Dr. Wax is a 1996 graduate of Denham  Springs  High  School.  He attended LSU on an academic scholarship and graduated with a microbiology degree in 2001.  He then attended Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee from 2002-2006 finishing with a Doctorate of Optometry.  During that time he did clinical training in pediatrics, ocular disease, low vision, contact lenses, and vision therapy.  Dr. Wax did externship training at Eye Care Associates in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Fort Lee Army Base in Petersburg, Virginia.  He is proficient in prescribing glasses and fitting contact lenses, as well as management of ocular diseases, dry eye treatments, and ocular emergencies. 

Dr. Wax has participated in several volunteer optometry missions to South America.  He has served the underprivileged population in Paraguay, Argentina, Mexico, and El Salvador.  During these trips he was able to help provide glasses and eye care to thousands of impoverished people.