Education
Dr. Emma-Catherine Ali is an optometrist who focuses on comprehensive eye exams including contact lenses, ocular disease diagnosis and management, low vision services and pediatric care. Dr. Ali received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University in Biology with a minor in Genetics in 2005. Dr. Ali completed her Doctor of Optometry at the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Optometry in 2009. She has completed clinical training with externships at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Birmingham, AL and the Helen Keller school for the Deaf and Blind in Tuscaloosa, AL. Dr. Ali joined Vistar in 2013, but has been providing eyecare for patients in Southwest Virginia since 2009 in both private practice and at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Salem, VA.