General Info

Dr. Lea Hair grew up in Gueydan, Louisiana and attended Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of Houston College of Optometry, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. While in Optometry school, Dr. Hair opted to start a dual-degree program and earned a Master’s in Optometric Research and Vision Science. Dr. Hair’s master’s thesis research centered on the soft multifocal contact lenses used in Myopia Management and Control. Her research was presented at national Optometry meetings and published in a peer reviewed journal in 2021 After graduating with her OD and MS degrees, Dr. Hair completed a one-year appointment as the Primary Care Optometry Resident at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. Dr. Hair’s clinical interests include primary eye care, pediatric eye care, ocular disease management and treatment, the fitting of contact lenses, including hard to fit scleral contact lenses, and post-operative care and management. Dr. Hair’s primary clinical passion is fighting the myopia pandemic. Fighting this myopia, or nearsightedness, pandemic is personal for Dr. Hair, as she is highly myopic herself and her father is blind in one eye due to complications from his nearsightedness. When she isn’t examining and talking about eyes, Dr. Hair is playing board games, visiting museums, or playing with her dog.