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Mary Kate Sain

Mary Kate

Mary Kate Walters, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO

Mary Kate Walters, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO

Professor of Practice

Originally from Brenham, Texas, Dr. Mary Kate Sain attended Texas A&M University for undergraduate studies and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Development. She received her Doctor of Optometry from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN and then completed an ocular disease residency at the Community Eye Clinic in Fort Worth, TX.  

Dr. Sain is a licensed Therapeutic Optometrist and Glaucoma Specialist, a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. She serves on numerous optometric committees at the local and state level, is the Co-Leader for the Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup on the Texas Diabetes Council, is an Advisory Board member for the Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth, provides educational seminars to the public regarding eye health and delivers Continuing Education lectures to colleagues. Dr. Sain remains an active member of the Tarrant County Optometric Society, Texas Optometry Association, American Optometric Association, American Academy of Optometry, and Texas Public Health Vision Care Section among other organizations. Her favorite part of practicing is being able to help patients of all ages achieve their visual needs as well as helping students become excellent doctors of optometry.  

Currently, Dr. Sain is the Clinic Director of the Northside Eye Care Center in Fort Worth. A partnership clinic of UHCO located inside of a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) that serves the under-privileged patients of the Tarrant County community and is a student externship site for UHCO. 

Mary Kate

Mary Kate Walters, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO

Mary Kate Walters, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO

Professor of Practice

Originally from Brenham, Texas, Dr. Mary Kate Sain attended Texas A&M University for undergraduate studies and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Development. She received her Doctor of Optometry from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN and then completed an ocular disease residency at the Community Eye Clinic in Fort Worth, TX.  

Dr. Sain is a licensed Therapeutic Optometrist and Glaucoma Specialist, a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. She serves on numerous optometric committees at the local and state level, is the Co-Leader for the Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup on the Texas Diabetes Council, is an Advisory Board member for the Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth, provides educational seminars to the public regarding eye health and delivers Continuing Education lectures to colleagues. Dr. Sain remains an active member of the Tarrant County Optometric Society, Texas Optometry Association, American Optometric Association, American Academy of Optometry, and Texas Public Health Vision Care Section among other organizations. Her favorite part of practicing is being able to help patients of all ages achieve their visual needs as well as helping students become excellent doctors of optometry.  

Currently, Dr. Sain is the Clinic Director of the Northside Eye Care Center in Fort Worth. A partnership clinic of UHCO located inside of a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) that serves the under-privileged patients of the Tarrant County community and is a student externship site for UHCO.