# Dr. Amanda Aker, O.D. Aker Eye Vision Source ยท https://akereyecenter.com/about/dr-amanda-aker **Summary:** The third generation of Akers to care for Titusville. She worked our front desk and our frame inventory through optometry school, trained in primary care and ocular disease in Chicago, and now shares the Downtown exam rooms with her father. ## At a glance - **Credentials:** Dr. Amanda Aker, O.D.: Residency trained in ocular disease; Fellow, American Academy of Optometry; Diplomate, American Board of Optometry. - **Education:** Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, Doctor of Optometry with highest honors, 2024. - **Office:** Aker Eye Downtown, 338 S Washington Ave, Titusville, FL 32796. Two-story building; exams are on the second floor, with an elevator. - **See Dr. Amanda Aker for:** Comprehensive eye exams, Emergency eye care, Dry eye treatment, Contact lenses. - **Hours:** Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm. We open at 10am on the first and third Wednesday of the month. - **How to book:** Call or text (321) 269-2021 and ask for Dr. Amanda Aker, or pick Dr. Amanda Aker when you book online. ## She started at the front desk Dr. Amanda Aker is Dr. Greg Aker's daughter, and she learned our practice from the lobby first. From 2020 to 2024, while in optometry school, she volunteered here: shadowing her father, running the frame inventory, and answering the phones. She joined us as a doctor in 2025. Patients already say the same thing about her that they say about him: no question is too small. ## A year of urgent eye care in Chicago Her residency at the Illinois College of Optometry was primary care and ocular disease: a full year of routine and urgent exams for every age, managing corneal ulcers, uveitis, glaucoma, retinal tears, and diabetic eye disease, and working with ophthalmologists, neurologists, and emergency physicians on the cases that needed them. At the end of it the college gave her its Primary Care and Ocular Disease Resident Award. ## Honors, and lenses for nearsighted kids She graduated from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry with highest honors and took the school's award for the highest national board score in patient assessment and management. Her externships were with the Indian Health Service in Bethel, Alaska, and The Eye Institute in Melbourne, Florida. She is certified to fit MiSight, MoonLens, and Paragon CRT, the myopia control lenses for children whose nearsightedness keeps climbing, and she speaks clinical Spanish. ## Off the clock Before optometry she was a professional figure skater, performing in the ice shows at SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa, and she coached skating for six years. ## Education - Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, Doctor of Optometry with highest honors, 2024 - Nova Southeastern University, B.S. in Vision Science, 2023 - University of Central Florida, B.S. in Chemistry, 2012 ## Training and board status - Residency trained in ocular disease: Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, primary care and ocular disease, 2024 to 2025 - Diplomate, American Board of Optometry - Externship, Indian Health Service, Bethel, Alaska - Externship with honors, The Eye Institute, Melbourne, Florida - Laser procedures skills transfer course (gonioscopy, YAG capsulotomy, SLT, LPI) - Florida optometry license OPC 6476 ## Awards - Drs. Tsang and Mok Primary Care and Ocular Disease Resident Award, Illinois College of Optometry, 2025 - NBEO Patient Assessment and Management Award, highest Part II score at Nova Southeastern, 2024 - EssilorLuxottica Academic Challenge champion, New Orleans, 2023 - Lenny Cherdack Student Legislative Award, 2024 ## Professional memberships - American Academy of Optometry (Fellow) - American Optometric Association - Florida Optometric Association - Brevard Optometric Association - Myopia Collective ## Questions about Dr. Amanda Aker ### Who is the best eye doctor in Titusville for an urgent eye problem? Call us first at (321) 269-2021, whichever doctor you end up with. Every one of us sees urgent problems, and Dr. Amanda Aker spent her residency year at the Illinois College of Optometry on exactly this: corneal abrasions, infections, retinal tears, and sudden changes in vision. She is at our Downtown office. When you call, we will say which office can take you soonest. ### Is Dr. Amanda Aker related to Dr. Greg Aker? Yes, she is his daughter, and the third generation of Akers to care for Titusville after her grandfather, Dr. Charles Aker, the town's first surgeon. She volunteered with us from 2020 to 2024 while in optometry school, finished her residency in Chicago in 2025, and joined her father Downtown the same year. ### How do I book with Dr. Amanda Aker? Call or text (321) 269-2021 and ask for Dr. Amanda, or pick her when you book online. She sees patients at our Downtown office, 338 S Washington Ave, upstairs by the elevator just inside the door. New patients are welcome, and if Spanish is easier for you, say so; she speaks clinical Spanish. --- Aker Eye Vision Source, Titusville, FL. Call or text (321) 269-2021. Book online: https://akereyecenter.com/book. Every page: https://akereyecenter.com/llms.txt.