Constance Okeke MD, MSCE
Dr. Constance Okeke is a board-certified ophthalmologist who is committed to educating her patients and the community about how to fight glaucoma blindness.
She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University and trained in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University. She completed her glaucoma fellowship training as a coveted Heed Research Fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami, and then went on to earn a Master’s of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Okeke has practiced ophthalmology, with a specialty in glaucoma and cataract surgery, for more than 20 years. She has received numerous awards and honors, including the prestigious recognition of being voted by her peers to The Ophthalmologist’s global top 100 female Power List for 2021 and global top 100 combined male and female Power List for 2022. Currently she is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and the lead glaucoma specialist at CVP—Virginia Eye Consultants in Norfolk, Virginia. In addition to teaching, she sits on the editorial advisory board of the journals Glaucoma Today, Collaborative Eye, and Glaucoma Physician. Dr. Okeke also has two educational YouTube channels that feature glaucoma surgical techniques: iGlaucoma, which is geared towards eye care professionals, and iGlaucomaPatient, which is aimed at patient education and support.
As part of her efforts to educate doctors in emerging techniques in the area of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), she wrote her first book, The Building Blocks of Trabectome Surgery: Patient Selection. Dr. Okeke is a leading expert, pioneer, and trainer in the area of MIGS on national and international levels.
Dr. Okeke makes her home in Hampton Roads, Virginia, with her loving husband and three children.
- For more information about Dr. Okeke and her work, visit her website at www.DrConstanceOkeke.com.