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Office
4909 S 118th St
Omaha, NE 68137Phone+1 402-506-9970Fax+1 605-371-7199
Summary
- Dr. Lorraine (Lori) M. Provencher, M.D. is a board-certified ophthalmologist, cataract surgeon, and glaucoma specialist. Dr. Provencher graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She then went on to receive a Medical Doctorate from the Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed ophthalmology residency at the top-ranked University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics followed by a glaucoma and complex anterior segment fellowship at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. She is in private practice at Vance Thompson Vision in Omaha, NE.
Dr. Provencher is passionate about peer education and mentorship. She is on the editorial board of Ophthalmology as the Senior Social Media Editor and directs and hosts the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Journal Podcast. This service earned her the 2022 AAO Secretariat Award. She is also a Director at Large for the Women in Ophthalmology Board of Directors. She serves on the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS) membership committee, the EyeWorld editorial board, and is a founding co-chair of Women in Glaucoma (WinG), a subset of the American Glaucoma Society. She enjoys volunteering for Orbis, Cybersight.org, the Ophthalmology Foundation, and the AAO Minority Ophthalmology Mentorship program. Dr. Provencher has published many peer-reviewed journal articles and is a busy speaker and author.
Education & Training
- University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Glaucoma, 2018 - 2019
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 2015 - 2018
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Preliminary Year, 2014 - 2015
- Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2014
- Indiana UniversityBS, Biology, 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- NE State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2019 - 2024
- MI State Medical License 2018 - 2022
- IA State Medical License 2014 - 2018
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Chandler Grant Glaucoma Society
- Secretariat Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2022
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Adopting Interventional Glaucoma Via Sustained-Release Therapies: The Wide-Ranging Impact of Procedural Pharmaceuticals in Ophthalmology.Arkadiy Yadgarov, Lorraine Provencher, Brian Shafer, Christine Funke
Ophthalmology and Therapy. 2024-11-01 - Six-Month Outcomes of Goniotomy Performed with a Trapezoidal Dual Blade in Combination with Cataract Surgery.Alex D Meyer, Delcora Huggins, Imani Nwokeji, Lorraine M Provencher
Clinical Ophthalmology. 2024-01-01 - Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) using a 3D Digital Surgical Ophthalmic Exoscope.Lorraine M Provencher
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023-05-01
Journal Articles
- Medication Induced GlaucomaMahsaw Mansoor, Imani Nwokji, Lorraine Provencher, Current Ophthalmology Reports, 6/17/2023
- Complications of Anorexia Nervosa: Management of Acute Gastric DistentionMooneyham GC, Myers L, American Journal of Psychiatry Resident’s Journal, 11/1/2014
Committees
- Director at Large, Women in Ophthalmology - Board of Directors 2024 - Present
- Social Media Editor, Ophthalmology (AAO Journal) 2018 - Present
- Chief Medical Editor, EyeRounds 2017 - 2018
- Member, AAO Resident Self-Assessment Committee 2016 - 2020
- Member, Women in Ophthalmology Program Committee 2016 - 2019
- Editorial Board, EyeRounds 2016 - 2018
Professional Memberships
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- Women in OphthalmologyMember
- American Glaucoma SocietyFellow
External Links
- healthgrades.comhttps://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-lorraine-provencher-xymx458
- eyerounds.orghttps://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/bio/authors/Provencher-Lori.htm
- linkedin.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraine-provencher-286477176/
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