Eye Care
Peoria and Bloomington, Illinois
Gailey Eye Clinic Staff
Carol Snyder, COA
Laser Vision Correction Coordinator (All Clinics)
NearVision CK Coordinator (All Clinics)
Carol is the Laser Vision Correction and NearVision CK Coordinator for all the clinics. She oversees the overall performance in patient's education consultations, special testing, and preoperative/postoperative care. As a Certified Excimer Technician, her duties include laser maintenance, temperature and humidity control as well as, testing the laser within parameter between patients. She assists in all Laser Vision Correction procedures. She had refractive surgery by Dr. Lockhart in September 1994. Carol presents eye health information at health fairs, seminars and community events. Carol enjoys spending time with her children. She enjoys spending time with her companion, working out, running, and learning the newest information available in the field of Refractive Surgery.
Pam Cottingham, COA
Peoria Certified Ophthalmic Assistant and Clinic Coordinator
Pam joined Gailey Eye Clinic in 1990. She has experience in several areas of ophthalmology. She has been an ophthalmic assistant, certified contact lens technician, and now a Laser Vision Correction Technician. She brings valuable experience to the LVC team. She provides LVC consultations as well as pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative care. She also assists Dr. Lockhart in LVC surgery. Pam had LASIK performed by Dr. Lockhart in May 2000. Pam enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters.
Donna Diehl, LPN, Certified Ophthalmic Assistant, Certified Excimer Laser Technician, Certified Contact Lens Technician.
Donna has been with Gailey Eye Clinic since 1981. Her responsibilities include assisting Dr. Lockhart with LVC surgery, pre-operative and post-operative testing and patient education in LVC, and coordinating surgical services for the doctors at all satellite locations. Donna is not a Laser Vision Correction candidate. Donna is married, has two children and four grandchildren. In her spare time she enjoys golfing, spending time with her grandchildren, shopping, and reading.
Leanne Gollnitz, RN, Laser Vision Correction Counselor, NearVision CK Counselor
Leanne is the Laser Vision Correction Coordinator CK Counselor for the Peoria office and Community Outreach Coordinator for all the Gailey Eye Clinics. She has been with Gailey since 1990. Leanne provides pre-operative teaching and special testing on LVC surgical patients. She also performs community outreach by providing eye health information to area businesses and at community events. Leanne had PARK in April 1996 by Dr. Lockhart. Leanne is married and has three grown children. Leanne enjoys time with family and friends, church and choir, running, reading, traveling, fishing and ship watching in Northern Minnesota.
Diana Dornbusch, Peru Clinic Coordinator, Laser Vision Correction Counselor, NearVision CK Counselor
Diana has been with the Gailey Eye Clinic in the Peru office since 1983. She is the clinic coordinator of the Peru office. Her responsibilities also include fitting and dispensing contact lenses and eyeglasses. Diana is the Laser Vision Correction and Near Vision Conductive Keratoplasty Counselor in Peru handling consultations and scheduling. Diana had refractive surgery by Dr. Lockhart in 2000. She is a member of the Opticians Association of Illinois and is a Certified Optician and Contact Lens Technician. Diana is also a member of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce, Zonta International’s La Salle Peru Area Chapter and is secretary of the Board of Directors for the Hygienic Institute in La Salle. In her leisure time Diana enjoys reading, gardening, spending time with her husband Jim, her step-children, step-grandchildren and pets.
Dawn Thilmony, COA
Dawn joined the Gailey Eye Clinic in February of 1999. Dawn is also a Certified Excimer Laser Technician. She assists in the general work-up of patients, and pre- and post-operative eye measurements for all eye surgeries. She assists Dr. Lockhart in Laser Vision Correction surgery by performing pre- and post-procedure care and education. Dawn, at this time, is not a candidate for Laser Vision Correction. Dawn is married with two wonderful sons. She enjoys activities with her kids, traveling, photography, scrap booking, and reading in her limited spare time.
Sherri Rutledge, OA
Sherri joined the Gailey Eye Clinic in September 1998. She assists in general work up of all patients. She is trained on the Marco 2100 Epic Refractive System and is part of the LVC team. She assists in pre and postoperative care and teaching of the LVC patients. She is fortunate not to need Laser Vision Correction. Sherri has three wonderful children and a beautiful grandson. Sherri enjoys crafts, flower gardening and spending time with her family.
Megan Fowler, OA, Assistant to Dr. Lockhart
Megan has been with Gailey Eye Clinic since 2006. She has filled many roles at the Gailey Eye Clinic before settling in as an Assistant for Dr. Lockhart. Megan assists with patient exams, through work ups and postoperative exams. Megan had LASIK by Dr. Lockhart in September 2007. She currently enjoys sharing her LASIK experience with other patients who are considering this procedure. In Megan's spare time she enjoys scrap booking, bowling and spending time with her family.