Dr. Kataria is personable and professional. Staff helpful and communicative. Great experience!
— David Kerns
Chanpreet Kataria, O.D.
Optometrist
Chanpreet Kataria, O.D., is an optometrist who earned her Doctor of Optometry degree with clinical honors from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia and completed a residency in ocular disease, low vision, and vision therapy at the Northport VA Medical Center on Long Island. She provides comprehensive eye care, contact lens fittings, ocular disease management, and pre- and post-operative refractive and cataract surgery care at The Eye Center's Sterling, Virginia office. A lecturer and published author on dry eye and thyroid eye disease, she brings a hospital-trained background across military and Veterans Affairs settings.
Residency
Northport VA Medical Center
Internship
Keller Memorial Hospital (West Point)
Brooklyn/St. Albans VA Hospital
Optometry School
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Undergraduate
CUNY Brooklyn College
Professional Excellence
Dr. Kataria grew up on Long Island, New York, and graduated cum laude from CUNY Brooklyn College with a double major in biology and psychology. She continued her postgraduate education at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia, where she earned her Doctor of Optometry degree with clinical honors. Her clinical internships spanned military and Veterans Affairs settings, including Keller Memorial Hospital at West Point Military Academy, the Northport VA hospital, the Brooklyn/St. Albans VA hospital, The Eye Institute, and EyeRx, building broad exposure to both hospital-based and outpatient care. She then returned to the Northport VA hospital on Long Island to complete a residency in ocular disease, low vision, and vision therapy.
Honors & Awards
American Optometric Association
Member
Virginia Optometric Association
Member
Northern Virginia Optometric Association
Member
Clinical Focus and Professional Involvement
Dr. Kataria provides primary and comprehensive eye care, contact lens fittings, and the medical management of ocular disease, along with pre- and post-operative care for patients undergoing refractive and cataract surgery. She has lectured and been published on topics including dry eye and thyroid eye disease, and she is a current member of the American Optometric Association, the Virginia Optometric Association, and the Northern Virginia Optometric Association. Her approach centers on listening closely and managing each patient's care as an ongoing partnership over time.
Chanpreet Kataria, O.D., is an optometrist who provides comprehensive and primary eye care, contact lens fittings, and the medical management of ocular disease across The Eye Center's Northern Virginia locations.