Karen Allison

Karen Allison MD, MBA, FACS is a board certified ophthalmologist at the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester. Dr. Allison was in private practice in New York City for more than 18 years prior to her affiliation with the Flaum Eye Institute. She earned her medical degree from Rutgers Medical School and completed her residency in ophthalmology at the SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York. Subsequently, she pursued a fellowship in Glaucoma at the Oschner Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana.

With over 20 years of experience in teaching residents, she currently holds the position of Chief of Glaucoma at the University of Rochester’s Flaum Eye Institute. Additionally, she serves as the Glaucoma Fellowship Director and leads the Population Medicine Glaucoma Division at the institute. Dr. Allison is actively engaged in population medicine research as a member of the Population Medicine Research Committee, as well as in diversity and equity research at the University of Rochester’s Flaum Eye Institute.