Eye care professionals specialize in understanding how the human eye really works, as well as diseases and conditions that affect your vision – many of which do not have obvious symptoms. Eye doctors know how age and risk factors affect vision over time for young and old, and they understand the benefits and features of corrective lenses including eyeglasses and contacts.
Our optometrists take the time to explain the results of your eye exam, describe your options and listen to your eye care needs. Because maintaining good eye health is an ongoing partnership, we encourage you to ask questions and share your health information, which could be vital to monitoring, diagnosing and treating potential vision problems.
Meet our doctors:
Dr. Jennifer Catalasan was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin. After completing her bachelor’s degree, Dr. Catalasan worked as an office manager of a large ophthalmology practice before she returned to school to complete her doctorate. She completed her Doctorate of Optometry at the University of Houston, College of Optometry in 2012, where she graduated magna cum laude and with Beta Sigma Kappa honors. She completed her internships at Lakeline Vision Source and at a private practice in Carthage, Texas. She has also completed the NeuroVisual Medicine Training Program. Dr. Catalasan is one of three optometrists in Texas who specializes in Binocular Vision Dysfunction. Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD) occurs when a person’s eyes are not perfectly aligned, and as a result, are unable to function together properly. These misalignments are usually very subtle, frequently undetected during a routine eye exam, and can affect both children and adults. Symptoms of BVD can include motion sickness, nausea, difficulty reading, lightheadedness, dizziness, anxiety, headaches, double vision, neck ache, or problems with balance and depth perception. BVD can be a result of a concussion/traumatic brain injury, or it can be congenital. For patients with persistent post concussive symptoms, even after extensive medical evaluations and treatments, it is possible that their symptoms are from BVD. Dr. Catalasan provides neurovisual evaluations and treats with special eyeglass lenses that can provide a significant reduction of symptoms, sometimes immediately. Dr. Catalasan also has particular interests in fitting contact lenses and treating ocular diseases. Dr. Catalasan is licensed as a Therapeutic Optometrist and as an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. She is currently a member of the American Optometric Association, the Texas Optometric Association, the Central Texas Optometric Society, and the NeuroVisual Medicine Network. Dr. Catalasan previously practiced in Georgetown, Texas and is happy to be closer to home. She loves spending time with her husband, her two young sons, and her rescue dog. She also enjoys trying new allergen free recipes and watching UT football! Contact: DrJen@lakelinevision.com
Kevin Soong, O.D., is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Soong graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. He then received his optometry degree in 2017 from the University of Houston College of Optometry. Dr. Soong completed disease dense clinical rotations in Oklahoma, becoming adept at providing minor laser procedures to patients, and also in Dallas, where he worked for a non-profit eye care facility that cared for lower income patients. Following his graduation, he continued his studies with a residency focused on ocular disease at Omni Eye Services of Atlanta.
He has also completed the NeuroVisual Medicine Training Program in Michigan. He is one of less than 100 doctors in the country with this training in. Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD) . BVD occurs when a person’s eyes are not perfectly aligned, and as a result, are unable to function together properly. These misalignments are usually very subtle, frequently undetected during a routine eye exam, and can affect both children and adults. Symptoms of BVD can include motion sickness, nausea, difficulty reading, lightheadedness, dizziness, anxiety, headaches, double vision, neck ache, or problems with balance and depth perception. BVD can be a result of a concussion/traumatic brain injury, or it can be congenital. For patients with persistent post-concussive symptoms, even after extensive medical evaluations and treatments, it is possible that their symptoms are from BVD. Dr. Soong provides neurovisual evaluations and treats with special eyeglass lenses that can provide a significant reduction of symptoms. Many times the symptom relief occurs immediately.
In his free time, Dr. Soong is an avid traveler with his wife as they try to visit a new country each year. While in Austin, you will find him in the great outdoors paddle boarding on the river or at a new restaurant as he and wife eat their way through the Austin food scene.
Dr. Soong is Board Certified by the American Board of Optometry and presently licensed as a Therapeutic Optometrist and as an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist in the State of Texas.