Paul B. Freeman OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Chief, Low Vision Rehabilitation Services, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Clinical Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry, San Antonio, Texas, Editor-in-Chief, Optometric Clinical PracticeBiographical Sketch:
Dr. Paul B. Freeman graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now Salus University) in Philadelphia. He is currently the Chief of Low Vision Rehabilitation Services at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and provides low vision rehabilitation services at Keystone Blind Association in Hermitage, Pennsylvania and Beaver County Association for the Blind in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He has been an investigator in a number of vision research projects to determine the efficacy of sophisticated low vision devices, to assess the psychological implications of low vision, and to explore the relationship of vision and the learning process. Dr. Freeman is a Clinical Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry in San Antonio, Texas. His practice interests include care of patients with visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, visually related dizziness, and learning-related vision problems.
Dr. Freeman is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate in Low Vision. He is also a Fellow in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development. Dr. Freeman lectures both nationally and internationally, and in 2012 was involved in AARPs Smart Driver training videos. Dr. Freeman has authored numerous articles and book chapters, co-authored the book The Art and Practice of Low Vision and served as the editor of Optometry, Journal of the American Optometric Association from February 1999 to June 2012 and is Editor-in-Chief of Optometric Clinical Practice.
Positions:
Chief, Low Vision Rehabilitation Services, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Clinical Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry, San Antonio, Texas
Degree:
OD: Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clinical Interests:
Visual impairment; traumatic brain injury; learning-related vision problems
Disclosures
Scientific Advisory Board, IrisVision
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Mortality in Older Persons With Retinopathy and Concomitant Health Conditions
- Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: Recurrence and Chronicity
- Value of Routine Eye Examinations in Asymptomatic Patients
- Red-Tinted Contact Lenses May Improve Quality of Life in Patients WIth Degenerative Retinal Diseases
- Effect of Gaze Position and Blur on Stepping Accuracy in Older Adults
- Prevalence of Visual Hallucinations in a Low-Vision Population
- Oral Contraceptive Use and Prevalence of Self-Reported Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension
- Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Advanced Macular Degeneration
- Incorporating Health-Related Quality of Life Into the Assessment of Outcome Following Strabismus Surgery
- Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke With Intravitreal Bevacizumab in AMD