Vakishan Nadarajah, O.D., FAAO, FSLS

Assistant Professor

Dr. Vakishan Nadarajah earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Lewis University and received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry. Upon graduation, he completed his residency training in Cornea and Contact Lens at the University of California at Berkeley School of Optometry. Dr. Nadarajah’s areas of expertise include contact lens application for keratoconus, corneal ectasias, orthokeratology, presbyopia, and post-surgical corneas. He also had an ongoing research study with contact lenses and dry eye at the University of California, Berkeley’s Clinical Research Center during his residency training.

Dr. Nadarajah is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Fellow of the Scleral Lens Society, and is a current member of the Contact Lens and Cornea Section of the American Optometric Association, and Illinois Optometric Association. Dr. Nadarajah is passionate about fitting specialty contact lenses for those with cornea ectasias/dry eye and determined to provide better comfort and vision to his patients.