Buffalo Grove (847) 459-6060    Barrington (847) 382-4116



Charles Donlea, O.D.

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Dr. Donlea practices comprehensive optometry and is a member of the Illinois and American Optometric Associations. Dr. Donlea completed his undergraduate work at Drake University and received his optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry, where he was a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa Honorary Society. He completed clinical rotations and internships at the Illinois Eye Institute, the Naval Hospital and Great Lakes Naval Base and the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Donlea has a special interest in treating ocular surface disease (Dry Eye Syndrome), as well as fitting custom contact lenses for keratoconus and corneal transplant patients.

Dr. Donlea also provides primary eye care for adults and teens, including diabetic eye exams.

Dr. Donlea and his wife, Amy, have two children.