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Nathan Lighthizer, OD, FAAO
Dean, NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
Born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota, Dr. Nate Lighthizer, O.D., F.A.A.O., is a Pacific University College of Optometry graduate. Upon graduation, he completed a residency in Family Practice Optometry with an emphasis in Ocular Disease through Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry (NSUOCO). Dr. Lighthizer has since joined the Oklahoma College of Optometry faculty and serves as the Chief of Specialty Care Clinics and the Chief of Electrodiagnostics Clinic.
In 2014, he founded and now heads the Dry Eye Clinic at the College of Optometry. Also, in 2014, he was named the Director of Continuing Education and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Care Services at the Oklahoma College of Optometry. Starting in 2020, he was named the Associate Dean of the NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry. He is a founding member and Past President of the Intrepid Eye Society, which is a group of emerging thought leaders in optometry. He was named a member of PCON 250 – A list of the top 250 optometrists in the country who practice progressively, provide innovative patient care, conduct optometric research, or excel in academia and share what they have learned with other optometrists to advance the profession. Dr. Lighthizer lectures nationally and internationally on numerous topics, most notably advanced ophthalmic procedures, electrodiagnostics, and ocular disease.
Dr. Lighthizer was named the Dean of the NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry in July 2024.
Selina McGee, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO
Founder and Owner, BeSpoke Vision
Dr. Selina McGee is the Founder and Owner of BeSpoke Vision, a boutique private practice that provides a wide range of optometric care. This includes a center of excellence for dry eye treatment, a specialty contact lens clinic, and an aesthetics suite. She is recognized as a renowned speaker on national and international platforms. Dr. McGee serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Northeastern State University College of Optometry and is a member of the faculty at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
She holds the distinction of being a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. Additionally, she has served as Past-President of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians and the Intrepid Eye Society, as well as a former trustee of SECO.
With numerous publications to her name, Dr. McGee has contributed to esteemed journals such as Modern Optometry, Optometry Times, Review of Optometry, and Optometric Management. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology (Summa Cum Laude) and her Doctor of Optometry (also Summa Cum Laude) from the Northeastern State University College of Optometry.
