Priscilla Fowler, MD, has been named associate professor in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Dr. Fowler is also the director of the Cornea Service and specializes in refractive cataract surgery, endothelial keratoplasty, infectious diseases of the cornea, and severe dry eye/ocular surface disease. Prior to joining Callahan Eye Hospital Clinics in 2012, Dr. Fowler successfully practiced comprehensive ophthalmology for nearly eight years in Destin, Fla.

She serves on the medical advisory board for Global Sight Network, Alabama Eye Bank, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and strives to increase public knowledge about eye diseases and blindness prevention by participating in health fairs and other community events.

Dr. Fowler completed her fellowship training in Cornea and External Disease/Refractive Surgery at the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, Penn., and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Cornea Society, the Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Medical Association.