Myoung-Hee (Esther) Han

Bio

Dr. Han specializes in neuro-optometric rehabilitation with a clinical interest in the evaluation and management of Visual Snow Syndrome. Serving as a full-time Associate Clinical Professor and the Residency Program Supervisor for the Vision Rehabilitation (Brain Injury Emphasis) Residency, she is involved in both the didactic and clinical training of optometric students, externs, and residents within the Vision Rehabilitation Service as well as seeing patients.

Dr. Han is well-published, having co-authored poster presentations, several peer-reviewed articles, and book chapters related to vision therapy, pediatrics, and neuro-optometric rehabilitation. She has lectured domestically and internationally in China and Italy in the areas of acquired brain injury and vision therapy. She has been invited to speak about “Vision Deficits and Acquired Brain Injury” to interdisciplinary rehabilitation specialists at the North Shore-LIJ (now Northwell) Transitions of Long Island Annual Symposium, Burke Rehabilitation Center in Westchester, and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Dr. Han received her Bachelor of Arts in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell University in 1995. An alumna of SUNY College of Optometry, she earned her Doctor of Optometry degree in 2001 and subsequently completed her Residency in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation at in 2002. Dr. Han attained her fellowship in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) in 2005 and in the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) in 2011. Dr. Han attained her diplomate with the American Board of Optometry (ABO) in 2013. Dr. Han was a member of the COVD International Exam and Certification Board (IECB) from 2014-2021 and a board member for the Eastern States Optometric Congress (ESOC) from 2013-2020.