Carla Engelke

Carla Engelke is an Assistant Professor at Marshall B. Ketchum University's Southern California College of Optometry and serves as the SCCO Coordinator for the Traumatic Brain Injury Eye Service. She is affiliated with the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) in Tucson, where she practices full-scope primary care optometry with therapeutic prescriptive authority.

Education:

• BS, St. Louis University
• OD, Southern College of Optometry (SCO)

Dr. Engelke specializes in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and low vision rehabilitation, with a focus on clinical research and prescriptive authority in therapeutic optometry. Her career spans academic roles, clinical practice, and leadership in optometric education and VA healthcare systems.

Key Roles and Contributions:

• Founded and administers the TBI Eye Service at SAVAHCS
• Active in optometric education as a reviewer for COPE and consultant to the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
• Member of the University of Arizona Institutional Review Board and SAVAHCS Research and Development Committee
• Former examiner for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and past lecturer at the American Academy of Optometry

Scientific Recognition:

• Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO)