Dr. Karpecki is the Director of Cornea Services and the Advanced OSD Clinic at the Kentucky Eye Institute and Gaddie Eye Centers. He currently serves as the Chief Clinical Editor for Review of Optometry, the most read journal in the profession. He is the Director of Clinical Content, as well as Chairman of the New Technology and Treatment Conferences, and serves on the board for the charitable organization Optometry Giving Sight. With over 20 years experience running some of the largest dry eye clinics in the United States, Dr. Karpecki is a leader and pioneer in this dedicated area of optometry. He is a noted educator and author, having delivered over 1000 lectures and authored over 1000 papers on the subject of Dry Eye Disease.

Dr. Karpecki received his doctor of optometry degree from Indiana University before completing a fellowship in medical cornea and refractive surgery at Pennsylvania College of Optometry.