Who is Phernell Walker?
Mr. Walker is a nationally recognized ophthalmic optics and business management speaker, as well as the author of the textbook, Pure Optics, Second Edition. Mr. Walker was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Beverly Myer’s Achievement Award in Ophthalmic Optics (2011), the Joseph Bruneni Award in Optics by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (2017) as well as the Educator of the Year by the National Academy of Opticianry (2017).
Mr. Walker is one of only a few hundred people to earn a Master in Ophthalmic Optics (ABOM). His other educational achievements include a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Marylhurst University, in Portland, Oregon, a Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) from Excelsior College, in Albany, New York, and an Associate Science Degree in Ophthalmic Optics (AS) from Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida. He is certified by the both the American Board of Opticianry (ABOC) and National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLEC). He has served as a faculty member for the American Optometric Association (AOA), American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), International Vision Expo, American Board of Opticianry National Conference, Professional Optician's of Florida (POF), Armed Forces Optometric Society (AFOS), and at eye care conferences in 43 states. He has authored articles on lens and frame technology for Ophthalmology Times and Vision Care Products News Magazine. In January 2004, Mr. Walker was honored in Vision Monday’s “Forty under Forty”, which listed forty of the nations brightest and innovative ECP's in the country.
Inquiries for optics lectures, business consulting, or motivational speaking can be sent to phernell@pure-optics.com or call Pure Optics at (503) 917-4004.