Description:

Dr. Patricia Poma-Nowinski is a Michigan native and owner of Birmingham Vision Care since
January 2006. She received a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor. While an undergraduate student, she spent a semester abroad in Florence, Italy. She
also worked at the Kellogg Eye Center doing genetic research on retinitis pigmentosa, a
devastating disease that may lead to blindness.

While attending the Ohio State College of Optometry in Columbus, OH, Dr. Poma was honored
to work with veterans at the Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Poma was
selected as the sole recipient of the Eschenbach Low Vision Award.

Dr. Poma earned her post-doctorate fellowship in pediatric visual development (FOVDR) in
2010. She particularly enjoys working with children, helping them become successful students
through vision therapy. She works hard to identify and treat binocular vision dysfunction which
includes, but is not limited to, prescribing prism. She also helps treat visual dysfunctions that
occur due to concussions, TBI, and vertigo. Dr. Poma has a real gift for making every child feel
comfortable while getting their eyes examined.

She is an international speaker and key opinion leader/consultant for Johnson and Johnson,
Neurolens, PECAA and MD Elite, teaching doctors across the country about the latest
innovations in eye care, including dry eye, binocular dysfunction and contact lenses. She spends
a lot of her time mentoring other optometrists and students either in both communication skills
and practice development.

Dr. Poma has been the principal investigator in contact lens clinical trials for Johnson and
Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, and Alcon Pharmaceuticals. This allows Birmingham Vision to be the
first to receive the latest contact lens innovations sometimes years ahead of other practices
across the globe.

Dr. Poma is fluent in Italian and relatively articulate in Spanish. She is happily married and
enjoys time with her two sons. She enjoys traveling to Italy to visit family and is passionate
about holistic health, fitness and wellness.