Doctor Nathan Steinhafel received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Masters of Science degree in Physiology from Brigham Young University. He obtained his Doctor of Optometry from the Southern California College of Optometry and received his clinical training from the Moran Eye Center, the Southwestern Eye Center, and Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital. He completed his residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in pediatric optometry, binocular vision, and vision rehabilitation, where he also served as a clinical instructor. He served as clinical masked examiner for the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry with affiliation to the Neuro Optometry Section. He has been invited to lecture locally and nationally on the topic of visual and ocular outcomes following mild and traumatic brain injury. He is a clinician in private practice and specializes in the treatment of amblyopia, strabismus, visual dysfunction related to traumatic brain injury, vision therapy and rehabilitation.
When Dr. Steinhafel is not seeing patients he enjoys spending time at home with his wife and 4 children. He enjoys all things outdoors including running, fishing, hockey, his garden, and helping coach his kids sports.