Dr. Rachael Wruble

Optometrist and Co-owner

Education

• Undergrad: Ferris State University

• Optometry School: Michigan College of Optometry

• Residency: W. G. (Bill) Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center

 

Languages

• English

 

Professional Memberships

• American Optometric Association

• North Carolina Optometric Society President-Elect 

• American Academy of Optometry Fellow

• Piedmont Optometric Society Past President

• Women of Vision Member

• Gastonia East Rotarian

• Heart Board of Gaston County Board Member

• Montcross Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

 

Awards and Publications

• 2017 Young OD of the year in North Carolina

• 2018 Young OD of the South

• 2012 Most Influential Women Rising Star Optometrist

• Michigan College of Optometry and National Dean’s List

• Michigan College of Optometry: Senior Research Award in Clinical Optometric Science

• ASCO Student Award in Clinical Ethics

• Junior Jaycee Member of Gaston County

• 2012 Leadership Gaston Alum and Current Board Advisor

• Gaston Family Health Services Volunteer Optometrist

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Areas of Advanced Training

• Specialty Contact Lens Seminar – The Vision Care Institute, LLC 

• Optometric Glaucoma Society Residents Symposium – Optometric Glaucoma Society 

• Fluorescein Angiography Course – NC State Optometric Society 

• Paragon CRT for Corneal Refractive Therapy Certification 

 

Areas of Expertise

• Advanced residency training at Salisbury VA Medical Center focused on: 

  • Ocular Disease (Glaucoma, Macular degeneration, Diabetes)

  • Specialty Contact Lenses (Keratoconus, Trauma, Advanced prescriptions)

  • Advanced Low Vision Exams

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Dr. Rachael Wruble sees the eye as a piece of the puzzle – interconnected to the rest of the body. So a problem with the eye can be a result of a problem with the body. She wanted to be a part of a practice where exams are not just about the eye, but a part of the comprehensive care of the entire patient. Establishing a personal relationship with her patients is also important to her, co-founding Northlake Eye was a perfect fit. Her optometric areas of interest have focused on ocular disease, specialty contact lenses, and low vision.​​

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