Dr. Prouty graduated from Pacific University and completed his fellowship training in “Hospital-based Optometry and Geriatrics” at American Lake V.A. Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. While at American Lake VAMC, he received training in advanced medical management and diagnostic techniques. Prior to Omni, Dr. Prouty was in private practice and served as a consultant at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery. Dr. Prouty is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA). He was selected as the COA’s “Young Optometrist of the Year” in 1988 and as COA’s “Optometrist of the Year” in 2004.

Dr. Prouty is a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO), is a founding member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society (OGS) and serves on the OGS executive committee. He is the director of the University of Houston’s “Residency in Ocular Disease” at Omni while holding positions at several universities as an adjunct professor. He is a recognized national lecturer and has published several articles in national and international publications.

Dr. Trudell is the most credentialed optometrist in Boulder county. He holds fellowships in both the American Academy of Optometry and the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.  Dr. Prouty and Dr. Trudell patented the TruPro Lacrimal Cannula together in 1997 to help eye doctors irrigate the tear drainage system.  Dr. Trudell does general optometry and works with children performing vision exams on newborns, toddlers and young children.

Jacquie Bowen, OD