Dr. Eric Gaier

Dr. Eric D. Gaier is a physician-scientist and pediatric neuro-ophthalmologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. He focuses on diagnosing and treating vision and eye movement disorders that are rooted in the nervous system, with the goal of supporting a child’s visual function and day-to-day experience over their lifetime.

Dr. Gaier cares for children with conditions such as cortical visual impairment, Leber’s optic atrophy, and neurofibromatosis, and he also treats strabismus and amblyopia when these affect vision development and quality of life. He works closely with families to understand how a child uses vision at home and at school, and to create a care plan that fits medical needs as well as practical goals. His training includes medical and graduate education at the University of Connecticut and ophthalmology residency training at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.