Dr. Allison Middleton was born and raised in Grand Blanc and attended Grand Blanc Community High School. In 2010, she graduated with honors from Michigan State University. Following completion of internships at the Aleda Lutz Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Heart of the City Vision Clinic and Henry Ford Optimeyes, she graduated with distinction from the Michigan College of Optometry in May of 2014. After completion of her education, she elected to pursue an extra year of training through an Ocular Disease and Primary Care residency at the Veteran’s Administration hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. This allowed her to perform rewarding work with veterans, as well as gain extensive experience in the area of ocular disease.
Dr. Allison Middleton was born and raised in Grand Blanc and attended Grand Blanc Community High School. In 2010, she graduated with honors from Michigan State University. Following completion of internships at the Aleda Lutz Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Heart of the City Vision Clinic and Henry Ford Optimeyes, she graduated with distinction from the Michigan College of Optometry in May of 2014. After completion of her education, she elected to pursue an extra year of training through an Ocular Disease and Primary Care residency at the Veteran’s Administration hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. This allowed her to perform rewarding work with veterans, as well as gain extensive experience in the area of ocular disease.
While in optometry school, Dr. Middleton was active in a number of professional organizations including the American Optometric Association, American Optometric Student Association, Michigan Optometric Association, Michigan Optometric Student Association, and Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society. She is a lifetime Girl Scout and enjoys volunteering as her niece’s Girl Scout troop leader. After earning her Fellowship of the American Academy of Optometry she took a position on the FAAO Admissions Committee. She volunteers her time to evaluate and give feedback on FAAO candidate case reports, posters, and publications and interview the candidates at the annual Academy of Optometry conference.
Past positions held :
Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society member
Michigan College of Optometry student ambassador
Lobbyist at the American Optometric Association Political Action Committee Congressional Advocacy Conference in Washington DC
President of the Pre-Optometry club at Michigan State University
Community service activities:
Ocular Workshop for St. Francis Physician’s Assistant students
Opening Eyes at Special Olympics Michigan
Relay for Life
Children’s Vision Day– Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Currently a leader for a local Girl Scout Troop
Lectures / Presentations:
Purtscher’s-Like Retinopathy– Fort Wayne VA continuing education lecture
Optociliary Shunt Vessels – Fort Wayne VA continuing education lecture
Retinal Arterial Macroaneurysms – Fort Wayne VA continuing education lecture
Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy – Fort Wayne VA continuing education lecture
Birdshot Chorioretinopathy: A longitudinal case study – American Academy of Optometry, poster presentation; Denver, CO ; November 2014
Dr. Middleton is thrilled to be back in Grand Blanc, and looks forward to providing exceptional eye care to the community.
E-mail: drmiddleton@grandblancvision.com
