Optometrist Comprehensive Eye Service The Wilmer Eye Institute The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Dr. Williams-Bolar is Staff Optometrist at the Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore and in White Marsh, Maryland.  An experienced primary care optometrist, her clinical expertise includes performing comprehensive eye exams; fittings for toric, soft spherical, and rigid gas-permeable contact lenses; pre- and post-operative laser refractive surgery evaluations; and assistance in the management of glaucoma, diabetes, and cataract patients.  She is a member of the American, Maryland, and National Optometric Associations.Dr. Williams-Bolar, a native Baltimorean, received her optometric training at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Williams-Bolar sees patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute's Johns Hopkins Hospital location.

For appointments at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, call: 410-955-5080

Education:

• O.D. Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, PA 1997
• B.S. Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, PA 1994
• B.S. Towson University, Towson, MD Major: Business Administration 1989

Clinical Experience:

Katzen Eye Group, Baltimore, MD Feb. 1997 - May 1997
Ocular Disease Externship
Co-managed glaucoma, diabetic and pre/post-op patients

Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, MD Nov. 1996 - Feb. 1997
Hospital Ocular Disease Externship
Co-managed glaucoma, diabetic and pre/post-op patients

The Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA Aug. 1996 - Nov. 1996
Primary Care/Pediatric Externship
Performed primary care eye exams and vision therapy

Edmonds and Associates, Wynnewood, PA May 1996 - Aug. 1996
Primary Care/Contact Lens Externship
Performed primary care eye exams and fit toric, soft spherical and RGP contact lenses

Professional Experience:

Current Appointment:
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Sept. 2000 - Present

Instructor of Ophthalmology
The Eye Concept, White Marsh , MD March 1998 – Aug. 2000

Optometrist
Dr. Scott Wassel and Associates, Glen Burnie, MD Aug. 1997 – Feb. 1998

Optometrist
Performed primary eye care exams, contact lens fitting and management, diagnosed and co-managed/treated ocular disease

Pace Optical, Baltimore, MD Sept. 1992 - March 1993

Optometric Technician
Taught contact lens I&R, fit, and dispensed spectacles

New Deal Optical, Towson, MD March 1993 - Sept. 1993
Optometric Technician
Edged and finished lenses, taught contact lens I&R

WXYV Radio Station, Baltimore, MD July 1991 - July 1992
Account Executive
Created and sold radio advertising commercials

Macy’s, Owings Mills, MD May 1989 - July 1991
Sales Manager
Managed fifteen sales associates

Certification:

Maryland Board of Examiners of Optometry TA 1486 Sept., 1998

Professional Societies:

Maryland Optometric Association
National Optometric Association