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:
- Diagnosis of Concussion in Ice Hockey
- Association Between Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dips and Optic Disc Hemorrhage in Patients With Normal-Tension Glaucoma
- Steroid-Induced Glaucoma Risk in Children
- Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Variants and Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy
- Predictors of Discordance Between Symptoms and Signs in Dry Eye Disease
- Accommodation and Phoria in Children Wearing Multifocal Contact Lenses
- Changes in Choroidal Thickness Following Dexamethasone Implant for Macular Edema Due to Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Detecting Mild Papilledema in Posterior Uveitis With SD-OCT
- Positive Long-Term Visual and Systemic Prognoses of Biopsy-Proven Sarcoid Uveitis
- Rate of Progression of Fovea-On to Fovea-Off Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment While Awaiting Surgery