Meet The Team At Massucci Vision Plus in Suite 2800 Wexford

Dr. Maura Massucci

Optometrist, FCOVD

Maura Massucci, O.D., F.C.O.V.D. is residency trained in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation. She began her extensive education at the University of Notre Dame, graduating magna cum laude. She then received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Massucci was selected for the prestigious residency program at the State University of New York, College of Optometry (SUNY), in Manhattan. This extensive program includes training in pediatrics, amblyopia, strabismus, and vision therapy.

After several years of practice in New York and New Jersey, Dr. Massucci returned home to the Pittsburgh area to found Massucci Vision Plus where she practices full scope optometry with a focus on vision therapy, rehabilitation, and the examination of patients with special needs. Dr. Massucci has also done extensive work with patients recovering from concussions and other brain injuries that effect vision. In 2011, Dr. Massucci became board certified in children’s vision, vision therapy, and visual rehabilitation. Dr. Massucci is a Board Certified Fellow in developmental vision and vision therapy by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (F.C.O.V.D.). She lectures internationally on these topics.

Additional areas of clinical interest for Dr. Massucci include fitting contact lenses (including contact lenses for astigmatism and multifocal contact lenses) and treating Dry Eye Syndrome. She is licensed to treat ocular disease, including glaucoma, diabetes, age related macular degeneration (ARMD), and anterior/ posterior segment pathology, including eye infections.

Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Residency Certificate in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation from SUNY State College of Optometry in New York, NY
Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development
Member of the American Optometric Association
Member of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association
Member of the Western Pennsylvania Optometric Society
Member of the American Optometric Association Vision Rehabilitation Section
Member of the Optometric Extension Program
InfantSEE Provider
Certified provider of Paragon CRT for Corneal Refractive Therapy
Recognized as one of New Jersey Family’s Favorite Kids’ Docs in 2012 and 2013
Young Optometrist of the Year 2016, Western Pennsylvania Optometric Society
Young Optometrist of the Year 2016, Pennsylvania Optometric Association

Dr. Kirsten Lawson

Optometrist

Dr. Kirsten Lawson was born and raised in Pittsburgh. She graduated from Ohio Northern University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She received her Doctor of Optometry from the Indiana University School of Optometry in Bloomington, Indiana. While there, Dr. Lawson was elected as the school’s Equipment Representative and sat on the Indiana University Optometric Student Association Council. Additionally, Dr. Lawson was a Clinical Associate Instructor for clinical labs for first year optometry students. During her clinical externships, Dr. Lawson trained at the Indianapolis Eye Care Center, Whitewater Eye Centers of Richmond and Connersville, IN and The Villages Veterans Outpatient Clinic in The Villages, FL.

Dr. Heather Snyder

Optometrist

Dr. Heather Snyder graduated from the Honors Program at The Ohio State University, with a B.S. in Neuroscience. She then went on to the Illinois College of Optometry where she received her Doctor of Optometry. After optometry school she completed a residency which provided an additional year of training focused in pediatrics and binocular vision. This program focused on myopia management as well as strabismus, amblyopia and vision therapy.