Ann Morrison

I am currently appointed as an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (2010) from Kennesaw State University. Following my undergraduate studies, I earned a Doctor of Optometry (2014), Master of Vision Science (2016), and Doctor of Philosophy in Vision Science (2021) from The Ohio State University. While obtaining my Master’s degree, I completed an Advanced Practice Fellowship which allowed me to focus my clinical care and skills on pediatrics, binocular vision disorders, vision therapy, and neuro-rehabilitation while also teaching as a clinical instructor and completing the research required for my degree. During my PhD training, I served as a clinical instructor in The Ohio State University College of Optometry.

My primary research focus is on refractive error development and emmetropization in infants. Specifically, I am learning if early refractive correction can influence or enhance the emmetropization process in highly farsighted infants, who are at greater risk of developing vision problems. I am also involved with research projects studying intermittent exotropia, amblyopia, myopia control, visual sequelae after acquired brain injuries, and accommodation. I am a licensed optometrist and focus most of my clinical care in pediatrics, binocular vision disorders, and vision therapy and currently attend in the Binocular Vision and Pediatric Vision Services Clinics. I am a clinical diplomate in the Binocular Vision, Perception, & Pediatric Optometry section of the American Academy of Optometry. I am an investigator for the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) which is a collaborative group of academic optometrists, orthoptists, and ophthalmologists dedicated to the clinical research of eye diseases affecting children. I am an active member in the American Academy of Optometry, American Optometric Association, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, National Optometric Association, and the Ohio Optometric Association.