Doctors & Staff

Meet the experienced and friendly doctors and staff who make Carteret Eyecare Associates the leading provider of vision care products and services in Carteret.

Our optometrist, Dr. Edward Harmer, is trained in the most up to date advancements in eye care, committed to providing the highest quality treatment for each of our patients in Carteret, NJ and for patients from Rahway and Woodbridge, NJ. At Carteret Eyecare Associates, we want to be your partners in eye care and therefore strive to make each visit comfortable, effective and informative. We take the time to learn about your eye health history and listen to your concerns in order to provide you with the most thorough and holistic treatment plan possible. Your Carteret eye doctor should be someone you trust to have the knowledge, experience and professionalism to treat your eyes with comprehensive, expert eye care. Read on to learn more about our optometrists.

Dr. Edward W. Harmer

Dr. Harmer started the practice here in Carteret in September 1975. He recieved his undergraduate degree from St. Peter’s College in 1971. He attended the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia, Pa, and received his doctor of optometry degree in 1975. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, and the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians. He is presently President-Elect of the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians. He is a member of the National Glaucoma Society and also OCRT, the Optometric Council on Refractive Surgery. From 1998 until July of 2009 Dr. Harmer was the Clinical Director for TLCvision Laser Eye Centers in Elmwood Park, NJ. In July, 2009 he became the Clinical Director of the Dry Eye Center of Excellence at Omni Eye Services in West Orange, NJ, and the Clinical Director of Clarity Refractive Services in West Orange, NJ. He has lectured extensively to other optometrists on such topics as Laser Vision Correction, Dry Eye, and Glaucoma. He has provided eye care services to residents of Carteret, Rahway and Woodbridge, NJ for over 37 years. He has also been published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. He resides in New Jersey with his wife and two children.