Boris Severinsky
Overview
Boris Severinsky, OD, FAAO, FBCLA, FSLS, joined Emory Eye Centers faculty in March 2018. He is part of the optometry team and focuses on fitting and treating adults or children who need specialty contact lenses.
Dr. Severinsky earned a bachelor of optometry degree from Hadassah Academic College in Jerusalem, followed by a residency in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. He later earned a Masters degree in optometry and vision science, also from Hadassah Academic College.
After moving to the U.S., Dr. Severinsky completed externships with Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Global Vision Rehabilitation Center in Miami. He then earned his Doctor of Optometry from New England College of Optometry in Boston.
His experience includes completing specialty contact lens fittings for patients with advanced corneal disease or congenital retinal conditions, following refractive surgery and corneal crosslinking, and as part of pediatric eye care. He has taught optometry students and ophthalmology residents about primary vision care, specialty contact lenses, refraction, and keratoconus lens fitting.
Dr. Severinsky has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed optometry and contact lens journals as well as a chapter about contact lenses in a major ophthalmology Cornea textbook. He is also an accomplished speaker and lectures nationally and internationally on various contact lens and cornea disease topics. In addition, he has served as a scientific journal reviewer for the Journal of Optometry, International Journal of Ophthalmology, and Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.
Dr. Severinsky is internationally recognized for his work on development and design of scleral lenses after corneal transplant surgery and special soft scleral lenses for use shortly after corneal crosslinking procedures.
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, The Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- Bachelor of Optometry from Hadassah Academic College
- Master in Optometry and Vision Science from Hadassah Academic College
- OD from New England College of Optometry
Research
Publications
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Scleral Lens Use in the Management of Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid.
Eye Contact Lens Volume: 51 Page(s): 201 - 205
04/01/2025 Authors: Severinsky B; Chambers S; Shafi A; Behshad S; Kim J -
Semiscleral Contact Lens Use After Direct Corneal Neurotization for Neurotrophic Keratopathy.
Eye Contact Lens Volume: 49 Page(s): 471 - 474
11/01/2023 Authors: Morel M; Severinsky B; Kim HJ; Behshad S -
Scleral contact lenses in the pediatric population-Indications and outcomes.
Cont Lens Anterior Eye Volume: 45 Page(s): 101452
06/01/2022 Authors: Severinsky B; Lenhart P -
Pain mechanisms and management in corneal cross-linking: a review.
BMJ Open Ophthalmol Volume: 6 Page(s): e000878
01/01/2021 Authors: van der Valk Bouman ES; Pump H; Borsook D; Severinsky B; Wisse RP; Saeed HN; Moulton EA -
Effect of Scleral Lenses on Corneal Topography in Keratoconus: A Case Series of Cross-Linked Versus Non-Cross-Linked Eyes.
Cornea Volume: 38 Page(s): 986 - 991
08/01/2019 Authors: Severinsky B; Fadel D; Davelman J; Moulton E -
Red-Tinted Contact Lenses May Improve Quality of Life in Retinal Diseases.
Optom Vis Sci Volume: 93 Page(s): 445 - 450
04/01/2016 Authors: Severinsky B; Yahalom C; Florescu Sebok T; Tzur V; Dotan S; Moulton EA -
A case of severe refractive changes induced by Galyfilcon A silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
Int J Ophthalmol Volume: 9 Page(s): 175 - 177
01/01/2016 Authors: Severinsky B -
Scleral contact lenses for visual rehabilitation after penetrating keratoplasty: long term outcomes.
Cont Lens Anterior Eye Volume: 37 Page(s): 196 - 202
06/01/2014 Authors: Severinsky B; Behrman S; Frucht-Pery J; Solomon A -
Silicone hydrogel mini-scleral contact lenses in early stage after corneal collagen cross-linking for keratoconus: a retrospective case series.
Clin Exp Optom Volume: 96 Page(s): 542 - 546
11/01/2013 Authors: Severinsky B; Wajnsztajn D; Frucht-Pery J -
Contact lens management of a case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case report.
Optometry Volume: 74 Page(s): 659 - 664
10/01/2003 Authors: Fine P; Savrinski B; Millodot M