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:
- Global Prevalence of Presbyopia and Vision Impairment From Uncorrected Presbyopia
- Low-Vision Aids Improve the Visual Performance of Children With Bilateral Chorioretinal Coloboma
- Referral to Low-Vision Services for Glaucoma Patients: Criteria and Barriers
- Amblyopia in High Accommodative Convergence /Accommodation Ratio Accommodative Esotropia
- Effects of Prolonged Reading on Dry Eye
- Progressive Chronic Retinal Axonal Loss Following Acute Methanol-Induced Optic Neuropathy
- Scanning Behavior Affects Driving Performance in Older Adults With Glaucoma
- Evolution of Incisional Glaucoma Surgery
- Associations Between Physical Activity and Eye Disease
- Vitamin A Supplementation Improves Retinitis Pigmentosa in Children