Lester Caplan

Background

Caplan, Lester was born on March 27, 1924 in Baltimore. Son of Hyman and Jeannette (Frank) Caplan.

Education

Student, Wheaton College, 1944., University Maryland, 1947. Bachelor of Science in Visual Optics, Northern Illinois College Optometry, 1949.

OD summa cum laude, 1949. Master of Education, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1967.

Career

Private practice optometry, Baltimore, 1950-1979. Chief contact lens clinic Optometric Center Maryland, 1975-1976. Professor School Optometry University Alabama, Birmingham, since 1979.

Assistant dean clinical services, 1987-1993. Director externship program, since 1991. Chief division contact lens services, 1982-1986.

Associate professor School Community and Allied Health, 1979-1981. Director optometric technician program, 1979-1981. Associate professor department psychology Graduate School, 1985-1988.

Vision consultant Prince George's County (maryland.) public schools, 1968-1970. Optometric consultant and clinician Sinai-Druid Comprehensive Care Clinic, 1967-1968. Consultant and instructor optometric tehnician's program, Howard Community College, 1976-1979.

Consultant to Indian Health service, United States Public Health Service, 1969-1985, Food and Drug Administration, 1985-1990. Advisory to director professional service Federal Helalth Programs SVC Financial Services Inc, 1972-1976. Guest lecturer various colleges universities, 1970-1979.

Member advisory council Maryland Comprehensive Health Planning Agency, 1971-1977. Alternate member advisory group to Maryland Statewide Professional Standards review Council, 1978-1979. Member Maryland Board Examiners in Health and Community Optometry.

Achievements

• Lester Caplan has been listed as a noteworthy optometrist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory council Maryland. Comprehensive Health Planning Agency, 1971-1977. Member of advisory group to Maryland.

Statewide Professional Standards Review Council, 1978-1979.

Member Maryland. Board Examiners in Optometry, 1975-1979. Fellow American Academy Optometry (diplomate public health section, recipient Carel Koch award, 1998).

Member Maryland. Optometric Association (honorary, Optometrist of Year award 1974), American Optometric Association (Optometrist of Year 1975), Alabama Optometric Association, American Public Health Association (governor council 1981-1988, vision care section chair1993-1994, intersectional county chair 1995-1996, vice president 1997-1998), Association Clinical Directors-Adminstrs.

Schools and Colleges Optometry (president 1990-1993), Association Schools and Colleges Optometry (special consultant, clinical affairs committee 1995), Association Optometric Contact Lens Educators (treasurer 1984-1996), Optometric History Society.

Connections

Married Florence Shenker, September 8, 1946 (deceased January 1979). Children: Bruce E., Eric Scott. Married Arlene Cohen, January 10, 1981.

Children: Harriet Wilder (deceased March 1994), Lori Hollander.

Father:

Hyman Caplan

Mother:

Jeannette (Frank) Caplan

Spouse:

Florence Shenker

Spouse:

Arlene Cohen

child:

Lori Hollander Caplan

child:

Harriet Wilder Caplan (deceased March 1994)

child:

Eric Scott Caplan

child:

Bruce E. Caplan