WE SEE THEIR POTENTIAL
Our Mission is to ensure that vision does not hinder our patient’s ability to see, learn/work, play, and achieve their ultimate potential.
Cara Frasco Lai, OD, MS, FOVDR, FAAO,
Diplomate in Binocular Vision, Perception & Pediatric Optometry
Dr. Cara earned her Doctoral degree from The Ohio State University College of Optometry, where she graduated first in her class. She concurrently completed a Masters of Science degree in Vision Science, through her study of the eye movements of children with learning problems. She then elected to complete an additional year of Residency training in Pediatric Optometry at the University of Houston in Texas.
Dr. Cara was one of the first optometrists to begin examining babies under the InfantSEE program in 2005. “I feel that the opportunity to assess babies between six and twelve months of age is so invaluable that I volunteer my time for every InfantSEE examination. Prevention is key. Parents often cannot tell when vision problems are present until eyesight is lost. I am able to identify eye problems in children at risk for ‘lazy eye’ before their vision is affected.”
Prior to starting Dublin Vision Development, Dr. Cara was fortunate to care for patients in Southwest Ohio for 12 years. As a partner at Middletown Eye Care, she developed the pediatric and vision therapy portion of the practice into a referral center for pediatricians, therapists and other optometrists. She served as an optometry externship preceptor for The Ohio State University College of Optometry for many years. She has served as a sub-investigator for a FDA drug trial looking at the effect of an eye drop in children with nearsightedness (myopia).
Dr. Cara is a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry. She is one of 30 optometrists world-wide to achieve a Clinical Diplomate distinction in the Binocular Vision, Perception & Pediatric Optometry section of the Academy. She serves as Diplomate Chair of the BVPPO Section of the American Academy of Optometry. She has also completed Board Certification in Vision Therapy (FOVDR). Dr. Cara is past-chair of the Children’s Vision Committee within the Ohio Optometric Association. She serves on the Ohio Advisory Board for iSee with Vision to Learn. She has served on the Vision Advisory Group within the Ohio Department of Health. She is a volunteer presenter of the RealEyes educational program at local elementary schools. She enjoys running and biking around Dublin with her 2 sons and husband, Nicky.
Fellowship in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, 2022
American Academy of Optometry Diplomate BVPPO, 2017
Dr. W. David Sullins, Jr. InfantSEE™ Award, 2013
Terrance N. Ingraham Pediatric Optometry Residency Award Recipient, 2004
The Ohio State University AOSA Student Clinician of the Year, 2003
The Ohio State University Beta Sigma Kappa Silver Medal Award, 2003