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Doctor of Optometry

The Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree is based on the NSU Tahlequah campus. The program is four years of intensive doctoral-level training that prepares students to become effective members of a comprehensive health care team. 

Doctor of Optometry

The Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree is based on the NSU Tahlequah campus. The program is four years of intensive doctoral-level training that prepares students to become effective members of a comprehensive health care team. The Optometric Physician has been trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of eye and vision problems at the primary care level. 

Doctor of Optometry

The Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree is based on the NSU Tahlequah campus. The program is four years of intensive doctoral-level training that prepares students to become effective members of a comprehensive health care team. The Optometric Physician has been trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of eye and vision problems at the primary care level. 

Doctor of Optometry

The Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree is based on the NSU Tahlequah campus. The program is four years of intensive doctoral-level training that prepares students to become effective members of a comprehensive health care team. The Optometric Physician has been trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of eye and vision problems at the primary care level. 

Doctor of Optometry

The Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree is based on the NSU Tahlequah campus. The program is four years of intensive doctoral-level training that prepares students to become effective members of a comprehensive health care team. The Optometric Physician has been trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of eye and vision problems at the primary care level.

Oklahoma College of Optometry/Residency/Primary Care Optometry

Oklahoma College of Optometry Primary Care (Tahlequah, OK)

Category:

Primary Care Optometry

Residency Supervisor:

Dr. Alissa Proctor
Phone Number:☎ 918-444-4020
FAX Number: (918) 458-9603
Email: proctor1@nsuok.edu

Program Address:

Oklahoma College of Optometry
1001 North Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464
918 444-4000



Program Description

This program provides the resident with an opportunity to gain clinical experience and expertise in one or more areas of specialization within primary care optometry. A unique aspect of the Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry Primary Eyecare residency is that the resident participates in creating a clinic schedule to satisfy personal needs and interests. Residents typically choose to pursue one primary clinical interest and one or two secondary clinical interests.
Clinics include:

  • Ocular Disease Diagnosis and Management, including:
  • Emergency Ocular Services
  • Surgical Procedures
  • Laser Therapy for the Anterior Segment
  • Contact Lenses
  • Pediatrics
  • Vision Therapy / Neuro-optometric Rehabilitation
  • Vision Rehabilitation / Geriatrics
  • Primary Vision Care

The residents provide patient care at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital and NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry (NSUOCO) in Tahlequah, and occasionally provide patient care in the NSUOCO Rural Eye Program at clinics in Cherokee Nation outpatient facilities throughout northeast Oklahoma. Residents also provide evening and weekend emergency room eye care at Hastings Hospital approximately one week per month and need to be within 15 minutes of the hospital while on call.

In addition to providing direct patient care, residents participate in grand rounds, ophthalmological observation, and hospital rotations. A regularly scheduled residency seminar promotes literature review and study. Teaching is another important aspect of this program, with opportunities to become involved in didactic and clinical education of optometry students, optometrists, and other health care providers. A publishable quality research paper, literature review, or case report, and paper presentation is required and publication is encouraged.

 

Program Length 12 Months
Start Date July 1
Positions 3
Expected weekly hours Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus approximately 1 week/ month evening and weekend emergency room eye care at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital. Didactic resident seminars, attendance of continuing education, and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend $30,000
ASCO information sheet https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=49

 

 

Meet the Residency Supervisor

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Dr. Alissa Proctor, OD, FAAO, is a Professor at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry. She teaches Clinical Methods III, a course on ocular health assessment, to the second-year students in the fall, Pediatrics to the second-year students in the spring, Functional Analysis to the third-year students in the summer, and Strabismus & Amblyopia to the third-year students in the spring. When not teaching class, you will find her supervising students at school screenings, in vision therapy clinic, or in infant vision clinic. To date, Dr. Proctor is the Infant Vision Clinic Chief, the Primary Care/Ocular Disease Residency Supervisor, and the faculty liaison for COVD. She is also the faculty advisor for Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (SVOSH) and has taken optometric mission trips to Roatan, Honduras, the Brazilian Amazon River and Nigeria, Africa. She enjoys volunteering at Special Olympics Opening Eyes. Dr. Proctor came to Tahlequah in 2005 to complete a Family Practice Residency. She is a graduate of the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University and is married to Dr. Jason Proctor, Assistant Professor at NSU and the 2015 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. They have two children, Jaxon and Ashtyn.