Expertise: Pediatrics
Education: University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, 2010
Practice Name: Bellaire Family Eye Care/The Contact Lens Institute of Houston
Location: Bellaire, Texas
Dr. Ashley Tucker is a graduate of the University of Houston College of Optometry where she also completed a Cornea and Contact Lens Residency. During her residency, she received extensive training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases, in complex contact lens fits and in myopia management.
Dr. Tucker is a partner at Bellaire Family Eye Care and The Contact Lens Institute of Houston, a private practice in the Houston, Texas, area where she primarily cares for patients in need of specialty contact lenses and myopia management. She has also served as the Principal Investigator for several clinical trials focused on myopia management and contact lens safety.
She is also a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) where she is the course master for the Ophthalmic Optics Laboratory. She regularly provides continuing education on the topics of anterior segment disease, specialty contact lenses, myopia management and ophthalmic optics.
She also serves as the Secretary for both the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS) and the AOA Contact Lens and Cornea Section and is on the advisory board for the Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI). Dr. Tucker has been named by the World Council of Optometry (WCO) as a Global Ambassador for Myopia Management.
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Licenses & Certifications
Optometry License in Texas (7618)
Financial Disclosures
Consultant/Speaker: CooperVision, Bausch + Lomb, Topcon Healthcare
Speaker/Research: Visioneering Technologies Inc. (VTI), SightGlass Vision
Advisor: Sydnexis
Research: Myoptechs
Employee: Review of Myopia Management
