Our Doctors

Undergraduate Education: Southern New Hampshire University. Optometry School: University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Laser Procedures for the Anterior Segment - Oklahoma State Board Certified, Navy Achievement Medal, Honorable Discharge USN. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? Focusing on high-quality patient-centered care leads to exceptional visual outcomes. Furthermore, providing care with state-of-the-art technologies and procedures, backed by the latest research, aimed at exceeding the ocular health needs of our patients. Hobbies/Interests: Lacrosse, fitness/training, video games, and spending time with family & friends.

Undergraduate Education: Bryan College of Health Sciences, Lincoln, NE. Graduated in 2019 with B.S. in Biomedical Sciences. Optometry School: University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Optometry Class of 2023 Certifications/Awards: Certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. Certified in laser therapy for the anterior segment and surgical procedures for the optometric physician by Northeastern State University College of Optometry. Residency trained in Ocular Disease - completed at Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical center in Muskogee, OK in affiliation with Northeastern State University, Oklahoma College of Optometry. Hobbies/Interests: Fitness and nutrition, weightlifting, gardening, traveling, spending time with my husband and our cat.

Undergraduate Education: Michigan State University, B.S. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: Primary Eyecare. The reason I became an optometrist is: So I can make a positive impact in people's lives. In my spare time, I enjoy: Traveling and photography.

Undergraduate Education: Brown University; Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry; Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association, Virginia Optometric Association, American Academy of Myopia Control; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Myopia Management, Pediatrics, Complex contact lens fittings, Cases that involve challenges or different approaches; What drives your passion for optometry? There's always room to learn! How are you helping patients live their best lives? I help them select eye wear and eye care that enable them to enjoy their lives. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Ensuring the happiness and satisfaction of all patients. How are you impacting your local community? I enjoy providing eye care to those in need whether locally or internationally. Hobbies/Interests: Dance- I've done or tried most forms!/Dance fitness classes/Dancing at parties; Music; Other Fine Arts; Cultures.

Dr. Tuel has spent the last 28 years building an independently owned eye care practice that outshines the rest. His mission is to provide outstanding quality of care, service, and state-of-the-art technology to meet the demands of today’s patient. In an age where time spent with a doctor is rapidly diminishing, he feels it is vital to spend time with you, discussing health issues, vision and product trends, and addressing your needs. Dr. Tuel is a native of Joliet. He attended Joliet Central High School and Joliet Jr. College. After receiving an A.S. from JJC, he went to the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he graduated with a Bachelors degree in Biology. He received his Doctor of Optometry Degree from the Indiana University School of Optometry in Bloomington, Indiana in 1989. Dr. Tuel is married with two sons and loves all things sports! His favorites, The Fighting Illini, Bears, and the Chicago Cubs!

Undergraduate Education: Saint Xavier University- Bachelor of Science, Minors: Chemistry, Psychology. Saint Xavier University- Master's Business Administration, Concentration: Healthcare Administration. Optometry School: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Chicago College of Optometry Class of 2025: Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society President; SP/AAOF Practice Excellence Award Recipient 2024; Chicago College of Optometry Outstanding Student Leader Award 2022-2023; Chicago College of Optometry Outstanding Student Leader Award 2023-2024. Hobbies/Interests: I have a passion for health and fitness. I am a certified personal trainer with a specialty in strength and conditioning. Trains Boxing/Muay Thai, enjoys working out! Enjoys spending time with family and loved ones. Loves cats!

Undergraduate Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, Tomb and Key Honor Society. Hobbies/Interests: Sports (especially following my daughters who play club/college volleyball), Spending time outdoors, Cooking.

After completing her undergraduate study in Biology at Columbia University in 2019, Dr. Uddin graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, receiving her Optometry degree in 2023. During her studies, she completed an externship at the Salisbury Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in NC, where she gained extensive knowledge in managing ocular diseases such as anterior segment disease, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration. She achieved clinical honors in all her externship rotations. In addition to her interests in disease and routine eye care, Dr. Uddin also enjoys fitting contact lenses and building a warm rapport with her patients. She is a member of the American Optometric Association and the New Jersey Optometric Association. Outside of optometry, she is an avid reader, foodie, and community member, and she looks forward to exploring Boston (her new home)!

