Academic

Dr. Danielle Piser (Poole) received a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Mercyhurst University in 2003 and is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Optometry (2007). She developed a passion for low vision and geriatric care and went on to complete her residency at the Illinois College of Optometry in low vision and ocular disease (2008).  Immediately following her residency, she became a clinical assistant professor at the Illinois College of Optometry. Dr. Piser has co-authored an article on stroke rehabilitation and has given continuing education lectures on urgent care, cataract surgery co-management, vision rehabilitation, geriatrics and contact lenses. As an active member of the American Academy of Optometry, she received her fellowship in 2009. She is also a member of the American Optometric Association, the Illinois Optometric Association, the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness and the vision section of the American Public Health Association.

Dr. Piser currently works as a full-time faculty instructor at the Illinois Eye Institute and serves as Chief, in the Alfred and Sarah Rosenbloom Center for Vision and Aging. She concentrates in geriatric eye care, ocular disease and vision rehabilitation. She also manages patients with ophthalmology performing cataract pre-operative and post-operative examinations.