Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Soha Rafi O.D. was born and raised in Chicago, IL. She graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She received her Doctorate of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO). While at ICO, she traveled with Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity on a medical mission trip to Oaxaca, Mexico to help serve different villages within Oaxaca with eye care.
Dr. Rafi has a strong passion for optometry and providing comprehensive eye care. This led her to pursue a postdoctoral residency in Primary Eye Care with an emphasis on anterior segment disease and specialty contact lenses at Henry Ford OptimEyes in West Bloomfield, MI. She has a particular interest in keratoconus and has found a drive and passion for fitting scleral and rigid permeable contact lenses.
Dr. Rafi is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Texas Optometric Association. In her spare time, Dr. Rafi likes to spend her with her family and friends, exploring new restaurants, and traveling.
Hena A. Khaja, MD, is a Houston native and board-certified ophthalmologist who treats patients at Texas Eye Doctors in McKinney, Texas. She specializes in ophthalmic disease, ocular surgery, lens implantation, and retinopathy.
Dr. Khaja graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas where she majored in human biology with a focus on pathogenesis and immunities and minored in business. After graduating, she completed a transitional year program at the University of Texas in Houston, where she worked in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings to gain experience in general medicine, pediatrics, and surgery.
Dr. Khaja earned her medical degree from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota. She graduated with honors in surgery and ophthalmology. She also presented clinical research on the incidence and clinical characteristics of epiretinal membranes in children, in addition to research on Trabectome ablation arc.
She went on to complete an ophthalmology residency at the University of Cincinnati, where she served as chief resident and presented on cancer-associated retinopathy, lupus retinopathy, and retinal phlebitis at the university’s grand rounds forum.
Dr. Khaja holds certification from the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the Cincinnati Society of Ophthalmology. In her work at Texas Eye Doctors, she provides patients with state-of-the-art treatments that utilize her extensive skills in ophthalmic disease and ocular surgery.
She’s also conducted groundbreaking research on acute maculopathy and dangling lens phacoemulsification, a new technique for phacoemulsification and lens implantation. She's also performed extensive performance analyses of various vitreoretinal instruments.
Dr. Khaja speaks English, Hindu, Urdu, and Spanish, and looks forward to working with new and existing patients to provide the best ophthalmologic care in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Dr. Shidlofsky was born and raised in Lawrence, New York. His family moved to the Dallas area when he was 16 years old. In 1980, he graduated from J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. Dr. Shidlofsky completed his Pre-Optometry studies at the University of Texas at Austin in 1984. He then attended Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tenn. where he received his BS in 1986 and OD in 1988. Upon graduation, he moved back to to the Dallas area to begin his practice.
Dr. S, as he is known around the office, has been very active in Neuro-developmental Optometry for most of his years in practice. He has developed and integrated many unique therapies that have helped thousands of children who have struggled in school due to vision problems often seen in: ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorders as well as some of the classic vision problems related to focusing, eye teaming, eye movement skills, visual-spatial skills, and visual perception issues.
He has expanded his work to include those with traumatic and acquired brain injury, stroke, and other neurological processing problems. In addition, he works with several professional sports teams in the Dallas area as well as weekend athletes on developing vision skills. Dr. Shidlofsky is a Clinical Director for the Special Olympics Opening Eyes Program. Dr. Shidlofsky completed his Fellowship for the College of Optometrists in Vision Development in 2011.
In addition, he is an Adjunct Professor of Optometry at: Southern College of Optometry, University of Houston College of Optometry, University of Incarnate Word-Rosenberg College of Optometry and Western University College of Optometry. He is also director of a private practice residency program in pediatrics/vision therapy/sports vision and neuro-vision rehabilitation through Southern College of Optometry.
Dr. Shidlofsky lives in Plano with his wife of 30 years, Sherri. Dr. Shidlofsky has three grown children, Alyssa, Kara and Ian who are spread out throughout the country. He stays active by playing ice hockey, traveling and family activities.
Dr. Carl Garbus graduated from the Southern California College of Optometry in 1980. He opened two private practices in Valencia, Family Vision Care Optometry and Family Vision Care Optometry Neuro Vision Rehabilitation. Currently the practices emphasize care for children and adults with vision deficits from traumatic brain injury, stroke and developmental and learning problems.
