About Michael Cymbor O.D., F.A.A.O. 

Dr. Cymbor joined Nittany Eye Associates in 1997.  He received his optometric doctorate from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He completed a residency in hospital-based optometry with an emphasis in ocular disease at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. 

Dr. Cymbor was named Pennsylvania’s “Young Optometrist of the year” in 2000. He was awarded the “Young Optometrist of the Year” by the American Optometric Association in 2001. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Optometry. He frequently lectures on all aspects of ocular disease with an emphasis in glaucoma. He is the medical director of the Glaucoma Institute of State College. He is a member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society and National Optometric Society.  He is a principal investigator in numerous contact lens research studies. He is a glaucoma researcher. He is published in Optometry and Vision Science, Review of Optometry, Optometry, Primary Care Optometry News, Advanced Ocular Care, Optometric Management, Review of Optometric Business, New OD, and Optometry Times. He was a guest on the “Ask the Eye Doctor” State College radio show. 

He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and a member of the American Optometric Association, the Pennsylvania Optometric Association, and Mid-Counties Optometric Society. 

He is an adjunct clinical professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO).