Dr. Carolyn LoBocchiaro is a Brooklyn native, residing in Monmouth County with her husband and three children. She thoroughly enjoys being an optometrist, a career she chose when she was only 17 years old, and prides herself on being thorough, friendly and efficient.
Dr. Carolyn LoBocchiaro was accepted into a highly competitive Joint Degree Undergraduate/Graduate Optometry School Program when she was a senior in high school. She attended and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. From there, she went on to the State University of New York College of Optometry where she was a four year member of the International Optometric Honor Society and graduated with honors in 1996. She then continued on to successfully complete a residency in Ocular Pathology at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center and St. Albans VA Extended Care Center in Queens, New York.
Prior to beginning her own private practice in Freehold, New Jersey, Dr. LoBocchiaro worked as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Primary Care and Pediatric Departments at the SUNY College of Optometry where she performed routine and emergency eye exams as well as supervised optometry students as they performed exams. She has completed several internships in Vision Therapy and is credentialed in the administration of oral as well as topical medications.
Dr. Lobocchiaro has earned Diplomate status of the American Board of Optometry as a result of her post-graduate academic accomplishments. She continues to thirst for knowledge and enjoys keeping abreast of new developments in the field of optometry.
Dr. LoBocchiaro is a member of the American Optometric Association and the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians. She has conducted many informative school presentations teaching children how to care for their eyes and enjoys educating parents about the importance of regular comprehensive eye exams.
