Send us a textAbout Dr. Maria WalkerMaria Walker OD, MS, PhD is a clinician scientist with a focus on keratoconus,childhood myopia, and specialty contact lenses. She graduated with an OD/MS fromThe New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA, USA in 2013 and thencompleted a one-year Cornea & Contact Lens Residency at Pacific University inPortland, OR. She joined the faculty at University of Houston College of Optometry(UHCO) in 2014 and went on to complete a PhD on the impact of a scleral lens on theeye in 2021. Dr. Walker is currently an Assistant Professor at UHCO and runs aresearch lab studying keratoconus, the tear film, and the effects of scleral lenses. Sheis also an investigator on the BLINK study to evaluate the use of soft multifocal contactlenses in reducing myopic progression in children and provides specialty contact lenspatient care two days per week. Dr. Walker is a Fellow in the American Academy ofOptometry, a Past President of the Scleral Lens Education Society, and an advisoryboard member of the Gas Permeable Lens Institute.

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