Who We Are
Helping every child see their brightest future!
Finding highly specialized care for your child’s complex vision challenges is difficult.
Too often, you’re forced to find answers on your own. A Google search only adds to your anxiety, and you worry about your child’s education, their ability to make friends, and their missed opportunities.
In an era where socioeconomic status heavily influences the quality of medical care you receive, Pediatric Eye Specialists (PES) believe every child deserves superior eye care from distinguished specialists.
PES is the most experienced and specialized pediatric practice in the region, offering elite eye care so your child sees their brightest future.
From simple vision problems to challenging conditions requiring surgery, your child will receive the best care possible.
Our Ophthalmologists
An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor (MD) and specialist trained to diagnose and treat all medical and surgical diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system. The ophthalmologist may prescribe glasses, medications, or other treatments and, when necessary, perform surgery.
- Bachelor’s degree: Rice University
- Medical degree: Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency in ophthalmology: St. Louis University
- Fellowship: Washington University
- Bachelor’s degree: Baylor University
- Medical degree: Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency in ophthalmology: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Bachelor’s degree: Texas A&M University
- Medical degree: Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency in ophthalmology: University of Oklahoma Dean A. McGee Eye Institute
- Fellowship: Washington University
- Bachelor’s degree: Vanderbilt University
- Medical degree: Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency in ophthalmology: University of Oklahoma Dean A. McGee Eye Institute
- Fellowship: Duke University
- Bachelor’s degree: Brigham Young University
- Medical degree: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Residency in ophthalmology: Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan
- Fellowship: Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan
Our Optometrists
An optometrist or doctor of optometry (OD) deals with the health of the eye, often conducting a vision exam and then prescribing glasses or contact lenses. They may also diagnose and treat certain disorders of the visual system.
Alicia Derry, OD
Emily Horn, OD
Trey Paschal, OD
Our Orthoptist
An orthoptist (CO) deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye movement and alignment disorders, such as strabismus and double vision, as well as managing the care plans of patients diagnosed with amblyopia (poor vision in one eye compared with the other).
Susan Pharis, OC(C), COMT
Aishat Badmus, CO, MMedSci
Our Partners
Pediatric Eye Specialists partner with the following organizations.
Child Vision Center
SpecialEyes Optical
The only eyewear shop in Tarrant County exclusively for children. Available at all three Pediatric Eye locations. Learn more.
