Angela Howell OD

Dr. Angela Howell, O.D., FCOVD, FAAO Doctor of Optometry. Dr. Howell graduated from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN, and returned to complete a Residency in Pediatrics and Vision Therapy, after practicing primary care for twenty years. She attended Freed Hardeman University and Arkansas State University prior to entering optometry school.

Dr. Howell currently practices in Paragould and Jonesboro, Arkansas with Elite Eye Care and Optical. She works in private practice primary care, with emphasis on pediatrics and vision therapy where patients of all ages and abilities receive vision care. She is passionate about optometric education and works as an adjunct faculty member with Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. Her teaching style is very practical, and her students will remember lessons on the “patient of the day” and what can be learned from each encounter. She is committed to lifelong learning and mentoring others.

Dr. Howell has co-authored a chapter on ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and the ocular side effects of behavioral medicines in the textbook, Visual Diagnosis and Care of the Patient with Special Needs. The primary authors being Doctors Marc Taub, Mary Bartuccio and Dominque Maino. An article was published in the Journal of Behavioral Optometry: The Ocular Effects of Behavior Management Medications.

Disclosures: No product interests, or endorsements from industry to disclose.

Membership in organizations: FCOVD, FAAO, American Optometric Association