Dr. Paul Chous Bio

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Dr. Paul Chous grew up in Southern California. He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus at age five. Paul completed his undergraduate education at Brown University and UC Irvine. He received his Masters Degree in 1986 and his Doctorate of Optometry in 1991, both with highest honors from UC Berkeley. Dr. Chous was selected as the Outstanding Graduating Optometrist in 1991. He developed proliferative diabetic retinopathy in 1986 and underwent multiple laser treatments to save his vision.

Dr. Chous has practiced optometry with a special emphasis on diabetic eye disease and diabetes education for 20 years in the State of Washington, winning the American Diabetes Association’s Distinguished Public Service Award in 1998. Upon the birth of his son in 2000, he began work on a book for patients and doctors alike about the myriad effects of diabetes on the eyes and visual system, Diabetic Eye Disease: Lessons From a Diabetic Eye Doctor (Fairwood Press, 2003), which has been called “one of the most practical and down to earth books on this topic ever written” by noted diabetes specialists (see reviews at www.DiabeticEyes.com)

Dr. Chous lectures and writes frequently on the subjects of diabetic eye disease and emerging treatments for diabetic eye disease. He has served as a consultant to Children With Diabetes, the Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association, is on the editorial review board of Review of Optometry, and is a member of the Pharmacy/Podiatry/Optometry/Dentistry (PPOD) work group of the National Diabetes Education Program. He practices in Tacoma, WA and lives with his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Chous, and sons, Atticus and Charlie, in Maple Valley, WA.

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