About the Author

Dr. Heather Moose Starling is a board-certified optometric physician and has been practicing in Gainesville for over 25 years. Her areas of focus include primary care optometry and diagnosing and managing ocular diseases. She also has a special interest in how nutrition affects the eye and overall health.

Dr. Starling received her B.S. in biology from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY and her B.S. in visual optics from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree in 1995 from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her residency in primary care optometry and ocular disease at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia, PA. In 2017, she achieved the status of Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry.