Rising Star Optometry was founded by Dr. David Grisham nearly 20 years ago to help improve the vision of patients while meeting the demands of our fast-paced, modern life. Dr. Grisham, who was the long-time chief of the Binocular Vision clinic and also lectured and taught courses at UC Berkeley School of Optometry, designed the practice to specifically focus on vision therapy for children and adults.
Dr. Jeremy Shumaker joined the practice in 2005 and expanded their offerings to include general exams for adults and kids, pediatric and specialty contact lens fittings including myopia control, and sports performance enhancement and concussion rehabilitation through vision training. Dr. Grisham retired in 2020 and Dr. Shumaker has taken over the practice. Dr. Shumaker serves as Chief of the Sports Vision and Concussion Clinic and is an assistant clinical professor, mentoring fourth year optometry students and serving patients referred from bay area hospitals and clinics including UCSF, Stanford, and youth and professional sports teams.
Dr. Shumaker is also collaborating on research studies in vision training and sports performance enhancement as well as concussion-related photophobia (light sensitivity).
Between our two locations San Rafael and San Francisco, our highly trained team of optometrists and vision therapists work hard to make sure their patients are properly looked after and taken care of. Whether you’re looking to improve your vision or your child’s vision, our team is ready to serve you.
Please, book an appointment with us today.
Ariel was a kindergartner who started to exhibit amblyopia symptoms that affected her quality of life at school and at home. After 3 months of vision therapy for her symptoms, our team improved her vision to normal levels: 20/20 in the left eye and 20/25 in the right eye, alongside improved visual tracking and near focusing.
Olivia was a 3rd grader who started to experience blurry vision and words that moved on the page when reading and writing. After an examination, our team determined that her eyes had poor focusing skills, weak convergence ability, and borderline sufficient clarity of vision.
Through vision exercises and prescription eyewear, she was able to achieve 20/20 vision in both eyes!
Jack was a 3rd grader who started to experience vision problems whenever he was reading or writing. After evaluating his eyes and vision, our team discovered he had poor control of his eye movements necessary for reading. After 10 weeks in home-based vision training, he achieved the reading efficiency of an 8th grader, reading nearly 200 words per minute!
You can find our practice in the Wellness Center on the upper level of the Montecito Plaza Shopping Center. Parking is plentiful and there are many great shopping and eating options for before or after your visit, including Trader Joes and Whole Foods across the street.
Our San Francisco location can be found in the same building as Melody Cafe and Kidspace. All day street and metered parking is available and there is a Safeway nearby.
Our San Francisco location can be found in the same building as Melody Cafe and Kidspace. All day street and metered parking is available and there is a Safeway nearby.
You can find our practice in the Wellness Center on the upper level of the Montecito Plaza Shopping Center. Parking is plentiful and there are many great shopping and eating options for before or after your visit, including Trader Joes and Whole Foods across the street.
San Francisco
San Rafael
