Our Team

Dr. Patricia Poma-Nowinski is a Michigan native and co-owner of Birmingham Vision Care since January 2006. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. While an undergraduate student, she spent a semester abroad in Florence, Italy. She also worked at the Kellogg Eye Center doing genetic research on retinitis pigmentosa, a devastating disease that may lead to blindness.


While attending the Ohio State University’s College of Optometry in Columbus, OH, Dr. Poma was honored to work with veterans at the Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Poma was selected as the sole recipient of the Eschenbach Low Vision Award.

Dr. Poma earned her post-doctorate fellowship in pediatric visual development (FOVDR) in 2010. She particularly enjoys working with children, helping them become successful students through vision therapy. She works hard to identify and treat binocular vision dysfunction, which includes, but is not limited to, prescribing prism.  She also helps treat visual dysfunctions that occur due to concussions, TBI, and vertigo. Dr. Poma has a real gift for making every child feel comfortable while getting their eyes examined.

She is an international speaker and key opinion leader/consultant for Johnson and Johnson, Neurolens, PECAA, and MD Elite, teaching doctors across the country about the latest innovations in eye care, including dry eye, binocular dysfunction, and contact lenses. She spends a lot of her time mentoring other optometrists and students in both communication skills and practice development.

Dr. Poma has been the principal investigator in contact lens clinical trials for Johnson and Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, and Alcon Pharmaceuticals. This allows Birmingham Vision to be the first to receive the latest contact lens innovations, sometimes years ahead of other practices across the globe.

Dr. Poma is fluent in Italian and relatively articulate in Spanish. She is happily married and enjoys time with her two sons. She enjoys traveling to Italy to visit family and is passionate about holistic health, fitness, and wellness.

Dr. Isaac was born and raised in L’Anse, Michigan located on the shores of Lake Superior. In her senior year of high school she fell in love with optometry after being prescribed contact lenses for the first time. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Ferris State University. Continuing on to graduate with distinction from The Michigan College of Optometry. Throughout Optometry school she completed in-depth training in low vision, speciality contact lens fittings and ocular disease. Her clinical disease training was done at the Battle Creek Veterans Association Hospital where she became confident in managing glaucoma.

She believes staying involved and supporting her profession is very important and is a current member of the American Optometric Association and the Michigan Optometric Association. She frequently reads, studies and attends optometric conferences around the country to stay up to date with research to ensure she is providing top quality eye care to her patients.

Dr. Isaac strives to give her patients clear, comfortable vision by providing comprehensive eye exams for all ages. She specializes in treating chronic dry eye based on each individual patients symptoms and lifestyle. She also fits a variety of speciality contact lenses including orthokeratology, to help manage myopia in children, and scleral lenses for severe dry eye and keratoconus. She uses her knowledge and state of the art technology to diagnose glaucoma and develop a management plan that is right for each patient.
She loves calling metro Detroit home and is excited to be the newest member of Birmingham Vision Care. Outside of the office, Dr. Isaac enjoys running with her dog Turner, cooking and traveling with her husband Chris.

As a young girl living in Ohio, Dr. Schultz realized that she wanted to become an Optometrist the second she put on glasses for the first time. She was fascinated by how clearly she could see the world! That passion for clear vision and helping people becomes very evident when she is caring for her patients. A patient recently said “Dr. Schultz truly cares about the whole patients’ care and wellbeing.”

To pursue her dreams of becoming an Optometrist, Dr. Schultz chose Michigan State University where she graduated with honors in Human Biology. She then continued on to the Michigan College of Optometry where she earned an honors distinction as well. Although passionate about primary eye care, Dr. Schultz has vast experience in treating ocular disease. These impactful experiences allowed her to excel in caring for patients of all ages with various eye diseases. 

As a long time contact lens wearer, Dr. Schultz is passionate about providing the latest technology in contact lenses to all of her patients, including specialty lenses designed for keratoconus or other corneal irregularities and has received post doctorate training and certifications. 

When Dr. Schultz is not at the office, you can find her at one of her daughter’s schools volunteering. She has been recognized with the Founder’s Day award for this dedication, and is currently the head of a community service club at the Middle School. She and her family all enjoy being active outdoors, especially on our Great Lakes in the summer.