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:
- A Review of Retinal Prostheses
- Attention and Visual Motor Integration in Young Children With Uncorrected Hyperopia
- Visual Development After Preterm Birth
- An Analysis of Medicare Reimbursement to Ophthalmologists: Years 2012 to 2013
- Cataract Surgery Outcomes and Complications in Retinal Dystrophy Patients
- Magnitude, Temporal Trends, and Projections of the Global Prevalence of Blindness and Distance and Near Vision Impairment
- Long-Term Outcomes With Anti-VEGF Therapy in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Improving Ophthalmology Clinic Efficiency Using Lean Six Sigma
- Diabetic Retinopathy Represents a Significant Functional Burden
- The Prevalence Of Chronic Conditions and Poor Health Among Older People With and Without Vision Impairment