Biography

Dr. Linda Dejmek was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but has resided in Appleton since the age of five. She did her undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin – Madison as well as the University of Wisconsin – Fox Valley and Oshkosh. She obtained her Doctor of Optometry degree from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1997. She then joined her father’s optometry practice in Appleton at which time they built the Appleton Eye Clinic.

Dr. Dejmek employs other optometrists in her practice as associates. In 1996, Dr. Dejmek merged Dr. Donald Garelick’s practice with Appleton Eye Clinic. Dr. Garelick joined the practice for four years until his retirement.

Besides the Appleton Eye Clinic, Dr. Dejmek owns A B See Vision Therapy Centers in which she specializes in visually-related learning problems, sports vision, and rehabilitative optometry.

She achieved Board Certification in Developmental Vision and Vision Training in 2005 and went on to serve as a board examiner on the IECB (International Examining and Certification Board of COVD [College of Optometrists in Vision Development]).

Education

Undergraduate:

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh; Oshkosh, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin - Madison; Madison, Wisconsin

Graduate School:

Indiana University, School of Optometry; Bloomington, Indiana
Bachelor of Science in Optometry, 1975
Doctor of Optometry, 1977

Externship:

Army Medical Hospital; Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1977

Licenses and Certificates held:

Wisconsin Optometric License, 1977 (No. 1576)
Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Certificate, 1978
Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Certificate, 1991
Texas Optometric License, 2002

Continuing Education/Advanced Certification:

University of Wisconsin - Madison; Madison, Wisconsin; Diagnostic Drugs, 1978
Illinois College of Optometry; Chicago, Illinois; Therapeutic Drugs, 1991
University of Alabama School of Optometry; Birmingham, Alabama; Refractive Surgery
Co-Management, 1996
Northeastern State University College of Optometry; Tahlequah, Oklahoma;
Laser Therapy for the Anterior Segment, 1997
Photo Refractive Laser Procedures, 1998
Minor Surgical Procedures for the Optometric Physician, 1999
VISX Laser Certification Course, 1999, 2000
Sanet Vision Therapy Course, 2005

Career

Present Position:

11/77 - Present

Employer:

Self (CEO of Appleton Eye Clinic, LLC and CEO of A B See Vision Therapy Centers, LLC)

Job Duties:

Primary health care provider who examines, diagnoses, treats, and manages diseases and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as related systemic conditions. Contact lens specialist and surgical co-management. Developmental optometrist.

Professional Appointments (International, National and State):

Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO)
Elected President, June 1994-1996 (served two terms)
Elected Vice-President, 1992-1994
Elected Board of Directors, June 1992-2003
Served as board liaison to Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE),
National Board Oversight, Meetings, Budget, International, and Tele-health committees
Served as committee member on Continuing Competency Assessment Committee, 1991
Federation of Association of Regulatory Boards (FARB)
Elected Treasurer/Secretary, 2001-2003
Board of Directors, 1997-2003
College of Optometrists in Developmental Vision (COVD)
Appointed to International Examination and Certification Board (IECB), 2006-present
National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO); Chicago, Illinois
Appointed Senior Examiner, 1990
Wisconsin Optometry Examining Board
Appointed 1988-1992, reappointed 1992-1995
Elected Vice-Chairman, 1990-1995
TLC Laser Center; Madison, Wisconsin
Board of Directors, 1997-2002

Awards and Special Achievements:

Named Honorary Citizen of the City of Clarksville, Tennessee, 1976
Awarded the Harold Bailey Award from the American Optometric Foundation, 1977
Medical illustrator for a textbook (written by Dr. Borish/Dr. Books and published in 1979) titled
System for Ophthalmic Dispensing, 1977-1979
Featured artist in Wisconsin Trillium, Wisconsin’s Magazine of the Arts, 1978
Earned PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Dive Master and Master SCUBA Diver ratings,
1983
Combined art and diving and had illustrations of recently discovered shipwrecks in Lake
Superior published in Diver Magazine and Skin Diver, 1985
Listed in Who’s Who in the Midwest, 1988
Listed in Who’s Who in American Women, 1991
Listed in Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals, 1995
Awarded Optometrist of the Year by the Wisconsin Optometric Association, 1995
Awarded Zonta Award in Science and Technology by Zonta International, 1996
Awarded Board Certification as a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision
Development (FCOVD), 2005

Professional Activities:

Fox Cities Optometric Society
President, 1985-1987
Northeast Optometric Society
Wisconsin Optometric Association
Board of Directors, 1999-2002
Board of Directors, 1987-1988
Legislative Committee member, 1998-2002
State Treasurer, 1997-1998
NORA (Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitative Association)
COVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development)
OEP (Optometric Extension Program)

Community Activities: (Local and State)

National Association of Women Business Owners; Member, 1998-present
Appleton Downtown Rotary Club; Member, 1995-present
Chairman of Cutting Edge Awards, 2000-2005
Wisconsin Federation of Business and Professional Women
Member, 1978-present
State President, 1988-1989
State 1st Vice President, 1986-87
State Membership Chair, 1985-1986
Served on the National Membership Committee
Mid-day Business and Professional Women
Member, 1978-present
President, 1984-1986
State President Elect, 1987-1988
Foundation Chair, 1981-1984
Treasurer, 1980-1981
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce
Current Member, Governmental Relations Committee, 1986-1987
Appleton Junior Women’s Club; Illustrator, 1981-1982
Appleton Gallery of Arts
Member, 1979-present
Board of Directors, 1992
Participating Artist, 1979-1982
American Association of University Women; Member 1990-present
Friends of the Bohrod at University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley
Steering Committee Member, 1990-1992
United Way; Chairman of Steering Committee, Optometry/Opticians; 1996-present