Dr. Amanda Nanasy, OD

 
 

Dr. Amanda Nanasy is co-owner of The Eye Center of Pembroke Pines and Director of its subsidiary, The Florida Institute of Sports Vision, where she specializes in sports vision assessment and training as well as neuro-optometric rehabilitation following concussion.  She is a team physician for the Miami Dolphins, Inter Miami CF, Miami HEAT Check gaming and several other NCAA programs including her alma mater, UCF.  She sees patients in a second location within the Sports Medicine Department of Holy Cross Hospital as a part of the concussion care team.  Dr. Nanasy is a past-Chair of the American Optometric Association Sports and Performance Vision .  In 2017 she co-wrote and instructed the Sports Vision elective course for Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry and transitioned her 5 year partnership with NSU athletics to the College to further student education opportunities.  Dr. Nanasy’s career goal is to help ensure that vision care is viewed as an integral part of every sports medicine program through student, athletic trainer and public awareness/education.

She is an Associate of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the International Brain Injury Association.  Dr. Nanasy earned Bachelors of Science degrees in Molecular Biology /Psych minor (University of Central Florida) and Vision Science (Nova Southeastern University). She later earned her Doctor of Optometry degree, with Professional Honors,  from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry.