Fred Wallace, OD, FAAO
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Dr. Fred Wallace was born and raised in Bessemer, Alabama. After graduating from Indian Springs School, he received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tulane University. He graduated from the UAB School of Optometry in 1982 and entered practice with his father. In 1985, Dr. Wallace became a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and he is Board Certified by the American Board of Optometry He is a member of the American Optometric Association and past president of the Birmingham Area Optometric Society and the Bessemer Rotary Club. In 2010, he was named Optometrist of the Year by the Alabama Optometric Association. Currently, Dr. Wallace serves as Executive Director of the Alabama Board of Optometry.
Dr. Wallace is an Eagle Scout, and enjoys volunteer service with the Boy Scouts of America. |
Merin Graves, OD, FAAO
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Originally from Bradenton, Florida, Dr. Merin Graves received a bachelor's degree from Belmont University in Nashville, TN with a focus on geriatrics and primary care. She received her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry in 2011. She completed a residency training in Ocular Disease at a teaching clinic in Dallas, TX. Dr. Graves became a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry in 2013. She specializes in caring for diseases of the eye such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and dry eye syndrome. Dr. Graves was a member of Beta Sigma Kappa Honor society throughout optometry school and active in local optometric societies as well as the Fellowship of Christian Optometrists and the American Optometric Association. She has presented at the American Academy of Optometry's annual meeting, participated in the Optometric Glaucoma Society's annual meeting and Residents' meeting, and published quarterly case reports for the Texas Optometric Association. Dr. Graves is the wife of Chris Graves, head coach of men's basketball at Birmingham Southern College, and the mother of two sons and will welcome a baby girl in 2018!
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Dr. Harry Wallace (1925-2016)
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Dr. Harry Wallace was born and raised in Gadsden, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama and served in World War II. After receiving his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1952, he began practicing optometry in Bessemer. Dr. Wallace was named Alabama Optometrist of the Year in 1975. He served on the adjunct faculty of the UAB School of Optometry and is a past president of the Alabama Optometric Association. Active in the Masons and the Shrine, he served as Potentate of Zamora Shrine Temple in 1993. He has visited clinics and hospitals in 28 countries as both lecturer and observer.
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