Amy D. Pruszenski, OD, FCOVD
Amy D. Pruszenski, O.D. originally started Visual Victory Training Center as part of her family eye care office, Harbor Eyecare Center, P.C., located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire since 1998.
Dr. Amy, as her patients call her, received vision therapy at the age of six for amblyopia and convergence insufficiency. She considers it her life mission to help others who suffer with similar issues receive the help they need to succeed in life and open up opportunities by eliminating the visual roadblocks to their success.
Visual Victory Training Center is dedicated to developmental and rehabilitative vision services which includes vision therapy. Our patients range in age from young children with vision problems that interfere with reading and learning to senior citizens who have suffered vision problems due to brain injury or stroke.
Dr. Amy is affectionately called the Eyeball Coach, because she and her staff are able to coach people on how to use their eyes correctly. Through vision therapy they are able to overcome the vision problems that were interfering with their ability to achieve in life.
Dr. Amy graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Science. She graduated from the New England College of Optometry in 1993 and was the first recipient of the Alumni Association Young Optometrist of the Year Award in 2003. She is past president and a current director of the New Hampshire Optometric Association, and past Healthy Eyes/Healthy People coordinator for the American Optometric Association (AOA) in New Hampshire. Dr. Amy also serves the local community as Immediate-Past President of the Portsmouth Lions Club.
Meredith Alfred, OD
Prior to becoming an optometrist, Dr. Alfred graduated Magna Cum Laude from Emmanuel College. She went on to get her doctorate in optometry from the New England College of Optometry where Dr. Amy served as her mentor. Her experience includes patient care at the VA in Bedford, Providence Community Health Center, Martha Eliot Health Center, and others.
Dr. Meredith has always had the goal of treating people holistically. Prior to discovering her love of optometry, she actually toyed with the idea of osteopathic medical school. Her love of optometry was originally sparked by working in a neuro-ophthalmology lab at Boston Children’s Hospital lab studying visual cognition. She was fascinated by the eye-brain connection and knew she wanted to be a doctor (as opposed to a researcher) and did not love the idea of surgery so ophthalmology was off the table and optometry seemed appealing! However, it was when she learned how a routine eye exam can save people's lives that she was hooked!
Dr. Meredith’s passion for developmental and neuro-optometry first began when she was diagnosed with an eye coordination problem and subsequently began vision therapy. Her goal is to help her patients overcome visual obstacles to be able to live more fulfilling lives. She strives to treat all people holistically and provide everyone with enough information to make informed decisions about their care.
Dr. Amy and her team have worked hard to foster an environment of continued growth and synergy to bring the latest research and treatment options for best patient results. Dr. Meredith is a perfect fit for this practice, and we think you will love her too!
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