Katrina Parker, O.D. Faculty Associate School Medical School Department Ophthalmology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Parker’s area of expertise includes fitting of specialty contact lenses using custom corneal lenses for regular and irregular corneas (keratoconus, post-surgical, post traumatic), scleral lenses, and prosthetic soft lenses. She has expertise in facilitating the management of anterior segment disease and ocular surface disease with these lenses. Prior to her arrival in Dallas, Dr. Parker served as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry, and held several administrative appointments, including Director of the Cornea and Contact Lens Service. She grew up in Virginia and received a B.S. in Biology at Bridgewater College, received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, followed by a residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at the University of Houston College of Optometry. Dr. Parker is a Fellow of the Academy of Optometry and has been certified by the American Board of Optometry. Dr. Parker has authored/co-authored several peer-reviewed publications, paper presentations, and scientific posters. She has extensive teaching experience, and has been a clinical investigator on over 20 studies since 2001. Education Other Post Graduate Training Illinois College of Optometry (2001) Medical School Illinois College of Optometry (2001) Graduate School Illinois College of Optometry (2001), Optometry Residency University of Houston College of Optometry (2002), Optometry Publications Featured Publications Orthokeratology: An Academic Perspective. Parker KE, Leach NE Eye Contact Lens 2016 Jan 42 1 56-60 Factors accounting for the 4-year change in acuity in patients between 50 and 80 years. Koenig DE, Nguyen LC, Parker KE, Applegate RA Optom Vis Sci 2013 Jul 90 7 620-7 Controlled induction of spherical aberration with custom soft contact lenses. Parker KE, Marsack JD, Elswick JD, Brunstetter TJ, Applegate RA Clin Exp Optom 2009 May 92 3 283-8 Performance of wavefront-guided soft lenses in three keratoconus subjects. Marsack JD, Parker KE, Applegate RA Optom Vis Sci 2008 Dec 85 12 E1172-8 Dynamic simulation of the effect of soft toric contact lenses movement on retinal image quality. Niu Y, Sarver EJ, Stevenson SB, Marsack JD, Parker KE, Applegate RA Optom Vis Sci 2008 Apr 85 4 230-5 On-eye performance of custom wavefront-guided soft contact lenses in a habitual soft lens-wearing keratoconic patient. Marsack JD, Parker KE, Niu Y, Pesudovs K, Applegate RA J Refract Surg 2007 Nov 23 9 960-4 Empirical advanced orthokeratology through corneal topography: the University of Houston clinical study. El Hage S, Leach NE, Miller W, Prager TC, Marsack J, Parker K, Minavi A, Gaume A Eye Contact Lens 2007 Sep 33 5 224-35 Uncorrected wavefront error and visual performance during RGP wear in keratoconus. Marsack JD, Parker KE, Pesudovs K, Donnelly WJ, Applegate RA Optom Vis Sci 2007 Jun 84 6 463-70 The precision of wavefront refraction compared to subjective refraction and autorefraction. Pesudovs K, Parker KE, Cheng H, Applegate RA Optom Vis Sci 2007 May 84 5 387-92 Results 1-9 of 9 1 Honors & Awards National Keratoconus Foundation Research Grant recipient/co-investigator (2006) Peter Abel AwardGiven for excellent innovative scientific work and practical usage of contact lens optics (co-investigator and co-author) (2006) 6th International Congress of Wavefront Sensing and Optimized Refractive CorrectionsFounders' Award for Best Scientific Poster (2005) National Institutes of HealthLoan Repayment Program recipient (2004-2007) CIBA Vision Travel Grant (2003) The Eugene W. Strawn Leadership and Service Award (2001) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Optometry (2002) American Board of Optometry (2014) American Optometric Association (1997) Gas Permeable Lens Institute (2001) Texas Optometric Association (2001)
