Susan A. Primo, OD
Dr. Susan A. Primo, OD, is an optometrist with more than 25 years of experience providing comprehensive eye care at Grady’s Kirkwood Health Center.
Dr. Primo is passionate about helping patients protect their vision and maintain healthy eyes. She focuses on making eye care more accessible, especially for people who face challenges getting the care they need.
Through patient education and new approaches to eye care, Dr. Primo works to prevent vision loss and help more people enjoy better eye health. Her goal is to make sure every patient has the knowledge and support they need to care for their vision.
Board Certifications
American Board of Optometry
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: New England College of Optometry
Locations and Directions
Correll Pavilion
Monday - Friday: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Kirkwood Health Center
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Publications
- Integrating eye care into Community Health Centers: a framework for advancing vision equity in underserved communities.
Scanzera AC, Russo D, Primo SA, Fleurimont J, Markowski JH
Frontiers in health services. 2025;
PMID: 41487269 - The Case for Primary Eye Care Integration in Community Health Centers.
VanNasdale D, Menchavez S, Primo SA,
Journal of primary care & community health. 2025;
PMID: 40883982 - Challenges and Enablers for Smartphone Use by Persons With Vision Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Report of Two Case Studies.
Senjam SS, Primo SA
Frontiers in public health. 2022;
PMID: 35875007 - Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Health Disparities in Ophthalmology with a Retrospective Analysis at a Large Academic Public Hospital.
Chung YG, Person CM, O'Banion J, Primo SA
Advances in ophthalmology and optometry. 2022;7(1):311-323.
PMID: 35474943 - Testing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Undergoing Cataract Surgery: Lessons Learned from the Past and Development of a New Quality of Life (QOL) Test.
Borkenstein AF, Borkenstein EM, Murphy K, Primo SA
Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.). 2022;
PMID: 35185330 - Vision health disparities in the United States by race/ethnicity, education, and economic status: findings from two nationally representative surveys.
Zhang X, Cotch MF, Ryskulova A, Primo SA, Nair P, Chou CF, Geiss LS, Barker LE, Elliott AF, Crews JE, Saaddine JB
American journal of ophthalmology. 2012;154(6 Suppl):S53-62.e1.
PMID: 23158224 - Disparities in eye care utilization among the United States adults with visual impairment: findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system 2006-2009.
Chou CF, Barker LE, Crews JE, Primo SA, Zhang X, Elliott AF, McKeever Bullard K, Geiss LS, Saaddine JB
American journal of ophthalmology. 2012;154(6 Suppl):S45-52.e1.
PMID: 23158223 - Surveillance of disparities in vision and eye health in the United States: an expert panel's opinions.
Lee PP, West SK, Block SS, Clayton J, Cotch MF, Flynn C, Geiss LS, Klein R, Olsen TW, Owsley C, Primo SA, Rubin GS, Ryskulova A, Sharma S, Friedman DS, Zhang X, Crews JE, Saaddine JB
American journal of ophthalmology. 2012;154(6 Suppl):S3-7.
PMID: 23158221 - Baseline traits of low vision patients served by private outpatient clinical centers in the United States.
Goldstein JE, Massof RW, Deremeik JT, Braudway S, Jackson ML, Kehler KB, Primo SA, Sunness JS,
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960). 2012;130(8):1028-37.
PMID: 22893074 - Implantable miniature telescope: lessons learned.
Primo SA
Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.). 2010;81(2):86-93.
PMID: 20152782
PLANNING
PREPARING FOR YOUR VISIT
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