Gabriel Fickett, OD, FAAO

Position:

• Professional Staff, Contact Lens Service

Areas of Interest:

• Specialty Contact Lenses
• Ocular Disease

About:

Dr. Gabriel Fickett received his Bachelor of Science from Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He went on to earn his Doctor of Optometry, summa cum laude, from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Fickett received numerous honors including the Dr. Freddy Wilfred Change Endowed Scholarship and the Jimmy Sheridan Memorial Scholarship. He was inducted into the Gold Key International Honor Society and served as the chapter president of the Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society.

Dr. Fickett completed clinical internships at the Eye Center at the Southern College of Optometry, the Albuquerque Indian Health Center, as well as Specialty Eyecare Group in Seattle, Washington. In addition, he volunteered a week of his time each summer providing eye care to the people of Central America through Student Volunteers in Optometric Service to Humanity. After graduation, he completed his optometry residency at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where he received training in the diagnosis and management of ocular diseases, contact lenses, and vision rehabilitation.

Dr. Fickett, as a member of the Contact Lens Service at TEI, draws on his extensive experience fitting specialty contact lenses. He focuses on fitting contact lenses for adults and children with corneal disease, post penetrating keratoplasty, keratoprosthesis, aphakia, and ocular trauma.