Stacy Ayn Lyons, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Chief, Pediatric Optometry Services
Director, Framingham Public School Vision Center
Dr. Lyons, an Associate Professor in the Department of Specialty and Advanced Care, has been a faculty member at the College since 1989. She teaches both lectures and labs in the Binocular Vision and Accommodation course and in Principles and Practices of Optometry where she lectures on Communicating with Children.
Dr. Lyons is also the Director of the Framingham Public School Vision Center, the first ever public-school based comprehensive vision clinic in Massachusetts, and is the Chief of Pediatric Services for New England Eye. As Chief of Pediatric Services, Dr. Lyons is responsible for all pediatric outreach initiatives including both the overall provision of eye care at NEE affiliated School-based Vision Centers in Framingham and in Boston at the Boston Renaissance School. The Pediatric Outreach Screening Program, which Dr. Lyons began in 1989, provides vision screening to 5,000 children annually from Boston area Head Start programs and the Boston public school system.
As Director of the Framingham Public School Vision Center, Dr. Lyons received a Letter of Commendation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives recognizing the institution. The school was also awarded 24,000 from the Metrowest Community Healthcare Foundation to provide eyeglasses to children in Framingham who would not otherwise be able to afford them.
Dr. Lyons has been the Director of Special Olympics Opening Eyes at the Massachusetts State Games since 2000. As part of the Healthy Athlete Initiative, she provides vision screenings to participating athletes. Dr. Lyons is a member of the Advisory Boards for Kids Care Connection, ABCD Head Start (serving the Boston community) and Tri-Cap Head Start (serving communities north of Boston). She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a member of the American Optometric Association and is Chair of the Vision Care Section of the American Public Health Association.