Meet the Optometrist.
Swati Kumar, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Dr. Kumar is residency-trained in cornea and specialty contact lenses and the founder of Specialty Contact Lens Studio.
Our mission is to serve patients who've been told their eyes are "too complicated" for glasses or regular contacts, or who've simply never found a solution that truly works for them. Complex cases are why this practice exists.
Our commitment to patients is simple, we work together to find the best solution for your eyes. Sometimes that means the right specialty lens. Sometimes it means collaborating with ophthalmology or other specialists to make sure every piece of your eye health is addressed before devising a plan.
The goal is for every patient to leave with a genuine understanding of what is happening with their eyes and what options are available to help improve their comfort and vision. Because of that, each appointment and care timeline is uniquely yours.
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Contribution to Specialty Contact Lenses, Fadel D, Barnett M. Elsevier; March 27, 2025. Part 5: Prosthetic and Cosmetic Contact Lenses.
Oculus Webinar Series, March 2025 , EyeFitPRO: Personalized Scleral Lenses for Exceptional Clarity and Comfort
Global Specialty Lens Symposium Breakfast Lecture – Las Vegas, NV; January 2025. Impression Technology: Not Just For Your Most Complex Patients.
Interlens Scleral Lens Workshop for Advanced Fitters, Virtual Presentation – Munich, Germany; November 2024. An Introduction to Impression-Based Lens Technology.
International Forum for Scleral Lens Research Case Presentation – Las Vegas, NV; January 2024. Scleral Lens with a Telescope System for a Low Vision Patient.
Global Specialty Lens Symposium Poster Acceptances– Las Vegas, NV January 2022. 1. Management of Pediatric after Corneal Crosslinking with Scleral Contact Lenses, 2. Free Form Lens Design to the Rescue with Chronic Pingueculitis, 3. The Utilization of Scleral Lenses in the Management of Microcornea: A Case Series.
University of Houston – CE in San Antonio – San Antonio, TX
November 2021. Lecturer: Specialty Lenses for Pediatrics: From Corneal GP to Scleral
Contact Lenses (COPE 1 hour), Prescribing Myopia Management: Individualizing
Myopia Control Protocols To Your Patients (COPE 1 hour), Scleral Lenses for
Advanced Ocular Disease (COPE 1 hour), Management of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency with Medical Contact Lenses (COPE 1 hour)
Contact Lens Spectrum, October 2021 ,“Recent Advances in Orthokeratology: Why You Should Incorporate It into Practice.” https://www.clspectrum.com/issues/2021/october-2021/recent-advances-inhttps://www.clspectrum.com/issues/2021/october-2021/recent-advances-in-orthokeratologyorthokeratology
American Academy of Optometry Scientific Poster Presentation – Virtual Conference November 2020. Corneal Neovascularization Regression with Scleral Lens Wear
Review of Optometry, July 2019, Urgent Care Column “A Diagnosis Made in a FLASH”, https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/a-diagnosis-made-in-a-flash
SECO Poster Presentations – New Orleans, LA, February 2019. Fright at First Sight: Utilization of OCT-A in Long-term Management of Choroidal Rupture.
Global Specialty Lens Symposium Poster Presentation – Las Vegas, NV, January 2019. A Series of Unfortunate Events: Increased Incidence of Acute Corneal Hydrops with Scleral Lens Wear.
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Fellow of the Scleral Lens Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
GCP for Clinical Investigations of Devices – CITI Program
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University of Iowa—Iowa City, IA
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
New England College of Optometry – Boston, MA
Optometric Doctorate
Magna Cum Laude
Nova Southeastern University – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Primary Care/ Cornea and Contact Lens Resident
