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1. Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A
A Brief Biography
Dr. DominickMainoisan associate optometristat LyonsFamilyEye Care and a Professorof
Pediatrics/BinocularVisionatthe IllinoisEye Institute/IllinoisCollegeof Optometry.He graduatedfrom
the IllinoisCollege of Optometry, wasthe foundingPediatric/BinocularVisionResidentatthe Illinois
College of Optometry/IllinoisEye Institute;received hisMEdfromthe Universityof IllinoisChicagoand
has a Bachelor’sdegree from BeloitCollege,Beloit,Wi.
Dr. Maino isan AdjunctProfessorof Pediatrics/BinocularVisionatthe CentroBostonde Optometriain
Madrid Spainandthe Directorof the Developmental Disabilities IEIServiceatNeumannFamilyServices.
He isa Fellowof boththe AmericanAcademy of Optometryandthe Collegeof OptometristsinVision
Development,andholdsmembershipinthe American&IllinoisOptometricAssociations,Neuro-
OptometricRehabilitationAssociation,andthe Artistsof CasaItalia.Hisrecentactivitiesinclude
presentingatthe International Congressof Behavioral OptometryinBirmingham, UnitedKingdom;
International BrainInjuryAssociationmeetinginEdinburgh,Scotland; the VictoriaConference forPacific
University andasa memberof anexpertpanel atthe AmericanConference of PediatricCerebral Visual
Impairmentwhichissponsoredbythe Children’sHospital,Omaha,NE. He isa foundingmemberof the
PediatricCortical Visual ImpairmentSociety.
Dr. Maino has servedasthe editorfor2 professionaljournals andauthored approximately200 books,
chapters,andarticles. He iscurrentlythe associate,consulting,and/orcontributingeditor/manuscript
reviewerfornumerouspublicationsand hasgivenmore than100 presentationsworldwide.Lippincott,
Williams&Wilkinshas publishDr.Maino’s latestbook, VisualDiagnosisand Careof thePatientwith
Special Needs whichwasawarded1st
Prize inHealthandSocial Care by the BritishMedical Association.
Dr. Maino has receivedrecognitionforhisworkfromthe OrderSons of Italy(LeonardoDa Vinci Award
for Excellence inMedicine),National Academiesof Practice (DistinguishedPractitioner),Neuro-
OptometricRehabilitationAssociation,College of OptometristsinVisionDevelopment,Optometric
EditorsAssociation,andthe EasterSeal Societyof MetropolitanChicago. Dominick isaninternationally
recognizedexpertonoculo-visual problemsof childrenandadultswitha stronginterestinthe patient
withspecial needs. Hisresearchinterestsincludespecial populations,pediatrics,andbinocularvision
dysfunction.He iscurrentlythe spokespersonforthe AmericanOptometricAssociationon3D Vision
Syndrome andhas beeninterviewednumeroustimes(television,printmedia,radio,Internet)onthis
topic.
Dr. Maino’savocationsinclude blogging (MainosMemos.com),music(he recentlysangtenorwiththe
Paderewski SymphonicOrchestraandChorusandthe 90 voice NorthwesternUniversitySummerChoir
underthe directionof StephenAlltop anddirectsthe IllinoisCollegeof OptometryFaculty,Graduate and
Alumni Choirduringgraduationatthe RockefellerChapel Universityof Chicago),andphotography (has
exhibitedthisworkinseveral venuesinthe Midwest).He isalsoa buddingconnoisseurof the finer
pointsof appreciatingagoodSingle MaltScotch (especiallyafteratripto Scotland).