Practicing Optometry in a Federally Qualified Health Center

Consider this practice modality to fill a need for primary care optometrists

By: Frank Giardina, MS, OD, FAAO

Optometric Management June 19, 2025 Vol 60 (4) , Issue May 2025

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Frank Giardina

Optometrist

Affiliations: Community Health Centers of the Central Coast

Specialties: Optometry

Bio: Frank Giardina, MS, OD, FAAO, is an optometrist at Community Health Centers of the Central Coast in Nipomo, California. He practices in a federally qualified health center setting, providing primary eye and vision care for underserved communities. At Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Dr. Giardina is part of an optometry team that provides routine refractions, spectacles, contact lenses, and specialty contact lenses. The organization also serves as an externship site for several schools of optometry and as a residency site, supporting training in community-based primary care optometry.

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