Dr. Garbus has hospital privileges and consults at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara and Henry Mayo Hospital in Santa Clarita. In addition, Dr. Garbus works with the following rehabilitation centers; Centre For Neuro Skills, Solutions At Santa Barbara and the Brain Injury Specialists. He has made various presentations and in-services to optometric societies, occupational therapy groups, and PTA groups regarding vision problems. Another area of interest is working with children who have learning problems. Autism is on the rise and these children have many vision issues that need to be addressed. Family Vision Care has a new office that is equipped to help children who have autism. Dr. Garbus was president of the Los Angeles County Optometric Society in 1993 and is currently serves as vice president on the board for the Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA). He will be president of the organization in 2010.
DeyeNAMICS is a leader in personalized eye care and provides the latest vision therapies and rehabilitative services to adults and children in California, Connecticut, Iowa, and Texas. Our providers are innovators in neuro-optometric rehabilitation and are passionate about providing the highest quality treatments and preventive care.
Our custom neuro-optometric rehabilitation program features the latest technologies to address vision impairments that result from concussion (traumatic brain injuries – TBIs), stroke (CVA), and neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease or cerebral palsy.
Our skilled DeyeNAMICS medical team has extensive experience correcting eye misalignments, double vision, and visual field defects that result from trauma or disease, such as Lyme disease.
Our providers design individual care plans to help people find relief from headaches, dizziness, balance issues, and age-related falling risk. We offer the latest therapeutic resources, including prism eyeglasses, to address low vision and vision loss so people can see the world more clearly.
The DeyeNAMIC staff maintains a welcoming, comfortable space. We offer flexible appointment times to accommodate busy schedules and urgent care situations.
Call the DeyeNAMICS office in California, Connecticut, Iowa, and Texas, today to schedule a consultation or book an appointment online.
DeyeNAMICS is a leader in personalized eye care and provides the latest vision therapies and rehabilitative services to adults and children in California, Connecticut, Iowa, and Texas. Our providers are innovators in neuro-optometric rehabilitation and are passionate about providing the highest quality treatments and preventive care.
Our custom neuro-optometric rehabilitation program features the latest technologies to address vision impairments that result from concussion (traumatic brain injuries – TBIs), stroke (CVA), and neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease or cerebral palsy.
Our skilled DeyeNAMICS medical team has extensive experience correcting eye misalignments, double vision, and visual field defects that result from trauma or disease, such as Lyme disease.
Our providers design individual care plans to help people find relief from headaches, dizziness, balance issues, and age-related falling risk. We offer the latest therapeutic resources, including prism eyeglasses, to address low vision and vision loss so people can see the world more clearly.
The DeyeNAMIC staff maintains a welcoming, comfortable space. We offer flexible appointment times to accommodate busy schedules and urgent care situations.
Call the DeyeNAMICS office in California, Connecticut, Iowa, and Texas, today to schedule a consultation or book an appointment online.
Dr. Fitzgerald has been in the eye care profession for over 30 years. A graduate of the College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, she got into the profession because of her passion for helping people. "The eyes are the windows to the body," she says. "So many things can be seen and diagnosed with a thorough eye exam."
The doctor has been providing eye care to the Corridor community since she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1984. When asked about her future goals, Dr. Fitzgerald replies that they are, "To continue to grow and contribute through my passion for my career." She currently offers patients examinations, diagnoses and treatments for the management of vision diseases and disorders. Dr. Fitzgerald is always investigating and investing in the latest eye care technology to provide the best state-of-the-art patient care possible.
Dr. Eyad H. Yehyawi grew up in southeast Iowa and has been practicing optometry since 2004. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Quincy University in 1999, where he majored in biology and minored in chemistry. He earned his doctorate from The University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry in 2004 and then completed a residency in ocular disease at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Yehyawi also completed clinical training programs in St. Louis, Kansas City, Orlando, and Denver.
Outside of work, Dr. Yehyawi enjoys sports, movies and outdoor activities with his wife and children.
Dr. Ayra Sayyed is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester, MA. Dr. Sayyed has completed RJ Apell and C. Nelson Residency in Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation (2020) at the Padula Institute of Vision in Guilford, CT. During the residency, she presented cases and research projects at various Brain Injury Rehabilitation conferences, Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association conference, and International Lyme and Associated Disease conference. Dr. Sayyed has lectured about Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation at various local organizations.
