​Dan Acosta, L.D.O., B.C. Opt., is Florida-licensed and Florida Board of Opticianry-certified in the fitting and adaptation of contact lenses. His practice concentrates on Medical Contact Lenses and Low Vision. Dan received academic and clinical training at the University of Houston and contact lens training at Baylor in Houston, Texas. Dan completed the academic requirements for credentials from IJCAHPO, OAA, ABO, and NCLE. Having practiced alongside ophthalmologists and orthoptists for over twenty-five years, Dan has hands-on experience caring for thousands of patients. 

​​

Licensure​

 Licensed & Florida Opticianry Board Certified Optician

• Spectacles

• Low Vision

• Contact Lenses 

​​

Areas of Practice

• Keratoconus and irregular corneas

• Scleral Contact Lens Fitter

• Novakone Certified Fitter

• Specialty Soft Contact Lenses (Multifocals and High Power Errors)

• Prismatic Corrections for Double Vision

• Low Vision Dispensing: Electronic and Optical Devices

• General Opticianry Services​

• Teleophthalmology and Teleoptometry Patient Facilitator

​

 Past Certifications

• National Contact Lens Examiner

• American Board of Opticianry

• OAA Low Vision Dispensing Program

• Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technician- IJCAHPO Ophthalmology

 

Past Teaching Experience

• Hillsborough College-Adjunct Professor (Optical Lab) Tampa, Florida

• IJCAHPO-Ophthalmology Annual Meetings ( Low Vision Instruction)

• POF- Regional Course (Low Vision Care and Dispensing)

• Low Vision Continuing Education ABO & IJCAHPO

​