Alexa L. Rowe, OD

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Alexa L. Rowe, OD

Optometric Physician

Dr. Alexa Rowe, OD is an optometric physician who provides a wide range of primary eye care services to Carolina Eyecare Physicians‘ patients. She attained her undergraduate education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and attended optometry school at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, IL. She then completed a residency at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Clinic.

Dr. Rowe has extensive training in ocular disease, vision testing, eyewear prescriptions, specialty contact lenses and the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. She is involved in pre-operative testing and follow-up care for cataract surgery, corneal transplant, and laser vision correction.

Dr. Rowe is a member of the American Optometric Association and the South Carolina Optometric Physicians Association.

Location Served: West Ashley I

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