Dr. Babak Kamkar

About Dr. Kamkar 

Dr. Babak Kamkar, OD, FAAO, QME

Primary Specialty / Areas of Focus: Optometry

• Education & Training:
• Optometry School: Southern California College of Optometry
• Residency/Fellowship (if applicable): Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
• Years of Clinical Experience: 40+ (since 1986)
• Board Certifications / Professional Affiliations: Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA), American Optometric Association (AOA)
• Professional Background / Areas of Expertise: SIBTF, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury evaluations
• Publications, Teaching, or Speaking:
• Inventor of APD Tester, a pupil testing device (U.S. Patent 9,681,805 B2),
• Scientific article contributor, The Reliability and Validity of a Handheld Relative Afferent Pupillary Tester in Diagnosing Optic Neuropathy, Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical Research, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2017
• Instructor, Latest Pupil Examination Techniques, International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, IJCAHPO’s 46th Annual Continuing Education Program, Chicago, October 2018
• Instructor, Ophthalmic Impairments, The California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery, April 2022
• Instructor, Worker's Compensation Disability Evaluations Related to the Visual System and Ocular History Taking for all Physicians, The American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) 2022 Conference, Utah, May 2022
• Contributor to AMA Guides Newsletter, visual impairments in disability evaluations, Nov. 2024
  
  Doctors Personal Note:
• Hobbies or interests outside of work - Inventions, travel, volleyball
• Fun facts - Operates as though there are more than 24 hours in a day
• What you’re looking forward to in 2026 - The World Cup
• What sets you apart in your field - First QME optometrist in CA and inventor of APD Tester
• What you enjoy most about your work: Working with injured workers all over California