Governor Chet Culver has declared InfantSEE Week as Monday, March 23 - Friday, March 27, 2009.  If your infant is six to twelve months old, this is the perfect time to schedule an InfantSEE eye assessment with Dr. Olson–at no cost.  

“I encourage parents across Iowa to take advantage of the InfantSEE® program,” said Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA).  “… I applaud our local optometrists for providing free InfantSEE® assessments, and encourage families to take advantage of this useful service.”

The following has been excerpted from Dr. Christopher Olson’s Curriculum Vitae:

Professional Awards and Honors

1992, named “Young O.D. of the Year” by the Iowa Optometric Association

1992 to Present, awarded Optometric Recognition Award for Continuing Education by the American Optometric Association

1994 to Present, Fellow, American Academy of Optometry

2000, named “Optometrist of the Year” by the Iowa Optometric Association

2001, Iowa Governor’s appointee to the State Board of Optometry

2009, Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry appointee to the nation’s Accreditation Council on Optometric Education

Professional Service

Accreditation Council on Optometric Education, 2009 to present

Chair, State of Iowa Board of Optometry, July 2006 to Apr. 2010

Secretary, State of Iowa Board of Optometry, Apr. 2001 to July 2006

Clinical Examiner, National Board of Optometry

Member, Education Committee Member, Legislative Committees Member, House of Delegates, Iowa Optometric Association

Member, American Optometric Association

VISION USA Provider

Iowa Lion’s Diabetes & Glaucoma Mobile Unit Doctor

Iowa Alumni Liaison, Illinois College of Optometry

Lecturer, IOAA Annual Meeting, 2005 to 2011

Lecturer, Primary Care Symposium, American Academy of Optometry, 2006

InfantSEE Provider, 2005 to Present

Community Service

Secretary & Member, Mt. Pleasant Public Library Board

Board Member, Kiwanis Club, Mt. Pleasant

Actor and Member, Mt. Pleasant Community Theatre

Board Member, The Rec Center, Mt. Pleasant

Council Chairperson, Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sunday School and confirmation teacher, choir member, liturgist, instrumentalist

Fundraiser, Iowa Wesleyan College, Boy Scouts of America, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association

Education

Waco High School, Olds, IA, June 1979. Valedictorian

Iowa State University, Ames, IA, May 1983. Bachelor of Science in Distributed Studies: Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, and Zoology, Graduated with Distinction

Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL, May 1987. Doctorate in Optometry, magna cum laude. Westside V.A. Hospital Externship

Interests, Activities

Music (instrumental, vocal), Fitness (mountain biking, jogging), Reading

1979, Eagle Scout

1995, Completed Marine Corps Marathon, Washington D.C.