Alex Christoff, BS, CO, COT

Alex Christoff has been a certified ophthalmic technician since 1992. He received his orthoptic training at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, under the direction of Kim Merrill and Jane Lavoie, and earned his orthoptic certification in 2001. Alex has two young children and is married to a pediatric ophthalmologist.

Mr. Christoff has taken an active role in the education of residents, medical students, and ophthalmic technicians. For the past five years, he has been teaching strabismus and ocular motility

to certified ophthalmic medical personnel and trainees at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Georgetown University, the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and at the annual meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He lectures first and second year Wilmer ophthalmology residents on pediatric and adult strabismus, and helps staff the residents during their strabismus clinics. He has contributed several publications to strabismus and ocular motility journals, and is a member of the American Association of Certified Orthoptists (AACO), the American Association for pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), and The Joint Commission of Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).