Lori Ann Kehler, O.D.

Education

• O.D., Illinois College of Optometry
• B.S., Stetson University

Board Certification

• Certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry in the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Licensed by the Tennessee State Board of Optometry, Florida State Board of Optometry, and Georgia State Board of Optometry

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Optometry, Fellow
• American Optometric Association
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Member of the Ethics & Regulations in Human Research Committee
• Research to Prevent Blindness
• Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group
• National Association of Veterans Affairs Optometrists
• American Public Health Association, Vision Care Section
• Tennessee Optometric Association
• Middle Tennessee Optometric Society
• Gold Key Optometric Honor Society

Honors & Awards

• Eugene W. Strawn Leadership and Service Award
• Wildermuth Foundation Scholarship

Areas of Clinical Expertise

• Pediatric optometry, including the treatment of amblyopia
• Pediatric contact lenses

Research Interests

• Myopia
• Children's eye conditions

Background

Dr. Kehler's area of focus is primary eye care for children. Dr. Kehler provides comprehensive pediatric eye exams and pediatric contact lens evaluations at the Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. She is a member of the NEI-funded Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, a group of investigators around the country that study the eye conditions that affect children.