Dr. Andrew Zagelbaum was born and raised on Long Island, New York, and received his B.A. degree from Hunter College City University of New York in Manhattan. Growing up on Long Island, Dr. Zagelbaum spent more than 10 years working in eye care prior to attending optometry school at the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Zagelbaum has spent time working with professional athletes across the National Football League as well as the National Hockey League, and has published research on peripheral awareness and reaction time in professional football players in the N.F.L.