Dr. Denise Roddy graduated with honors from Northeastern State University College of Optometry in 1988. She was awarded the Bausch & Lomb Award for Excellence in Academic Achievement in Contact Lenses. She was active in many student government roles and was named one of the top ten outstanding seniors for NSU. She has served as NSU Alumni Board President and since 2010 has been on the NSU Foundation Board of Directors, serving as President in 2016-2018. Dr. Roddy was named Oklahoma OD of the year in 2012 by the OAOP for outstanding service to the profession and her patients. She has served her profession on the state level and on a federal committee of AOA. Dr. Roddy's passion in the office is restoring hope to people who have lost vision due to disease or injury with medically necessary contact lenses. She is recognized by her peers and ophthalmologists in the Tulsa area as a leading provider for contacts for keratonconus, corneal transplants, and eye injuries.

Undergraduate Education: Miami-Dade College with honors and a degree in Vision Care Technology. Optometry School: Nova Southeastern University.

Undergraduate Education: Virginia Commonwealth University, BS – Biology. Optometry School: Salus University, formerly Pennsylvania College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I am a 3rd generation Optometrist with 20+ years of practice in Northern Virginia. My father and Great Uncle were career Optometrists. I support our community by providing comprehensive eye exams for adults and children, diabetic eye exams, contact lens fitting, and ocular disease management. While supporting our community’s eye health, I stay active and busy raising three wonderful children with my husband. Hobbies/Interests: Board Games, Traveling and Spending time with my family and entertaining with friends.

Undergraduate Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Optometry School: Nova Southeastern University. What drives your passion for optometry? Helping patients get what they visually need. How are you helping patients live their best lives? I am helping our kids function to their potential with their busy electronic educational demands, which helps families understand the various visual needs. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Not only are the basic needs of seeing adequately important but understanding how vision and its devices can affect some peoples' overall development, or a simple change in a pair of glasses can make you feel better, can give a unique eyecare experience. How are you impacting your local community? I enjoy teaching my patients overall basic eye health and anatomy and how it pertains to their unique situation, which can promote better hygiene overall. Hobbies/Interests: Hobbies are volunteering, spending time with family and friends, watching sports, and whatever interests my children are into at the time, which is currently Taekwondo, and spending time at the beach.

BSVS: Illinois College of Optometry, 1975 ; M.Ed.: Loyola University, 1976 (Masters Degree in Educational Psychology); O.D.: Illinois College of Optometry, 1977; Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude, with numerous honors and awards. Fellow, American Academy of Optometry. Certificate in Pediatric Optometry, Illinois College of Optometry, 1977. Dr. Caren Weisz has practiced optometry for 45 years, and served the Joliet community for over 35 years. She cares for all ages, with specialized care for children, learning problems, and computer eyestrain. State-of-the-art contact lenses are on hand for the most comfortable and best vision attainable. Glasses of the highest quality are available as needed for the aging population, as are instruments to diagnose and monitor for ocular disease. Dr. Weisz especially enjoys seeing patients bringing their children in, recalling their positive experiences doing the same when they were young. She especially enjoys the gratitude of so many, many patients coming to her for years, expressing joy in the many years of care that allowed them to see so well. Dr. Weisz continues to accept new patients, and help those in need of good, healthy, comfortable vision. Dr. Weisz’s hobbies primarily relate to family and health. She has 4 children and 10 grandchildren. Keeping everyone healthy and happy and working to their potential is her primary concern!

As a Doctor of Optometry, part of my commitment to my patients is ongoing professional education. As technology and the world around us changes, I have to keep up-to-date, because I have to provide the best care possible for your eyes. As a member of both the American Optometry Association and the Texas Optometry Association, you can expect quality care from my staff and myself