Suzanne Sherman, OD

Associate Professor of Optometry, Ophthamology

Contact Info

• Academic Email: suzannesherman@usf.edu
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Education

Biography

Suzanne Walter Sherman, O.D., F.A.A.O., FSLS is Associate Professor at USF Health. She specializes in complex and medically necessary contact lens fittings, anterior segment disease and primary care. Before returning to her hometown of Tampa, Dr. Sherman was the Director of the Optometric Service and an Assistant Professor at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. She completed an optometric residency in Ocular Disease and Primary Care at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center and graduated from SUNY College of Optometry. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan with a degree in Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science. She is board certified by the American Board of Optometry and National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO). Dr. Sherman is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Sherman is also dedicated to research and has contributed in peer-reviewed scientific articles in publications such as Review of Optometry (RO), Review of Optometry: Cornea and Contact Lens (ROCCL) Optometric Vision and Science (OVS), Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and American Academy of Optometry (AAO). Dr. Sherman has presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) and Global Specialty Contact Lens Symposium (GSLS).

Awards/Honors

• Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO - 2015)
• Fellow of the Scleral Lens Society (FSLS - 2021)
• Nominee, Top Doctor (National Keratoconus Organization - 2022)
• Nominee, Top Doctor (National Keratoconus Organization - 2021)

Recent Publications

• Kenneth J. Ciufreda, OD, Ph.D., Naveen K. Yadav, BS (H) Optom., MS, Esther Han, OD, Diana P. Ludlam, BS, Angela Peddle, OD, Paul Hulse, OD, Suzanne Walter, BS, Jennifer Han, OD Distance Perception in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Opt Clinical Research. : 127, 2012.
• Zemsky, C., Sherman, S., Schubert, H., Suh, L. Case Report: Management of Lecithin:Cholesterol Acyltransferase (LCAT) Deficiency Optometry and Vision Science. 96(2) : 137-141, 2019.
• Paulose, S., Sherman, S., Dagi Glass, L., Suh L.H Dupilumab-Associated Blepharoconjunctivitis American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. PMID: 31535057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.100550, 2019.
• Sherman, S., Cherny, C., Suh H. Leejee Epithelial Inclusion Cyst of the Bulbar Conjunctiva Secondary to Scleral Lens Impingement Managed with MicroVault TM. Case Report Eye & Contact Lens. PMID: 31503085 DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000659, 2019.
• Cherny, C., Zimmerman, A.. Sherman., S A Novel Collaboration: Multifocal RGPs and Low Vision Aids Increase Quality of Life in Visually Impaired Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. PMID: 31812506 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2019.11.015, 2019.
• Cherny C., Sherman, SW., Dagi Glass, Lora Severe CPEO-Associated Ptosis Successfully Treated with Scleral Lenses Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 00: 1-3. PMID: 32349064 DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000966, 2020.
• Chen RW, Brooks SE, Kresch YS, Sherman S, De Moraes CG, McDaniel DD, Dagi Glass LR, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA Rapid Deployment of Tele-Ophthalmology in the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Academic Ophthalmology. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1712176, 2020.
• Karani R, Sherman SW, Trief D A Case of Infectious Crystalline Keratopathy After Corneal Cross-Linking American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. PMID: 34195474, 2021.
• Sherman SW, Canastraro J, Bogomolny D, Marr B Relief of Symptomatic Pseudo-Polycoria Due to Iris Biopsy Using a Daily Contact Lens American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 22, 2021.
• Cherny C, Sherman SW, Trief D Contact Lens Modifications of Boston Keratoprosthesis: Review of the Literature and a Novel Case Report. Journal of Contact Lens Research and Science. DOI: 10.22374/jclrs.v6i1.50, 2022.