Valerie Foytik

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Meet Dr. Valerie Foytik (Hampton, VA)

Dr. Valerie Foytik is a native of Portsmouth, Virginia and completed her undergraduate degree at Christopher Newport University in 2005. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University in 2009.

Dr. Foytik has dedicated much of her time over the course of her optometric career to the specialty of low vision. She also provides primary eye care, including diagnosis and management of cataracts as well as ocular diseases, such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and more.

Dr. Foytik has donated her time as the Medical Chair for the Hampton Roads VisionWalk since 2010. This annual charitable event supports The Foundation Fighting Blindness, who’s mission is to raise community awareness about vision loss and to fund research for blinding retinal diseases.

Dr. Foytik serves on the Board of Trustees for the Tidewater Optometric Association and is also a member of the Virginia Optometric Association, and the American Optometric Association.

In her free time, she enjoys kayaking, pottery and spending time with her husband, two children and their pets in a variety of outdoor activities.