Our Optometrists
Robert Prazer, O.D., F.C.O.V.D.
Dr. Robert Prazer is a Developmental Optometrist who has been involved in evaluating and treating visual dysfunctions since 1984. Dr. Prazer earned a Doctorate of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and specializes in developmental vision care. He also spent four years as an associate at the Reading Center at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. This center specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of visual problems related to reading, learning, and performance.
In 1990 he founded Pediatric and Adult Vision Care with the mission of providing full scope vision care in a patient friendly, professional setting. Dr. Prazer saw an increasing need for developmental vision care so he founded the Centers for Vision Development and Rehabilitation, (formerly known as Wexford Developmental Academy), in January 2008. Here, the emphasis is on providing a place for children to develop the visual skills they need for reading and academics, as well as help children and adults with visual difficulties resolve their visual concerns and improve their quality of life.
Through the inspiration and help of Dentistry from the Heart, Dr. Prazer founded Vision Care from the Heart, a non-profit, free event designed to help those in real need with free eye care and glasses. Through his efforts, the first ever Vision Care from the Heart event was held at Pediatric & Adult Vision Care on February 21st, 2014. His hope is that through his example, other Optometrists around the nation will follow suit and offer up one day a year to give back to their communities and provide a much needed service to those in need..
Jonathan Skoner, O.D., FIAOMC
Jonathan Skoner, OD, FIAOMC received his Doctorate of Optometry degree from Salus University (formerly Pennsylvania College of Optometry) where he graduated with academic and clinical honors, he practices full-scope optometry including ocular disease, infant exams and emergency visits.
Dr. Skoner is specialized in myopia control options for young children with progressively worsening eyesight. With over 5 years of post graduate work he completed his fellowship in the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control making him the only doctor in the state of Pennsylvania with this accreditation and one of the most qualified doctors in the region to slow a child’s worsening vision. Dr. Skoner has extensive experience in treating children with atropine, orthokeratology and multifocal optics to correct and slow myopia.
He has been published in the Journal of Asthma and Korean Journal of Asthma, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology regarding ocular complications secondary to inhaled corticosteroid use in patients with asthma.
When Dr. Skoner is not seeing patients he enjoys fishing, tennis and scuba diving.
Brandon McChesney, O.D.
Dr. Brandon McChesney completed his undergraduate schooling at the University of Pittsburgh, earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Pre-Med. Additionally, he obtained a Doctorate of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry. Dr. McChesney joined Pediatric Adult Vision Care in 2019. He is excited to have the opportunity to affect change in patients’ lives every day by providing specific needs for each patient.
Maria Shuster, O.D.
Dr. Maria Shuster graduated from Washington and Jefferson college in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Cellular and Molecular Biology and a minor in Psychology. She went on to attend Pennsylvania College of Optometry where she earned a Bachelor of Science and her Doctorate of Optometry degree in 2012.
Dr. Shuster became fascinated by the eye once she started wearing glasses and contact lenses at a young age. She held onto that passion of wanting to be an optometrist all throughout her many years of education until it became a reality. Now, Dr. Shuster manages patients with glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetes, and providing routine eye care for glasses and contact lenses.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters