Jacqueline Theis

OD, FAAO

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Location:
Research Interests:
Photophobia/Oculomotor Dysfunction/Visual consequences of TBI

Education

B.S. Biochemistry and Cellular Biology - Bucknell University
O.D. Doctorate of Optometry - University of California, Berkeley
Residency - Neuro-Optometry and Binocular Vision - University of California, Berkeley

Biography

Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO completed her residency training in neuro-optometry and binocular vision/strabismus disorders from the University of California at Berkeley School of Optometry. Post-residency, Dr. Theis joined the faculty at UC Berkeley as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Binocular Vision Clinic, and became the Founder and Chief of the UC Berkeley Sports Vision and Concussion Clinic where she performed clinical research and direct patient care of collegiate athletes and the general population with post-concussion oculomotor dysfunction. Dr. Theis then transitioned to Kaiser Permanente in Northern California for five years, working alongside ophthalmology and neurology, treating patients with photophobia,diplopia, and non-specific visual complaints from systemic and neurological disease including diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Dr Theis is the Founder of Virginia Neuro-Optometry, a subspecialty neuro-optometry private practice within the multidisciplinary Concussion Care Centre of Virginia, located in Richmond, VA, where she currently treats patients with visual sequelae from neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease, with an emphasis on TBI. She has published and lectured extensively on TBI related vision issues internationally, and has been a guest editor and peer reviewer for international peer reviewed journals including “Brain Injury” and “Optometry and Vision Science.” In addition to clinical practice, Dr Theis also performs clinical research looking at the impact of oculomotor dysfunction on quality of life in adult patients with TBI.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Virginia Optometric Association – Young Optometrist of the Year 2022

California Optometric Association – Young Optometrist of the Year 2019

Representative Bibliography

Theis J. Differential diagnosis and theories of pathophysiology of post-traumatic photophobia: A review. NeuroRehabilitation. 2022 Mar 16. doi: 10.3233/NRE-228014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35311726

Theis J. Visual disturbances in acquired brain injury. NeuroRehabilitation. 2022 Mar 15. doi: 10.3233/NRE-228010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35311723

Kaae C, Cadigan K, Lai K, Theis J. Vestibulo-ocular dysfunction in mTBI: Utility of the VOMS for evaluation and management. A review. NeuroRehabilitation. 2022 Mar 16. doi: 10.3233/NRE-228012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35311725.

Sheehy CK, Beaudry-Richard A, Bensinger E, Theis J, Green AJ. Methods to assess ocular motor dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. J Neuro-Ophthalmol. 2018:38:488-493

Miller S, Morgenstern A, Urbanski C, Greenspan L, McAllister B, McKeown S, Newman C, Sharma M, Singh S, Spors F, Theis J. “American Optometric Association: Evidence-Based Myopia Management Clinical Report.” June 2021

Grimaldo S, Yuen D, Theis J, Ng M, Ecoiffier T, Chen L. MicroRNA-184 regulates corneal lymphangiogenesis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015: 56:7209-7213.

Theis J. Identifying and Managing Patients with Concussion. Modern Optometry. June 2022

Theis J. “Consulting Patients with Hemianopic Visual Field Cuts.” Modern Optometry. April 2021

Theis J. “A Lesson on Neurological Visual Field Loss.” Modern Optometry. September 2020.