If you’ve been diagnosed with glaucoma, there’s a good chance you have been prescribed medicated eye drops to help keep the condition from progressing. This is typically the first method of treatment since it is the most conservative. Unfortunately, many patients find them to be uncomfortable or disruptive of their... Read More
Our eye care specialists at Virginia Eye Consultants strive to offer our patients the benefits of the latest technology and techniques. Just this month, our senior glaucoma specialist, Dr. Constance Okeke, became the first surgeon in Virginia to complete a minimally invasive glaucoma procedure with the Kahook Dual Blade. This... Read More
Virginia Eye Consultants’ board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. Constance Okeke recently completed two new glaucoma surgical procedures: a TRAB360 and a VISCO360. These are the most recent MIGS (minimally invasive glaucoma surgical) procedures on the market, recently FDA approved in December of 2014 through the company Sight Science and commercially available within... Read More
Dr. Constance O. Okeke is the first certified Trabectome surgeon in Hampton Roads, making Virginia Eye Consultants the only practice in the area to offer this advanced glaucoma treatment. Trabectome is a Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) that works to help the body help itself. It's a three-step process that... Read More
As of yesterday, Dr. Okeke of Virginia Eye Consultants is the first ophthalmologist in Hampton Roads to perform the Glaukos iStent procedure. “I performed three Glaukos iStent procedures yesterday, and they went beautifully,” says Dr. Okeke. “I’m proud and excited Virginia Eye Consultants is the first practice in Hampton Roads... Read More
Given the great importance most of us place on sight, it would seem to follow that we’d give them the best care possible, but sometimes we get too busy or we forget to do a few simple things than can keep our eyes healthy. For Valentine’s Day, Virginia Eye Consultants... Read More
On April 24,2012, Dr. Okeke held the first of a planned series of clinical workshops by VEC providers for ODs. The topic was on gonioscopy, which included a lecture going over indications, normal and abnormal findings and some personal pearls on doing the technique. This was then followed by a... Read More
We are celebrating yet another advancement and achievement by our very own Glaucoma specialist, Dr. Constance Okeke, MD, MSCE. Dr. Okeke, being no stranger to both laser cataract surgeries and Trabectome glaucoma surgeries, has made new head way in combining the best of both technological advancements into one. The ground... Read More
Listen to Constance O. Okeke, MD being interiewed on World Glaucoma Day.
We are celebrating yet another advancement and achievement by our very own Glaucoma specialist, Dr. Constance Okeke, MD, MSCE. Dr. Okeke, being no stranger to both laser cataract surgeries and Trabectome glaucoma surgeries, has made new head way in combining the best of both technological advancements into one. The ground... Read More