Paul B. Freeman OD, FAAO, FOVDR
Chief, Low Vision Rehabilitation Services, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Clinical Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry, San Antonio, TexasDr. Paul B. Freeman is the Chief of Low Vision Rehabilitation Services at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he provides low vision rehabilitation services at Keystone Blind Association in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, and at Beaver County Association for the Blind in Conway, Pennsylvania. Dr. Freeman is also a Clinical Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Freeman’s clinical interests include visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual aspects of driving, and learning-related vision problems. 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.
A Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate in Low Vision, Dr. Freeman is also a Fellow of Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association. He lectures both nationally and internationally and has authored numerous articles and book chapters. Currently, he is Editor-in-Chief of Optometric Clinical Practice.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Visual Outcomes After Cataract Surgery in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
- Progressive Cone and Cone–Rod Dystrophies
- Long-Term Visual Outcomes and Causes of Vision Loss in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Risk Factors for Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in the Fellow Eye
- Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and the Risk of Strabismus in Offspring
- Predictors of Falls Per Step and Falls Per Year in Patients With Glaucoma
- Immediate vs Delayed Spectacles for Moderate Hyperopia in 1- and 2-Year-Olds
- Hypotensive Efficacy of Topical Brimonidine for IOP Spikes Post Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections
- Assessment of Postoperative Morphologic Retinal Changes by OCT in Recipients of an Electronic Retinal Prosthesis Implant
- Cyclosporine A Cationic Emulsion for Pediatric Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis