About the Doctors  

Kellye J. Knueppel, OD, FCOVD is a developmental optometrist specializing in learning related vision problems, sports vision, rehabilitative optometry, Strabismus (crossed eyes), and Amblyopia (lazy eye).

Dr. Knueppel completed a residency in Vision Therapy at the State University of New York State College of Optometry after graduating from the Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Knueppel received her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

Dr. Knueppel currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Optometric Association. She is an active member of the Children's Vision Committee, and the Clinical Director in Wisconsin for the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes Program.

Dr. Knueppel frequently speaks for groups including optometrists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, vision teachers, psychologists, parents, teachers, school administrators, coaches, and research scientists.

Dr. Knueppel is a member of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, the Optometric Extension Program, the American Optometric Association Sports Vision Section, the Wisconsin Optometric Association, and the American Public Health Association.

Dr. Knueppel became Board Certified in Vision Development in 1996. Dr. Knueppel established The Vision Therapy Center in 1995.

Valerie L. Frazer, OD, FCOVD, a graduate with honors from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, moved to Wisconsin to complete a residency program with The Vision Therapy Center, Inc. and has since remained on staff. Before entering optometry school, she received her BA in human physiology from Southern Illinois University with additional studies in the areas of psychology and literature. Dr. Frazer is adjunct faculty for Illinois College of Optometry and has developed the curriculum for the student externship program at our center.

The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) has certified Dr. Valerie Frazer as a Fellow of the College at the association's Annual Meeting held November 2-5, 2005 in Orlando, FL. Dr. Frazer was one of the 14 optometrists who were awarded Fellow status by the COVD Board of Directors.

The COVD Fellow Certification process serves to identify doctors of optometry who are prepared to offer state-of-the-art clinical services in behavioral and developmental vision care, vision therapy and vision rehabilitation. Dr. Frazer joins an elite group of WI Fellows. There are six Fellows in the state of Wisconsin, two of which are in the greater Milwaukee area, including Dr. Frazer.

Dr. Frazer has a special interest in working with patients who have functional vision difficulties following a stroke or brain injury. She also collaborates with occupational therapists and other professionals, working with learning disabilities, autism, sensory integration dysfunction and attention deficit disorder.

Dr. Frazer enjoys participating in international missions, and has provided vision exams to rural populations in Costa Ricka and Ghana. She organized and led the Ghanaian mission with the help of her husband, Clay, a former Peace Corps volunteer.

Dr. Frazer is a member of the American Optometric Association, Wisconsin Optometric Association, College of Optometrists in Vision Development, Optometric Extension Program Foundation, and the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association.

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