Learn more about Optometrists / Eye Doctors and how to choose the right one for you
Learn more about Optometrists / Eye Doctors
An optometrist is a healthcare provider who specializes in routine and preventive eye and vision care. Optometrists diagnose vision abnormalities and prescribe eyeglasses and contacts. They detect and treat cataracts, glaucoma, and eye infections. Optometrists also screen for conditions that affect the eyes and vision, including high blood pressure and diabetes.
An optometrist typically:
Evaluates a patient’s medical and vision history
Educates the patient about eye and vision disease prevention and health
Performs a comprehensive eye and vision exam and evaluates blood pressure
Performs and interprets specialized eye tests
Diagnoses and often treats acute and chronic eye diseases and conditions that affect vision, including eye injuries, vision problems, cataracts, and glaucoma
Screens for conditions that increase the risk of eye and vision conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure
Prescribes eye glasses, contacts, and certain medications
Refers patients to an ophthalmologist for serious eye problems and most eye surgeries
Performs laser or glaucoma surgeries in some cases
Provides eye and vision care before and after eye surgery
An optometrist may also be known by the following names: eye doctor, vision care specialist, and Doctor of Optometry (OD).
There are 19 specialists practicing Optometry in Mcalester, OK with an overall average rating of 4.4 stars. There is 1 hospital near Mcalester, OK with affiliated Optometry specialists, including Choctaw Nation Health Care Center.
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Dr. Brett Wagner, OD
Specialty: Optometry
5.0Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, with (5 ratings)
1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Patients Tell Us:
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Dr. Andrea Mazzare, OD
Specialty: Optometry
5.0Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
211 N 5th StMcAlester, OK 745010.4 mi miles away
Patients Tell Us:
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
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211 N 5th StMcAlester, OK 745010.4 mi miles away
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Dr. Francis Smith, OD
Specialty: Optometry
5.0Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
401 E Cherokee AveMcAlester, OK 745010.4 mi miles away
Patients Tell Us:
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
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401 E Cherokee AveMcAlester, OK 745010.4 mi miles away
Dr. Jennifer Howell, OD
Specialty: Optometry
5.0Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Patients Tell Us:
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Dr. Joni Couch, OD
Specialty: Optometry
5.0Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Patients Tell Us:
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Dr. Craig Kennedy, OD
Specialty: Optometry
5.0Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, with (3 ratings)
1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
Patients Tell Us:
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
Dr. Rebecca Heath, OD
Specialty: Optometry
1.0Rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Dr. Hailey Kanard, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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404 E WYANDOTTE AVEMcAlester, OK 745010.5 mi miles away
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404 E WYANDOTTE AVEMcAlester, OK 745010.5 mi miles away
Dr. Carolyn Edwards, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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602 S 3rd StMcAlester, OK 745010.6 mi miles away
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602 S 3rd StMcAlester, OK 745010.6 mi miles away
Dr. Bao-Tran Walton, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Dr. Brian Ayres, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Dr. Drew Crawford, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
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1001 E Wyandotte AveMcAlester, OK 745010.9 mi miles away
Dr. Nattali Masson, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
Dr. Anna Million, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
Dr. Michael Million, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
Dr. Griffin Trenz, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
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1400 E WADE WATTS AVEMcAlester, OK 745011.2 mi miles away
Dr. Angela Charlton, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1127 S George Nigh ExpyMcAlester, OK 745012.4 mi miles away
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1127 S George Nigh ExpyMcAlester, OK 745012.4 mi miles away
Dr. Jayna Munson, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1127 S George Nigh ExpyMcAlester, OK 745012.4 mi miles away
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1127 S George Nigh ExpyMcAlester, OK 745012.4 mi miles away
Dr. Hanh Nguyen, OD
Specialty: Optometry
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1127 S George Nigh ExpyMcAlester, OK 745012.4 mi miles away
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1127 S George Nigh ExpyMcAlester, OK 745012.4 mi miles away
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