Optometry

What is an Optometrist?

An optometrist, also known as an optometric physician, is a licensed primary eye care doctor. Optometrists detect, diagnose and treat eye diseases and can prescribe medications for this treatment when needed. Optometrists specialize in comprehensive eye examinations with dilation and prescribe spectacles, contact lenses and eye exercises. In addition, optometrists are trained in prescribing specialized vision aids and rehabilitative therapy for motor dysfunction and vision loss from stroke. In Oklahoma, optometrists use laser technology to treat conditions and provide pre-operative and post-operative treatment for many eye surgeries in coordination with ophthalmologists.

Craig Kennedy, O.D., earned his degree from the Northeastern State University College of Optometry in 1995. He completed his internship at Northeastern State University and W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.