Dr. Sayyed has completed her Fellowship of American Academy of Optometry (FAAO) in 2021. Currently, she is a candidate for Fellowship of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (FNORA).
Dr. Sayyed acts as a Research Coordinator for Padula Rehabilitation Technologies, she has assisted in researching and creating new Optometric Rehabilitative Technologies. She has been a research coordinator for VeyeZERTM, PAVE TM and NeurOpTrek TM. Dr. Sayyed is also working as a Medical Consultant to SphereGen Technologies in New Haven, CT to develop Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality Diagnostic and Rehabilitative devices.
Dr. Sayyed served as a secretary in the Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, organized a medical trip to Nicaragua and many volunteer events within the United States. Dr. Sayyed is an active member of American Academy of Optometry and Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, American Optometric Association, Connecticut Association of Optometrists, and Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH).
Dr. Lori Dao, a native Texan, is a highly skilled pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismologist, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders in children as well as eye muscle disorders and double vision in all ages. Her areas of expertise include strabismus (misalignment of the eyes), amblyopia (lazy eye), progressive myopia, diplopia (double vision) and many other vision impairments.
Education: Dr. Dao received her medical degree from a UT Southwestern in Dallas and completed her residency in ophthalmology at UT Southwestern in Dallas. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas/UT Southwestern.
Experience: With over a decade of experience in the field, Dr. Dao has become a trusted name in pediatric eye care and adult strabismus. She has been selected to D Best list selected by her peers since 2016. She has worked at top hospitals and clinics, providing compassionate and comprehensive eye care to her young and older patients alike. Her expertise in advanced surgical techniques and cutting-edge treatments has improved the vision and quality of life for countless children and adults.
Research and Publications: Dr. Dao is also an active researcher, contributing to the field of pediatric ophthalmology through her studies on early detection and innovative treatments for pediatric eye conditions. She has published numerous articles in reputable medical journals and often presents her findings at national and international conferences.
Professional Memberships:
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) • American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) • Texas Medical Association • Texas Ophthalmological Association • Dallas County Medical Society
Philosophy: Dr. Dao is dedicated to providing personalized and compassionate care to each of her patients. She believes in a multidisciplinary approach, working closely with pediatricians, ophthalmologists, optometrists, and any other specialist to ensure comprehensive treatment. Her goal is to help every child achieve the best possible vision and ocular health, fostering their overall development and well-being. She also is dedicated to treating adults with double vision and strabismus so they may continue to be independent throughout their lives.
Community Involvement: Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Dao is actively involved in community outreach programs and enjoys volunteer work with her three daughters. She is passionate about raising awareness about the importance of early eye exams and preventive care.
Personal Interests: Outside of her professional life, Dr. Dao enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters, running, and working puzzles. She is an avid supporter of various children's charities and organizations focused on improving pediatric health
Dr. Arun Joseph is a board-certified ophthalmologist and Harvard fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist. His primary clinical interest is in glaucoma, and he is specialized in its prevention, diagnosis, and medical and surgical management.
To further advance his training, Dr. Joseph accepted a surgical glaucoma fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital. He was trained in the full array of interventional glaucoma, including both office-based and surgical laser treatments, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), and traditional major glaucoma surgery (tube shunt implantation and trabeculectomy). During his fellowship, he was also mentored by renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Mark Latina, a pioneer in medical lasers and the inventor of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT). SLT has become one of the most effective treatments for glaucoma, and Dr. Joseph is one of the few specialists in the country to train directly under Dr. Latina.
After completing his fellowship, Dr. Joseph returned home and founded Dallas Glaucoma Specialists in 2018 with the goal of providing premier glaucoma care in his hometown community. In 2019, he became the first surgeon to implant the revolutionary XEN glaucoma stent in Collin County. He believes in a customized approach and having an open discussion with each patient about their glaucoma and, if necessary, appropriate treatment options. His priority is to offer every patient the highest standard of care in a friendly, respectful, and personalized way.
In his spare time, Dr. Joseph enjoys playing golf and passionately supporting Longhorns football.
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin, 2007 Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2011 Internship: Baylor College of Medicine, 2012 Residency: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2015 Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, 2016 Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, 2018
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