Meet Dr. Melissa Dugan, OD

Dr. Melissa Dugan is a board certified optometrist from New Orleans. She provides comprehensive eyecare with special interest in dry eye disease and glaucoma management.

Dr. Dugan graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2008 and went on to receive her doctorate in optometry at the University of Alabama Birmingham in 2013. After completing externships at the Birmingham VA, Eyecare Associates of New Orleans and Palm Beach Eyes of Boynton Beach, she started her career in private practice in Boynton Beach, FL. There, she worked for over a year providing comprehensive eyecare while also training to specialize in hard-to-fit contact lenses for patients with corneal diseases and post corneal transplants.

Dr. Dugan moved back home in 2014 and spent four years in a high volume ophthalmology practice gaining valuable experience in disease management of ocular conditions including cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, corneal diseases and glaucoma. After her time in ophthalmology, Dr. Dugan moved back over to primary eyecare and developed a passion for dry eye disease.

Dr. Dugan is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Optometric Association of Louisiana and the New Orleans Contact Lens Society.

Dr. Dugan is excited to be able to provide excellent eye care to the lakefront area where she lives with her husband Patrick and three children Lainey, Ellis and Margot. Her vision is to provide a personal eyecare experience with cutting-edge technology and a modern approach to dry eye disease management.