Nick Podpeskar, O.D.

Optometrist/Partner at KEHOE Eye Care

Galesburg, Illinois, United States

About

Optometrist/Partner at Kehoe Eye Care, a private practice Vision Source affiliated office primarily located in Galesburg, Illinois. Additional offices in Monmouth and Galva, Illinois. Special interest in ocular disease, contact lenses, dry eye, and emergency eye care. Graduated Cum Laude from the Illinois College of Optometry (Class of 2019) in Chicago, Illinois. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in 2015 with a B.S. in Finance.

Experience

  • Optometrist/Partner at KEHOE Eye Care
    Jul 2019 - Present · 7 yrs

  • Optometry Extern at Lebanon Vamc
    Feb 2019 - May 2019 · 4 mos

    Broadened knowledge on ocular disease with a focus on glaucoma, diabetes, and ARMD in a VA hospital setting

  • Optometry Extern at Midwest City Vision Source
    Oct 2018 - Feb 2019 · 5 mos

    Expanded knowledge on contact lenses and refractive cases through private practice experience

  • Optometry Extern at Illinois Eye Institute
    Aug 2015 - Oct 2018 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Learned the fundamental clinical skills required by rotating through the various departments of the clinic including Primary Care, Cornea & Contact Lenses, Low Vision, Advanced Care, Pediatrics, Neuro-Ophthalmology, and Urgent Care

  • Optometry Extern at Minnesota Eye Consultants
    May 2018 - Aug 2018 · 4 mos

    Gained experience in surgical co-management and increased ability to diagnose and treat anterior segment disease