Dr. Emily Schottman, FCOVD and first and only Board-Certified Developmental Optometrist. She has a passion for helping children and adults with frustrating visual problems. She received her Doctorate in Optometry from Southern California College of Optometry in 1996 and practiced in California, Washington DC and Texas with excellent mentors before opening Stars In Your Eyes Optometry in downtown Austin in 1999. She is active in her profession and many Austin philanthropies and organizations, including Austin Hospice, Austin Independent Business Association and Gateway Church.
Dr. Emily opened the Stars In Your Eyes Vision Training Center in 2007 and lectures on Vision Therapy/Training topics for teachers, tutors and parents. She has undergone over 200 hours of post-doctorate work and is board-eligible in Developmental Optometry. She and her husband, Steve, co-manage two offices and two small children. :)
Summer Beathe is our Lead Vision Therapist, Summer has great success motivating and training children and adults to "see" better. With a background in early childhood education, you will appreciate her knowledgeable teaching style and her down to earth attitude. She studied with Dr. Robert Sanet, a world renowned Developmental Optometrist and graduated from his program with over 100 hours of education. Summer works closely with tutors, teachers and therapists to build a team of support for you and your child.
Amber Click is our Patient Care Coordinator and a Vision Therapist. She received her Bachelor of Science in Communications from McNeese State University where she attended on NCAA Division I Volleyball Scholarship. With a passion for children and sports, Amber has worked in various recreational sports and childcare settings. She is a native Austinite and specializes in Sports Vision Training.
Dr. McMains received her Doctorate of Optometry at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, and concurrently received her Master of Education in Visual Function in Learning in 2000. She is specially trained in vision related learning disabilities, pediatric optometry, sports vision, acquired brain injury, strabismus, amblyopia, developmental delay and vision-vestibular disorders.
Earning recognition for her expertise by being accepted into the Beta Sigma Kappa International Honor Society and receiving the College of Optometrists in Vision Development Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy, Dr. McMains went on to study and earn her Fellowship by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development in 2006, board certifying in vision therapy and vision development.
Dr. McMains practiced for seven years in California, owning her own vision therapy practice in San Diego and working with several hospitals, OT clinics and sports teams before relocating to Spring, Texas in 2007 to be with her sister while she underwent cancer treatment. While in Spring, Dr. McMains was the Clinical Director of the Vision Learning Center of Champions from 2009-2011, a vision therapy practice that specialized in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Strabismus, Amblyopia and vision related learning problems. Recently, Dr. McMains has made her permanent home in Austin, TX with her two children, Morgan and Ronin after being appointed the Clinical Director of the Stars in Your Eyes Vision Training Center in 2011 to double efforts with Dr. Schottman to fill the gap in Austin for Board Certified Developmental Optometrists and continue the mission of helping individuals reach their true potential by overcoming neuro-visual inefficiencies.
*Developmental Optometrists specialize in the visual skills connecting eyesight with the brain and body. Besides eye health and "20/20" vision we also consider the more than 25 vital skills required for learning to read (and reading to learn), including eye focusing and tracking and perceptual abilities to succeed in school, computer-intense jobs and life (driving, coordination, sports). Because vision is learned, it can be trained. Our goal is to help your child develop strong vision for best academic potential and success.
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