Oklahoma City Vision Care Professionals
J. Chris Hummel, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Hummel, a native of Oklahoma, is a board certified ophthalmologist. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Oklahoma and later his Masters Degree in Public Health Administration and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center. He completed his internship and ophthalmology residency at the University of Tennessee, where he served as chief resident and taught the latest techniques in cataract and refractive surgery.
Dr. Hummel is the Chief LASIK surgeon at the Omni Eye Laser Vision Center in Edmond and Surgical Director of Hummel Eye Associates. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery as well as the American Academy of Ophthalmology. As an accomplished refractive surgeon, he performs the most advanced techniques in cataract and refractive surgery for those patients referred by other eye doctors.
Dr. Hummel has performed tens of thousands of successful procedures since 1995 and stays current with developing technology and techniques. Dr. Hummel offers the most advanced cataract surgery lens options, CustomVue Wavefront LASIK, and performs the latest procedures in Glaucoma management, including SLT (laser) and iStent® Micro-Bypass.
Dr. Hummel and his wife Robin, live in Oklahoma City. In addition to his work, Dr. Hummel enjoys playing golf, going to the lake, and spending quality time with his children, grandchildren, and dog.
Sherri Eakins, O.D.
Dr. Eakins, an Ohio native, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from The Ohio State University and went on to earn her Doctor Of Optometry from The Ohio State University College of Optometry, where she became a member of the Epsilon Psi Epsilon Optometry Fraternity. Dr. Eakins began in private practice in Columbus, Ohio, but relocated to Oklahoma in 1999, at which time she joined Hummel Eye Associates. She is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians.
Dr. Eakins provides complete family eye care with a special interest in contact lenses and dry eyes. She is also involved in the pre and post-operative management of Hummel Eye Associates cataract surgery and laser vision patients.
Dr. Eakins and her husband Keith, who is a professor of Political Science at UCO in Edmond, have 2 children. She enjoys spending free time with her family, traveling and watching her children’s sporting events. She also spends time volunteering at her children’s school whenever possible.
Mark Privott, O.D.
Dr. Privott, an Oklahoma native, earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Vision Science and went on to earn his Doctor of Optometry from The Northeastern College of Optometry in 1985. Dr. Privott owns his Optometry office in Bethany, and has been helping patients when needed at Hummel Eye Associates since 1992. Dr. Privott is a Board-certified Optometrist with the American Board of Optometry and is also a retired Colonel from the National Guard.
Dr. Privott provides complete family eye care with a special interest in difficult to fit contacts, including scleral and hybrid contact lenses. He is also involved in the pre and post-operative management of Hummel Eye Associates cataract surgery patients.
Mark and his wife Renee live in Bethany, and have 2 daughters and 1 granddaughter. In his spare time, Dr. Privott enjoys golfing, hiking and playing pickleball.