Dr. Lauren Gormley

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Lauren Gormley, O.D. is an optometrist affiliated with the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. She specializes in comprehensive eye care, particularly focusing on dry eye and ocular surface disease, with a specific interest in dry eye related to menopause transition. Dr. Gormley has held a leadership position as Chair of the Optometry Clinical Excellence Committee from 2022 to 2025 and is actively involved in the Johns Hopkins Women’s Wellness Healthy Aging Program, which emphasizes multidisciplinary care for women in midlife. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and her Doctorate in Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. Dr. Gormley founded the Maryland Student Optometric Association at Salus University in 2007 and served as its doctor liaison until 2010. In 2009, she was honored as the Maryland Optometric Association’s Young Optometrist of the Year, recognizing her contributions to the field. Beyond her clinical duties, she engages in educational initiatives that promote women's health and optometric practices.

Research Interests

Requirements for Johns Hopkins University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Inorganic Chemistry with Lab Organic Chemistry with Lab General Biology with Lab
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • CV
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
Specialization Notes

Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.