Dr. Raul Alderete, Optometrist

Dr. Alderete graduated from the Southern California College of Optometry and returned 'back home' to Colorado. He spent a year specializing in binocular vision development, then turned his efforts to special contact lens fitting and fabrication. He has been a clinical researcher for Bausch & Lomb, Multioptics, and Barnes-Hind Hydrocurve. 'A few' years ago, he was recognized by the Colorado Optometric Association as the 'Young Optometrist of the Year.' He has worked at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital. He served nine years on The Colorado State Board of Optometry and has testified to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and to the Colorado Legislature on vision care policy. He has been interviewed by KUSA, KTVD, KUBD, KOA, KHOW, KBNO and the Denver Post. He has consulted the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the District Attorney, the US Men's Alpine Ski Team, and the US Olympic Skeet and Trap Shooting Team. Dr. Alderete has continued his post-graduate training at Pacific University and Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He has served as an adjunct faculty member for the University of Houston College of Optometry. He is a proctor for The National Board of Optometric Examiners. In 2006 Dr Alderete was on staff at the 460th Medical Group Buckley Air Force Base. He has donated his time providing vision care in Central America, Mexico and locally. His passions are people, music, and baseball (obviously), but don't get him started .... Dr. Alderete succeeds Dr. C.E. Johnson and Dr. Sharp, who started this optometry practice in downtown Denver more than 60 years ago. Our practice philosophy has been to be progressive in vision care and the education of our friends to participate in the personal decisions to preserve, improve and enjoy their precious gift of sight.