Siva Meiyeppen, OD, has been named a pediatric provider for The Eye Institute (TEI) of Salus University. Dr. Meiyeppen will oversee optometry students as they provide comprehensive pediatric eye care and binocular vision services during their clinical rotations at TEI.

Dr. Meiyeppen brings a variety of pediatric and vision care experience to her new role. She has held several externships, which included: providing comprehensive eye exams to Chicago public school children through the Illinois Eye Institute; providing contact lens and primary care services at a private practice in Chicago; and treating low vision patients at the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Partially Sighted.

Dr. Meiyeppen received a Bachelor of Science degree in cell biology and genetics from the University of British Columbia. She earned her doctor of optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry and completed her residency in pediatrics and vision therapy at The Eye Institute of Salus University.

About Salus University

Salus University, founded as the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1919, today is a diversified, globally recognized professional academic center of learning that offers a wide range of degree programs in the professions of Optometry, Audiology, Physician Assistant, Public Health, Blindness and Low Vision Studies, Biomedicine, Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology. Salus operates four clinical facilities in the Philadelphia area that provide highly specialized vision, hearing and balance, and speech-language pathology services. The University has more than 1,200 students, including PhD candidates, and more than 11,300 alumni worldwide. For more information, please visit www.salus.edu.

About The Eye Institute (TEI)

The Eye Institute, since opening its doors in 1978, has been a valuable vision care resource for Philadelphia and all of the Delaware Valley. As the clinical practice of the Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry, TEI employs a multidisciplinary approach – with optometrists, ophthalmologists, opticians, optometric technicians, optometric interns (trainees) and other health care professionals working together to provide total vision care for over 40,000 patients annually. The Eye Institute has locations in Oak Lane, East Falls, Chestnut Hill and Norristown.