Education
2016 DrPH, Community Based and Translational Research University of Hawai’i
Dissertation: Examining Eye Care in the South Pacific through a Health Systems Strengthening Lens2006 MPH, Global Health Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Concentration: Community Health and Development
Thesis: Vision for the Future: Volunteer Based Vision NGOs and VISION 20202002 OD Pacific University College of Optometry
1998 BSc, Biological Sciences University of Alberta
Work Experience
Optometrist, Northwest Permanete PC, Metro-Portland, OR, June 2016 – Present
Co-owner, Eyedeology, Inc. (DBA You & Eye), January 2015 – Present
Assistant Professor of Health Economics, Salus University, 2012-2019
Optometrist, Eyewise Optometry Group, Battle Ground and Hazel Dell, Washington May 2014 – May 2016
Locum Optometrist, Oahu, Hawai’i August 2012 – May 2014
Education Consultant, International Rescue Committee, Mae Sot, Thailand March 2012
Locum Optometrist, Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, August 2011 – August 2012
Research and Development Manager, Fred Hollows Foundation, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand, April 2011 – August 2011
Education Manager, Pacific Eye Institute Suva, Fiji, January 2009 – March 2011
Itinerant Primary Care Optometrist, Norton Sound Health Corporation Nome, Alaska, February 2008 – July 2008
Primary Care Optometrist, Family First Vision Center and Lenox Eye Associates, Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, August 2007 – January 2008
Lecturer, An-Najah National University Faculty of Optometry Nablus, West Bank, January 2007 – June 2007
Primary Care Optometrist, Mark Lynn, O.D. and Associates Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, August 2004 – January 2007
Public Health Optometrist, ChildSight (a division of Helen Keller International) Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, March 2005 – March 2006
Locum Optometrist Metro-Portland, Oregon, September 2002 – August 2004
Attending Optometrist, Pacific University College of Optometry Forest Grove, Oregon, May 2003-July 2004
Adjunct Faculty, Pacific University College of Optometry Forest Grove, Oregon, September 2002-February 2003
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Tousignant B, Pearce MG, Brûlé J, Sikivou B, Nicholls G. State of the eye health system in the Pacific: is medical technology available and used by mid-level eye care workers? Rural and Remote Health 2020; 20:5109
Brule J, Tousignant B, Nicholls G, Pearce MG. An in-country model of workforce support for trained mid-level eye care workers in Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands, New Zealand Medical Journal 2017 August 11;130(1460):83-86
Pearce MG. Clinical outcomes following the dispensing of ready-made and recycled spectacles: A systematic literature review, Clinical and Experimental Optometry 2014 May;97(3):225-33
Choy L, Dela Cruz MR, Hagiwara M, Lee HH, Peacock T, Pearce MG, Usagawa T, Sentell T. Insights in Public Health: Taxing sugar sweetened beverages to improve public health: Policy action in Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Journal of Medicine & Public Health 2013 August;72(8):286-91
Pearce MG, Pearce NN. Addressing refractive error visual impairment: volunteer organisations' alignment with Vision 2020 and public health principles, Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 2012 November;95(6):583-9
Brian G, Pearce MG, Ramke J. Refractive error and presbyopia among adults in Fiji, Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 2011 April 18(2):75-82
Pearce MG. Volunteer-based vision nongovernmental organizations and VISION 2020. Optometry: The Journal of the American Optometric Association. 2008 August;79:464-71
Vincent JE, Pearce MG, Leasher J, Mladenovich D, Patel N. The rationale for shifting from a voluntary clinical approach to a public health approach in addressing refractive errors. Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 2007 November;90(6):429-33.
