Dr. Squillace
Meet the experienced and friendly professional who makes Somers Vision Clinic a proud provider of vision care services and products.
Steven Squillace, O.D.
Steven Squillace, O.D., graduated from Linton High School in Schenectady, New York, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Multiple Sciences from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. Accepted to three optometry schools, he chose the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, because of its strong reputation and diverse clinical training opportunities. During his training, he worked at the internationally recognized Joslin Diabetes Center as well as the Pediatric Clinic in Boston’s Back Bay and the North End Community Health Center.
Following graduation, Dr. Squillace completed a Vision Therapy internship at SUNY College of Optometry in New York City. In 1986, he joined Springfield Optometric Associates in Springfield, Massachusetts, as the practice’s pediatric optometrist. After five years of clinical practice, he completed a fellowship with the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) in 1991.
In 2002, Dr. Squillace opened Somers Vision Clinic to serve the greater Somers community, which at the time had no local eye care provider. Two years later, the clinic expanded to include an optical dispensary. In 2008, the practice further expanded and moved to its present location.
Dr. Squillace is a member of the Connecticut Association of Optometrists and the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists, and he has been a member of the American Optometric Association for over 40 years. He also maintains an associate membership with the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.
A strong believer in community involvement, Dr. Squillace served for ten years as a member of the East Longmeadow Jaycees, holding several board positions and serving as president in 1991. After completing his term, he became the founding chairman of the Redstone Trailway Committee, which secured a $750,000 grant to develop a two-mile recreational bike path along an abandoned railroad bed in an industrial park in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
Dr. Squillace is also a member and past president of the Somers Rotary Club, where he serves on the Scholarship Committee supporting scholarships for Somers High School seniors. He also serves as a director of the club’s Charitable Fund. Dr. Squillace also serves as president of the Southfield Commons Condominium Association, where he oversaw operations for twelve condominium owners. He is also a member of the Alumni Association of YMCA Camp Chingachgook on Lake George, New York.
Dr. Squillace is affiliated with the Johnson Memorial Medical Center Emergency Department, where he provides consultations for ocular emergencies. As an associate member of the medical staff, he embraces the core values of Trinity Health New England: reverence, commitment to those who are poor, justice, stewardship, and integrity.
In 2023, Dr. Squillace was diagnosed with acute leukemia during a routine physical examination. He received treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, and subsequently underwent a stem cell transplant with the generous support of his brother, Scott. He is now in remission and grateful to continue providing personalized, concierge-level care to his patients.