Undergraduate Education: University of Houston – BS in Mathematics, Minor in Chemistry, c/o 2003 Optometry School: Pennsylvania School of Optometry, c/o 2010 Certifications/Awards: National Optometric Student Association Academic Excellence Award, Golden Key International Honour Society, Publications: NATURE International Weekly Journal of Science “The finished DNA sequence of human chromosome 12”, vol. 440, pgs 346-351 How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By providing comprehensive eye exams for adults and children, diabetic eye exams, contact lens fitting, binocular visual dysfunctions, and ocular disease management. Hobbies/Interests: Traveling

Undergraduate Education: Ferris State University. Optometry School: Nova Southeastern University. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By providing comprehensive eye exams for children and adults, diabetic eye exams, contact lens fitting/exams, and ocular disease management. Hobbies/Interests: Sports (Detroit Lions Fan), working out, traveling, and exploring new areas and restaurants in downtown Cincinnati.

Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I have lived in the area for almost twenty years. I’ve enjoyed being a part of the community, from being a VBS volunteer at church to just running into patients at the grocery store. I can help patients live their best lives by being a good listener and taking care of all their visual and eye health needs. Hobbies/Interests: We love the mountains and being able to go hiking and kayaking. We enjoy watching my daughter run cross country and track.

Dr. Greg Usdan is an graduate of Southern College of Optometry. He is a third generation optometrist and has been in practice for over 25 years. He is a member of the American Optometric Association and the West Tennessee Optometric Association, and served as a member of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. He previously served as a clinical consultant for Bausch & Lomb contact lens, and is currently on the innovative speaker's panel for Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson. He is married to Melody and has two sons, Ari and Simon.

Undergraduate Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago - Residency, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO). How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By providing comprehensive eye care for children and adults including Myopia control management, contact lens fitting, diabetic eye exams and ocular disease management. Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, hiking, reading.

Undergraduate Education: American International College (Springfield, MA). Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now Salus University). Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Multifocal Contact Lenses, Scleral Contact Lenses. What drives your passion for optometry? I was seven years old when I first wore eyeglasses. Ever since I was eight, my parents said that I kept telling them that I would be an optometrist. I have always wanted to help people, and I believe that this is the way that I can best do so. How are you helping patients live their best lives? I help patients live their best lives by enhancing their quality-of-life through optimized vision. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? It is the essence, the core, of my motivation to become an optometrist. In this way, I feel that I can contribute to the world one person at a time so that each may feel more empowered to contribute to the world in their own way. How are you impacting your local community? By enhancing people's quality of life, so that they can more effectively contribute their talents and energies to others. Hobbies/Interests: Reading.

Undergraduate Education: University of Maryland, College Park. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry. Achievements: Maryland Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, New England College of Optometry Clinic Award 2021 for “Superior Knowledge and Competence in Patient Care.” How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By connecting to patients in my hometown on a personal level while assisting them in seeing the best that they can! Providing comprehensive exams for adults and children for glasses, contacts, dry eye management and diabetic eye exams. Hobbies/Interests: Visiting Walt Disney World, traveling, attending concerts.

Dr. John Valle received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Michigan State University and his Doctor of Optometry from New England College of Optometry. He has acquired extensive clinical experience in treatment and management of ocular disease during his internship and residency at Omni Eye Services in Atlanta. During his residency, he took an active role in educating young eye doctors as an adjunct faculty member of ten Optometry colleges. He was selected as the Area Optometrist for Georgia and Alabama where he served as the Director of Clinics and was selected Optometrist of the Year by his colleagues. He is a Diplomate for the American Board of Optometry. He has worked alongside a local Atlanta refractive surgeon where he evaluated and treated patients for LASIK and PRK. Dr. Valle has published his research on Optic Nerve Hypoplasia and has served on panels for contact lens research and development.