Susan G. Donald, O.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.O.

In many ways, Dr. Susan Donald has her childhood eye pressure to thank for her lifetime love of eye care. Because she spent so many hours in her optometrist and ophthalmologist’s offices as a child, being tested for glaucoma due to concerns about her eye pressure, she came to love her eye care providers — and by high school, decided to join their ranks.

After earning her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Michigan College of Optometry, Dr. Donald completed a residency and assistant professorship at the Illinois College of Optometry. There, she met her now-husband, and they returned to his home in Ark-La-Tex to practice their eye care specialties and raise a family.

Dr. Donald’s patients are dear to her because she knows they have unique needs that, often, other eye doctors haven’t been able to address. While she excels in several areas of eye care, her greatest passions are glaucoma management and helping patients improve unusual vision issues with a specialized solution: scleral lenses. Dr. Donald is extremely proud to successfully fit an impressive number of these life-transforming scleral and RGP lenses on a variety of unique and challenging eyes. While she is not at Lusk Eye Specialists, Dr. Donald gardens, cares for her animals, flies planes, and travels to see her daughter in Kansas and her daughter and son-in-law in Colorado.

Medical Training

EDUCATION
University of Houston College of Optometry

Optometric Glaucoma Specialist CourseMay-June 2008

University of Houston College of Optometry

Ocular Therapeutics CourseMay-June 2006

Illinois College of Optometry

Residency in Primary Care with Fellowship in Clinical Education1990-1991

Michigan College of Optometry

Doctor of Optometry1990

Ferris State University

B.S. in Visual Science1988

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Lusk Eye Specialists

Associate/Optometrist2013—Present
Primary eye care

Cataract, Glaucoma, and Retina Consultants of East Texas

Associate/Optometrist2009—2013
Primary eye care

Donald Eye Care

Owner/Optometrist2009—2013
Primary eye care

Steen Hall Eye Institute

Associate/Optometrist1992—1998
Primary eye care

Illinois Eye Institute

Optometrist1991—1992
Assistant Clinical Professor

LISCENSES

Louisiana
Texas

MEMBERSHIPS/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Optometric Association
Texas Optometric Association
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
Optometry Association of Louisiana

I have personally recommended her to a number of family and friends, along with recommending her for children.

DEREK K.

I have had the pleasure of being Dr. Sue Donald’s patient for a number of years now. She was the first to diagnosis me with Latent Hyperopia when no other eye doctor has taken the time nor been as thorough as she was during my appointment. I have also taken my son to see her when he was about a year old and she was amazing with him. She was patient, kind and had a gentle voice with him during the whole exam. I have personally recommended her to a number of family and friends, along with recommending her for children. Highly recommended!!

I would choose to drive from Texas for my vision needs…

AMANDA K.

I am a very picky and a time consuming patient when it comes to the care of my eyes, hands down I would choose to drive from Texas for my vision needs to see Dr. Donald and have the absolute BEST care not only from the doctor herself, but also the entire staff. Love this facility and most of all Dr. Susan Donald, highly recommended!!

I injured my cornea and was able to be seen right away.

WHITNEY L.

Great doctors, nurses and office stuff! I injured my cornea and was able to be seen right away. Dr. Donald was great and I totally appreciate Tina for being able to schedule me right away!!

Downtown Dallas, 2018

Dr. Susan Donald is the Founder and Director of the Scleral Lens Center at Lusk Eye Specialists. She is a licensed Therapeutic Optometrist in the states of Texas and Louisiana.

Jul 11, 2019

Dr. Donald's attention to detail make her well suited to helping patients with unique eye care needs

Dr. Susan Donald’s areas of expertise include fitting scleral lenses for patients with keratoconus, irregular corneas, high nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.

Jul 30, 2019

Dr. Donald was invited to Global Specialty Lens Symposium

Dr. Donald was invited to speak at the 2019 Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas

Dr. Donald participated in a rapid fire case discussion on fitting irregular cornea at the 2019 Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas.

Jul 11, 2019

Sunset over Lake Murvaul, Carthage, Texas

Dr. Donald and her husband raise an assortment of animals on a small farm and enjoy aviation. Dr. Donald is a student pilot, and her husband is a Certified Flight Instructor.

Jul 16, 2019