Dr. Julie Calderwood

Dr. Julie Kiessling Calderwood is a board-certified pediatric ophthalmologist and adult strabismus surgeon serving North Alabama. She cares for children with amblyopia, blocked tear ducts, chalazia, and other pediatric eye conditions, and treats adults with double vision and eye misalignment. Her evaluations emphasize comfortable, single-vision outcomes through conservative measures such as prism therapy and, when needed, precise eye-muscle surgery. Dr. Calderwood completed ophthalmology residency and a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center / Hamilton Eye Institute with training at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Practicing in Huntsville since 2015, she is a member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Families appreciate her calm, child-friendly manner, clear communication, and thoughtful guidance from first visit through follow-up.