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Optometrists - Franklin, VA

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Kelly Lynn Faulkner

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Physician, Optometry

2463 Pruden Boulevard Suffolk, VA 23434

757-622-2200

Ms. Kelly Faulkner's areas of specialization are physician and optometry (primary eye care); she sees patients in Virginia Beach, VA, Portsmouth, VA, and Suffolk, VA.

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Samantha T. Stahr, OD

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Optometry

2016 Meade Parkway Suffolk, VA 23434

757-539-1533

Dr. Samantha Stahr practices optometry (primary eye care) in Suffolk, VA.
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Dr. Aileen Maring Horner, OD

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Optometry

1201 N Main Street Suffolk, VA 23434

757-942-0452
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Dr. David A. Lotz, OD

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Optometry

1238 Holland Road Suffolk, VA 23434

757-539-8716

diabetic eye exam, comprehensive eye exam

Dr. David Lotz specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Suffolk, VA.
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Dr. Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD

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Optometry

100 Bailey Drive Franklin, VA 23851

757-562-6101

Dr. Ernest Gatten is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Franklin, VA.
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Dr. Dylan B. Belt, OD

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Optometry

108 W 2nd Avenue Franklin, VA 23851

757-562-4321

Dr. Dylan Belt practices optometry (primary eye care) in Franklin, VA.
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Dr. Nathan Stahr, OD

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Optometry

418 N Main Street Suffolk, VA 23434

757-539-5291

Dr. Nathan Stahr practices optometry (primary eye care) in Suffolk, VA.
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Elyse Lillian Bare, OD

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Optometry

100 Bailey Drive Franklin, VA 23851

757-562-6101

Dr. Elyse Bare practices optometry (primary eye care) in Franklin, VA.
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Dr. Veronica Butrese Fowler, OD

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Optometry

418 Main Suffolk, VA 23434

757-539-1533

Dr. Veronica Fowler specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Newport News, VA, Hampton, VA, and Suffolk, VA.
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Dr. Gabrielle Greer Gatten, OD

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Optometry

100 Bailey Drive Franklin, VA 23851

757-562-6101

Dr. Gabrielle Gatten practices optometry (primary eye care) in Franklin, VA.
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Lois Hendrix, OD

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Optometry

1200 N Main Street Suffolk, VA 23434

757-925-0495

Dr. Lois Hendrix practices optometry (primary eye care) in Suffolk, VA.
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Muriel Reid Dawson, OD

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Optometry

2463 Pruden Boulevard Suffolk, VA 23434

757-622-2200

Dr. Muriel Dawson practices optometry (primary eye care) in Virginia Beach, VA, Portsmouth, VA, and Suffolk, VA.
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Kevin Christopher Turner, OD

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Optometry, Surgery

510 Butler Avenue West Point, VA 23434

304-263-0811

Dr. Kevin Turner is a surgery and optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Martinsburg, WV and Clarksburg, WV.
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Ishan Gandhi, OD

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1201 N Main Street Suffolk, VA 23434

757-942-0452

Dr. Ishan Gandhi specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Suffolk, VA.
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Neha Srinivasan, OD

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Optometry

2463 Pruden Boulevard Suffolk, VA 23434

757-622-2200
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Dr. Corey Thomas Forbes, OD

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Optometry

700 Edgewood Murfreesboro, NC 27855

252-398-7126

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What is Optometry?

Optometry is primary care for vision, dealing with vision correction and certain diseases of the eye. Optometrists are the medical providers who prescribe glasses and contact lenses, and they are usually the ones who perform annual eye exams.

Optometrists attend four years of graduate school after college to study the health, function, and care of the eye before they become licensed. They are not medical doctors, unlike ophthalmologists, so they cannot perform surgery. However, optometrists can diagnose diseases of the eye and prescribe vision therapy, medications, and vision correction, such as glasses.

Some common conditions that may be seen by an optometrist include:

Refractive disorders, such as myopia and astigmatism, which require lenses to correct the vision
Glaucoma, a condition where increased pressure within the eye leads to damage to the optic nerve, the nerve that carries light images from the eye to the brain
Dry eye, where there are insufficient tears to lubricate the eye
Common infections of the eye, such as conjunctivitis

An optometry exam involves checking the patient's vision as well as the eye itself and the tissues surrounding the eye. Optometrists may check the pressure of the eye or test to see how well the eyes focus and move. They may ask about any problems, discomfort, or concerns the patient has experienced related to their eyes.

Optometrists are the first stop for most people who need a medical provider to care for their vision health.