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Dr. Cherie S. Lodl grew up in Fremont, Nebraska. She has practiced in Omaha fifteen  years, returning to Nebraska after earning her Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston and Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston College of Optometry. She provides primary eye care services within the scope of therapeutically licensed optometrists in Nebraska. In addition to her membership in the American Optometric Association, Nebraska Optometric Association and Eastern Nebraska Optometric Society, Dr. Lodl is also a Lion’s Club volunteer provider and participates in the See to Learn Program. Dr. Lodl and her husband, Duane, enjoy spending time with their grandchildren and pets. Occasionally they have time to attend a movie, concert or sporting event.
 


Dr. Karen A. Culbertson grew up in Blair, Nebraska. She has practiced in Omaha for 28 years, returning to Nebraska after earning her Bachelor of Science from Pacific University and her Doctor of Optometry from the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon. She provides primary eye care services within the scope of therapeutically licensed optometrists in Nebraska, with her emphasis on fitting contact lenses. She loves the challenge of working with “hard-to-fit” patients!  Dr. Culbertson is a member of the American Optometric Association, the American Optometric Association Section on Contact Lenses, the Nebraska Optometric Association, the Eastern Nebraska Optometric Society and participates in the See to Learn Program. Dr. Culbertson enjoys spending her time out of the office with her family – husband, Mark, and daughters, Gloria and Grace.



RaeDee, paraoptometric and office manager, has 18 years of experience in the optometric field. She has worked with Dr. Lodl for 13 years very efficiently handling the difficulties of coordinating schedules of both staff and patients. She keeps our office running smoothly and patient waiting time to a minimum. She is equally skilled at pre-testing patients prior to them seeing Dr. Lodl for their examination. While vision claims and health claims for eyes are very confusing for many of our patients, RaeDee is also well versed in helping patients determine their insurance benefits. Call her with questions about your specific plan. In her free time, RaeDee enjoys spending time with her husband Donny, and her three boys Ryan, Eric, and Dillon.

 



Noreen, optometric assistant, brings 23 years of experience with her. She has been working with Dr. Lodl and Dr. Culbertson for 16 years. Her knowledge and patience are assets when teaching new contact lens wearers how to insert and remove contact lenses as well as how to care for them properly. Noreen enjoys working with patients and finds it rewarding to see a child smile when they pick up their new glasses. She will teach spectacle patients how to care for their glasses and adjust your frames for good optics and a comfortable fit. In her free time, Noreen enjoys fencing, archery, travel and art.

 


Erica, optometric assistant, has 3 years of experience in the optometric field.  She has been working with Dr. Lodl and Dr. Culbertson for the past 3 years. Erica is a Graduate student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she is majoring in Speech-Language Pathology. In her free time, Erica enjoys playing volleyball and spending time with her family and friends.

 

 

 


 

Dawn, paraoptometric and insurance claim manager, brings a lifetime of organizational skills with her. She tracks down overdue insurance claims, and gets denied claims reviewed and reprocessed for our patients. She isn’t satisfied until a claim is resolved. Dawn’s attention to detail is a perfect match for entering inventory and maintaining the office equipment. In her free time, Dawn enjoys traveling, cooking and reading.

 

 

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