MEDWS brings sudden loss of acuity. Review of Optometry; October 1988; 105-110.
Pohl, M.L. Retinal Vascular Disease. In: Problems in Optometry - Posterior Pole Disorders; J.B. Lippincott, December 1991; 3(4): 609-620.
Pohl, M.L. Learn to love dilation. Optometric Management; August 1992; 20-22.
Pohl, M.L. Retinal Break/Detachment. In: Primary Care of the Cataract Patient; Appleton and Lange, 1994.
Pohl, M.L. Comanagement of retinal vascular disease. Practical Optometry; February 1994; 5(1): 6-13.
Pohl, M.L. Carotid Artery Disease. In: Optometry Clinics - Systemic Disease and the Eye; Appleton and Lange, 1994; 3(4): 157-174.
Pohl, M.L. The differential diagnosis of retinal pigmentary changes. Review of Optometry; March 1996; 93-101.
Pohl, M.L. Defining a treatment plan for common LASIK complications. Primary Care Optometry News; August 1999; 4(8):12-14.
Pohl, M.L. Today’s IOLs provide new options for patients as well as practitioners. Primary Care Optometry
News; June 2000; 5(6):26-27.
Pohl, M.L. Astigmatic relief during cataract surgery - another way to improve outcomes. Primary Care Optometry News; June 2001; 6(6):28-30.
Pohl, M.L. Monitor for complications when managing traumatic retinal hemorrhages. Primary Care
Optometry News; November 2001; 6(11):17-18.
Pohl, M.L. Ocular ischemic syndrome: an indicator of significant systemic disease. Primary Care Optometry News; August 2002; 7(8):16-17.
Pohl, M.L. The confounding red eye patient. Review of Optometry; February 2003; 140(02):95.
Pohl, M.L. Numerous options available for patients with cataract in one eye. Primary Care Optometry News;
March 2003; 8(3):26.
Pohl, M.L. Amaurosis Fugax. Vertebrobasilar Artery Insufficiency. In: Handbook of Primary Care
Optometry; W.B. Saunders, in press.
Pohl, M.L. Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Perils and The Promise. Review of Optometry
Supplement; November 2004.
Pohl, M.L. Refractive Lens Exchange: a feasible refractive surgery alternative. Primary Care Optometry
News; January 2005; 10(1):20.
Pohl, M.L. Cataract surgery only mildly effective for PXF glaucoma. Primary Care Optometry News; May
2007; 12(5);14-16.