Optometry & Vision Science

Carolyn Carman is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Center for Sight Enhancement at the University of Houston College of Optometry in Houston, Texas. She is

a graduate of the University of South Florida and of the Southern College of Optometry where she earned her Doctor of Optometry degree. She completed a residency

in ocular pathology and low vision rehabilitation at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Carman is a Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of

Optometry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. She is a member of the American Optometric Association where she has participated on or chaired

several national committees including the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Committee and Ethics and Values Committee. She was twice appointed by the Texas Governor

to the Texas Optometry Board and served as Chair. Dr. Carman has also been a member of an independent review board reviewing pharmaceutical research studies

and as an investigator in clinical studies. She has lectured extensively, nationally and internationally, on low vision rehabilitation and brain injury and formerly produced a

syndicated radio program geared toward persons with low vision and reading disabilities.