Columns
Pearce MG. Reflections A mission for vision. Optometric Management 2007 October
Continuing Education
Pearce MG. Rational Drug Use Pacific Eye Health CE self assessment module Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand 2011 December
Pearce MG. Conjunctivitis Pacific Eye Health CE self assessment module Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand 2011 April
Palagyi A, Pearce MG. Pupil function Pacific Eye Health CE self assessment module Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand 2009 October
Manuals
Pearce MG, Peace NN. Post graduate certificate in eye care Binocular subjective refraction manual First edition, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand, 2011
Pearce MG, Tousignant B. Post graduate diploma in eye care Essential eye care module manual Second edition, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand, 2010
Pearce MG, Pearce NN. Post graduate diploma in eye care Refraction module manual Second edition, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand, 2010
Continuing Education Lectures
Should Optometry Support Fat Acceptance (COPE ID: 86066-PB) Great Western Council of Optometry Congress October 2023
Mental Illness as an Optometric Concern (COPE ID: 86060-PB) Great Western Council of Optometry Congress October 2023
Is Cultural Competency a Necessary Optometric Skill (COPE ID: 86056-PB) Great Western Council of Optometry Congress October 2023
Integrating Culture into Optometric Treatment Plans (COPE ID: 86693-PB) an ACE course American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting October 2023
Mental Illness as an Optometric Concern (COPE ID: 79792-PB) American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting October, 2022
Is Cultural Humility a Necessary Optometric Skill? (COPE ID: 80073-PB) EastWest Eye Conference October, 2022
Mental Illness as an Optometric Concern (COPE ID: 80074-PB) EastWest Eye Conference October 2022
Overweight and Obesity as an Optometric Concern (COPE: 80075-PB) EastWest Eye Conference October, 2022
Improving Health Outcomes Through Behavior Change Communication (80076-PB) EastWest Eye Conference October, 2022
Is Cultural Humility a Necessary Optometric Skill? (COPE ID: 74519-PB) American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting November, 2021
Mental Illness as an Optometric Concern (COPE ID: 74535-PB) American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting November, 2021
Is Cultural Humility a Necessary Optometric Skill? (OBO course: 929) Northwest Ocular Pathology 2021, February 2021
Overweight and obesity as an optometric concern (COPE ID: 69086-PB) Academy at Home October, 2020
Overweight and obesity as an optometric concern (COPE ID: 63562-PB) American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting October, 2019
Improving clinical outcomes: Cultural competency in eye care (COPE ID: 57804-PB) American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting November, 2018
International mission “tips”: Best practices for providing eye care globally (COPE ID: 57806-PB) American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting November, 2018
Improving clinical outcomes: Cultural competency in eye care (COPE ID: 53673-PB) American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting October, 2017
Visual Pathway and Visual Field Testing Pacific Regional Eye Health Conference, June 2011
Best Vision Sphere Refraction Pacific Regional Eye Health Conference, June 2011
Examination of the posterior segment, Pacific Regional Eye Health Conference, June 2010
Your friend the ophthalmoscope, Pacific Regional Eye Health Workshop, February 2009
Guest Lectures
Behavior change communication Public Health Optometry, Pacific University College of Optometry, April, 2016
Cultural competency. Public Health Optometry, Pacific University College of Optometry, February 2016 and 2017
Global eye care Public Health Optometry, Pacific University College of Optometry, April 2016 and 2017
Presentations
Examining eye care in the South Pacific through a health systems strengthening lens: The influence of vision NGOs, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, November 2017
Examining eye care in the South Pacific through a health systems strengthening lens: Community expectations, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, November 2017
Developing a reference and learning manual for eye care nurses, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, March 2011
Developing refraction training materials to promote retention of knowledge, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, March 2011
Priority support needs, Pacific Regional Eye Health Workshop, February 2009
Volunteer based vision non-governmental organizations and VISION 2020, World Congress on Refractive Error and Service Development, March 2007
Posters
Pearce MG, Pacific Island Eye Care Professionals' Support Needs and the Influence of Nongovernmental Organizations, American Academy of Optometry, November 2016
Pearce MG, Yasuda S, Canyon DV. Leadership and diabetes outcomes: A systematic review, Biomedical sciences symposium, John A. Burns School of Medicine, April 2014
Pearce MG. Cultural competency training in schools and colleges of optometry, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2013
Pearce MG, Pearce NN. Local appropriate refraction training, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October 2011
Pearce MG, Pearce NN. Number of patient encounters by mid-level eye care providers and their proficiency in refraction, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October 2011
Pearce MG, Pearce NN. The appropriateness of ready-made spectacles in a clinical population in Suva, Fiji, American Academy of Optometry, October 2011
du Toit R, Pearce MG. Opportunities for continuing professional development for mid-level eye care providers in the Western Pacific, South African Association of Health Educationalists, July 2010
Pearce MG, Pearce NN. Developing clinical vignettes as a means of assessing mid-level personnel in developing countries, American Academy of Optometry, November 2009