Constance Okeke

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Dr. Constance Okeke is a board-certified ophthalmologist who is committed to educating her patients and the community about how to fight glaucoma blindness. She received her undergraduate and medical degree from Yale University and trained in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University. She completed her glaucoma fellowship training as a coveted Heed Research Fellow at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of University of Miami and then went on to earn a Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) at the University of Pennsylvania. She has practiced ophthalmology with a specialty in glaucoma and cataract surgery for more 20 years. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and the lead glaucoma specialist at CVP - Virginia Eye Consultants in Norfolk, Virginia. In addition to teaching, she is on the editorial advisory board of Glaucoma Today, Collaborative Eye, and the Glaucoma Physician journals. Professor Okeke also has educational YouTube channels that feature glaucoma surgical techniques: iGlaucoma (for eye care professionals) and iGlaucoma Patient (for patient education and support). Her decades of glaucoma experience range from cutting edge research, mastering micro-invasive surgical techniques, to training other doctors, speaking, and writing about her techniques and innovative ideas, such as in her first book, “The Building Blocks of Trabectome Surgery: A Step-by-Step Approach for Patient Selection” As part of her effort to educate patients, she wrote The Glaucoma Guidebook: Expert Advice on Maintaining Healthy Vision, recently released in January of 2023. See the official book website here: https://theglaucomaguidebook.com/ Dr. Okeke is also an eyecare industry consultant to 15 various companies, serving roles as an medical advisory board member, speaker, research investigator and staff educator on various aspects of ophthalmic healthcare and management. Among her many awards, Dr. Okeke was voted to The Ophthalmologist’s Power List 2021 Top 100 Females and Power List 2022 Top 100. She was recognized as a Castle Connelly Top Doc 2021-2022, and received the Castle Connelly Exceptional Women in Medicine Award in 2022. She was also selected at a VA Top Doc in 2022 and 2023. Dr. Okeke makes her home in Hampton Roads, Virginia, with her loving husband and three children. For more information about her and her work, visit her website: www.DrConstanceOkeke.com

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