DR. COPPOCK

Lawrence H. Coppock, O.D.

Dr. Lawrence H. Coppock, Jr. is a board certified optometrist who has been in practice for 25 years.  He obtained a B.A. from Gettysburg College and went onto the Pennsylvania College of Optometry receiving his B.S. and doctor of optometry degree (O.D.).  He was selected for membership in Beta Sigma Kappa - optometry's honorary academic fraternity.

Dr. Coppock is currently Adjunct, Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia where he teaches "Practice Management".  Formerly, he was an extended faculty member at the University of Houston, College of Optometry and a Clinical Preceptor instructing optometric interns. He has performed clinical studies in the development of new contact lens plastics for the FDA.

Dr. Coppock has written articles published in national professional journals on the subjects of advanced contact lens design and optic nerve disease. "Captain" Coppock has been a commissioned officer in the Navy Medical Service Corps for over 26 years. He is a navy reserve credentialed healthcare provider and served as Head of the Eye Department, Naval Medical Clinic, New Orleans, LA while on active duty. Dr. Coppock served in the Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm as Chief of Optometry, Fleet Hospital 15, Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia. Currently, he is Officer-In-Charge of his navy reserve medical unit, Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Lehigh Valley, PA.

Dr. Coppock was born in Camden and grew up in South Jersey. His wife, Ada, completed her masters degree in Arts Administration at Drexel University and works in center city as General Manager of the Philadelphia Theatre Company.