Rachel Schneider, MD

Dr. Constance Okeke is a highly regarded cataract surgeon and a leader in micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). Among her many pioneering accomplishments in treating glaucoma and cataracts, she was the first in the Hampton Roads area to offer iStent and the first in the country to combine Trabectome glaucoma surgery with femtosecond laser in cataract surgery. Dr. Okeke joined Virginia Eye Consultants in July, 2009. Prior to that, she practiced ophthalmology as a glaucoma specialist at the University of Pennsylvania Scheie Eye Institute in Philadelphia, where she headed the glaucoma division’s clinical research efforts.

Dr. Halee Alleman has completed externships in order to develop her passion for treating ocular disease, including programs at the Perry Point VA Medical Center in Maryland, Community Health Centers in Worcester, Massachusetts, and here at Virginia Eye Consultants. Dr. Alleman is originally from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and is excited to have settled down in the Virginia Beach area. She is a United States Army veteran who has served eight years in the Pennsylvania National Guard. She enjoys an active lifestyle, including distance running, CrossFit, and snowboarding in the winter. Her spare time is well spent reading and playing with her dog at the beach.

John Sheppard, MD is Board Certified Ophthalmologist. President, Virginia Eye Consultants. And fellowship trained in Uveitis and Corneal Surgery. He specializes in Cornea and Cataract Surgery. Professor of Ophthalmology, Eastern Virginia Medical School.