Douglas J. Henry, O.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Henry joined Optometric Associates in 1999, practicing with emphasis on contact lenses, glaucoma, ocular disease, and primary care. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois and earned his Ph.D. in Neurobiology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. As a neuroscientist, he authored fifteen (15) research articles and book chapters while earning several teaching awards.
Dr. Henry earned his doctorate in optometry at the New England College of Optometry in Boston, where he graduated with academic honors. His internship at the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Boston provided him with extensive training in treating glaucoma and cataracts, as well as managing the ocular complications from diabetes and high blood pressure. At the Lahey Clinic Hospital in Massachusetts, Dr. Henry gained experience in comanaging laser refractive surgery and cataract surgery.
Stephen L. Ebersole, O.D.
Dr. Ebersole graduated from the University of Delaware where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology with double minor in Fine Art and English literature. Dr. Ebersole earned his Doctorate of Optometry at The Ohio State University, where he was a Beta Sigma Kappa honor student and class President for four years.
After graduating he completed a residency program in Bel Air, Maryland centered on the diagnosis and management of common ocular diseases such as: glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration, as well as co-management of cataract and refractive surgery.
Dr. Ebersole has served on the Maine Optometric Associations Board of Directors where he was instrumental in bringing the InfantSEE® program to Maine. He also served as the President of Maine Board of Optometry for 5 years.
He has always valued benefits of a healthy life style and has been an avid bicyclist since before college, culminating in a 56 day cross country bicycle adventure in 2002 where he met is wife Karen. Presently, he is focused on traditional barbell strength training.
Abigail R. Carr, O.D.
Dr. Carr, earned her Doctorate of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, graduating with honors in the spring of 2019. After graduating, she completed a year long post-doctoral residency focused on ocular disease and primary care while working in the Togus VA Medical center in both Augusta and Bangor, Maine.
Dr. Carr originally is from Johnstown, New York. She attended Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts where she Graduated Summa Cum Laude earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology in 2015. In addition while in college, she also competed as a member of the field hockey team.
Dr. Car has a special interest in ocular disease and provides primary eye care to patients of all ages. In her free time, she enjoys spending time in the outdoors with family, friends and her many pets.
