About

Dr. Monica Price Kowaleski was raised in Logansport, IN. She has a strong optometry background where her mom worked as a para-optometric for Drs. Camille and Francis Parker; and her dad, Dr. Herb Price, has practiced as an optometrist since 1971. As a child Dr. Price Kowaleski had an eye muscle problem referred to as strabismus. She had to do vision therapy growing up and even wore an eye patch to help her vision development. Keep in mind, her eye doctor was also her dad. Much of the work this father and daughter team did inspire Dr. Herb Price to help amateur and professional athletes with vision therapy/sports vision. Dr. Price Kowaleski’s father was the team eye doctor in the 1980s for Indiana Pacers and the Kansas City Royals. He worked with many Indy car drivers, professional golfers, and Olympic figure skaters. He was the lead eye doctor at the National Sports Festival, Pan Am Games. Eye Care has been a huge part of Dr. Monica Price Kowaleski’s life. From the time she was in fourth grade, Dr. Price Kowaleski knew that she wanted to work in medicine. She loved math and science, and if you have met her you know that she is definitely a people person. But what you may not know is that her biggest motivation to be an optometrist actually came from her Grandma Clara, or as many called her “Dada”. During Dr. Price Kowaleski’s senior year of high school she had just finished her best nine holes of golf when she learned of an accident that had happened on the course. Dr. Price’ Kowaleski’s family was watching her play from afar when a member of the opponent’s team unintentionally sliced a ball at a 90 degree angle and injured Dr. Price Kowaleski’s Grandma “Dada” causing a complete retinal detachment and ultimately resulting in the loss of her right eye. It is not an easy story to tell and until recently Dr. Price Kowaleski has only shared this with a handful of patients and close friends. Knowing this may help you to better understand her underlying compassion. After high school Dr. Price Kowaleski attended Indiana University in Bloomington. During her undergrad, she greatly enjoyed being a four year member of the Indiana University Student Athletic Board and served as a Director or “Red Coat” during her senior year. She served as a co-chair for soccer and football and then as a director for Parent’s Weekend and the Men’s Swimming and Diving team. Dr. Price Kowaleski graduated with a B.S. in biology and a minor in Sociology (which should not surprise you). She then earned her Master’s degree in Biology at IUPUI in 1998 while working at Buca di Beppo – we can’t forget to tell you about her strong Italian background. In 1998, she started the Doctor of Optometry program back in Bloomington at the Indiana University School of Optometry. While in optometry school Dr. Price Kowaleski was active in VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) where she served on three mission trips to Guanajuato, Mexico. During her last year, Dr. Price Kowaleski had clinical rotations in Muncie, Indiana with the Eye Center Group and at the VA Hospital in Perry Point, Maryland. But most memorable was her clinical rotation at a VA Hospital in Montrose, NY just north of New York City during 9/11. Her experience there went far beyond what anyone can learn academically. She said she will never forget the smell of the towers burning or the incredible strength of the human spirit she witnessed first-hand. Dr. Price Kowaleski started practicing in Greenfield in 2002 and moved to her private practice location in 2012. Her husband, Kevin, also works in the practice as the business manager. Dr. Price Kowaleski and Kevin enjoy spending time with family and friends. In 2018, they hosted a Rotary exchange student Pablo from Pamplona, Spain, who is like a son to them. They also love music, traveling, gardening, cooking, and biking. Dr. Price Kowaleski loves a good joke and you will often find her with a smile or laughing. She even keeps funny stories that happen in the exams written down and puts them in a jar on her desk — someday she might have enough to write a book.

• American Optometric Association 1998-Present 
• Indiana Optometric Association 1998-Present
• Central Optometric Society 2002-Present
• IDOC Private Practice Group 2012-Present
• TLC LASIK Vision Correction Advisory Board 2017-2019
• Indiana University School of Optometry Alumni Board Member 2002-Present
• Indiana University School of Optometry Alumni Board President 2008-2010
• Indiana University Alumni Association Executive Council member 2013-2016
• Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce 2006-Present
• Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce Businesswoman of the Year 2012
• Rotary Club of Greenfield 2007-Present
• Rotary Gift of Life Auction Co-Chair 2017-Present