Dr. Sean P. Mulqueeny is a proud native of Saint Louis, Missouri USA. He earned two academic degrees with honors from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis and has practiced optometry in the Saint Louis region since 1991. He has served as externship preceptor and Associate Clinical Professor for UMSL Optometry since 1993. He is also Assistant Clinical Professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University.
He is a noted speaker and has traveled the world teaching and lecturing on many areas; including vision correction procedures such as LASIK, PRK & premium cataract surgery management and the treatment of various ocular diseases, macular degeneration, glaucoma and dry eye syndrome. A specialist in the management of corneal disease and the co-management of refractive and cataract surgeries, Dr. Mulqueeny has won many prestigious awards, including the Award for Clinical Excellence in the Area of Ocular Disease and the Vision Service Plan Scholarship for Clinical Excellence.
Dr. Mulqueeny served on the Board of Directors of the Heart of America Eye Care Congress from 2014 through 2021 and served as President in 2019-2020. He currently serves as President of the M.D./O.D. Contact Lens Foundation of Saint Louis. He is also a past member of the Board of the Saint Louis Optometric Society, where he served as President in 2002 and continues to hold affiliations with the American Optometric Association, Missouri Optometric Association, St. Louis Optometric Society and the American Optometric Association/Contact Lens Section. He is a current Member of the Board of the Saint Louis Sports Commission, President of the Board of Clare’s House and is also past Board Member of the Saint Louis Zoo.
Dr. Mulqueeny is active in clinical research involving dry eye syndrome; serving as a Principal Investigator of the DREAM Study – Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study, the PROOF Study to determine the natural progression of dry eye disease, as well as ONIT – Oral Nutritional Impact on Tear Film clinical investigation. He also serves on the advisory boards of Allergan, Novartis, Alcon, Zeavision and others, assisting in the development of products for eye care professionals and consumers to preserve healthy vision.
Dr. Mulqueeny is a former College Soccer All-American. In the early 1980s, he played professional soccer for the Saint Louis Steamers. He and his wife Lisa have two sons; Brendan and Ryan. Dr. Brendan Mulqueeny recently completed his training in optometry at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis College of Optometry and joined Mulqueeny Eye Centers in June 2022.