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:
- Seven-Year Outcomes in Ranibizumab-Treated Patients in ANCHOR, MARINA, and HORIZON: A Multicenter Cohort Study (SEVEN-UP)
- Evaluation of Telemedicine for Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy in the Veterans Health Administration
- Bilateral Macular Injury From a Green Laser Pointer
- Impact of Dry Eye on Reading in a Population Based Sample of the Elderly: The Salisbury Eye Evaluation
- Frequently Asked Questions in Eye Care: Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Reading Speed Improvements in Retinal Vein Occlusion After Ranibizumab Treatment
- Vision and Driving
- Visual Processing Speed
- Drusen Regression is Associated With Local Changes in Fundus Autofluorescence in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Low Macular Pigment Optical Density Is Associated With Lower Cognitive Performance in a Large, Population-Based Sample of Older Adults