School
School of Optometry
Department
School of Optometry
Office Location
10 Lincoln 112D
Worcester
Office Phone Office Phone: 774.243.3457
About
Dr. Stamm is an Associate Professor at the MCPHS School of Optometry and serves as Chief of the Contact Lens and Dry Eye Service in the Eye and Vision Center. He also holds the role of Director of Student Success, where he supports students in preparing for national licensing board examinations.
A 1982 graduate of the SUNY College of Optometry, Dr. Stamm practiced privately for two decades before transitioning to academia. Prior to joining MCPHS, he held faculty positions at the SUNY College of Optometry and the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of its Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses, and Refractive Technology.
Education
- OD, State University of New York, State College of Optometry
- BS, Biological Sciences, Harpur College, State University of New York at Binghamton
Programs
Featured Affiliations
American Academy of Optometry
WebsiteAmerican Optometric Association
WebsiteNew York State Optometric Association
WebsiteMassachusetts Society of Optometrists
WebsiteEducation
- OD, State University of New York, State College of Optometry
- BS, Biological Sciences, Harpur College, State University of New York at Binghamton
Programs
Publications
- Morrison CJ, Stamm JM. My Tattoos Caused My Dry Eye? A new way to look at diagnosis and treatment for patients with tattoo eyeliner. Canadian Journal of Optometry. 2016;78(2):6-10.
Invited Publications
- Making the Case for Primary Care Optometry; Optometry Today, March 1996.
- How RGPs Can Change Your Patients’ Lives; Optometric Management, May 1997.
- How to Choose a LASIK Surgeon; Messenger-Post Newspapers, Rochester, NY.
- Quoted in: Emerging treatments address various stages of keratoconus; Primary Care Optometry News, Volume 8, number 12.
- Quoted in: Assess the utility of wavefront-guided ablation on a case-by-case basis; Primary Care Optometry News, Volume 9, number 1.
- Contributed to: Applied Corneal Refractive Technology; Supplement to Review of Optometry, April 2005.
- Certain Systemic Conditions May Not Contraindicate LASIK; Primary Care Optometry News, Volume 12, number 12.
- Determine Lens Status, Expectations When Choosing Older Patients’ Vision Correction; “At Issue”, Primary Care Optometry News, Volume 13, number 1.
- Clinicians Stress Pre-op Evaluation, Treatment To Avoid Dry Eye After LASIK; “At Issue”, Primary Care Optometry News, Volume 13, number 12.
- No longer considered an “old” procedure: Today’s PRK better for some patients; Primary Care Optometry News, Volume 14, number 1.
- Advances in Corneal Transplant Surgery; Optometric Study Center, Review of Optometry, Volume 148, number 11.
- A Game Plan for Treating Corneal Infections; Review of Optometry, Volume 160, number 4.
Awards and Honors
- Morton L. Kimmelman Award for Student Leadership in Organized Optometry, Optometric Center of New York Foundation.
- Communications Award; Presented by the New York State Optometric Association in recognition of service as a member of the Contact Lens Project Team that helped define the legal and professional aspects of a contact lens prescription.
- Communications Award; Presented by the New York State Optometric Association in recognition of service as Editor of Prospectus, the Journal of the New York State Optometric Association.
- Clinical Faculty of the Year Award; MCPHS School of Optometry Class of 2020.
- Clinical Faculty of the Year Award; MCPHS School of Optometry Class of 2021.
- 05/22 Clinical Faculty of the Year Award; MCPHS School of Optometry Class of 2022.
- 05/23 Clinical Faculty of the Year Award; MCPHS School of Optometry Class of 2023.
- 05/24 Clinical Faculty of the Year Award; MCPHS School of Optometry Class of 2024.