Dr. Leah E. Heitmeier
A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Dr. Leah Heitmeier found her passion for optometry at a young age while working in her father’s practice and is now proud to serve the community she grew up in. A 2007 graduate of Mount Carmel Academy, Dr. Heitmeier went on to complete her undergraduate studies at Southeastern Louisiana University where she was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority and served on the Student Government Association. Dr. Heitmeier earned her doctorate of Optometry in 2016 from the University of Houston, graduating as a glaucoma specialist and certified in anterior segment laser procedures. In addition to seeing patients in a traditional office setting Dr. Heitmeier also works with the film industry in New Orleans fitting specialty contact lenses. She is licensed to practice optometry in Louisiana and Oklahoma, but chooses to work in the community she loves and calls home.
Autumn Weisgarber
Born and raised in a small-town in Ohio, Autumn attended the University of Akron where she earned her Bachelors of Psychology in 1999. She went on to marry her college sweetheart, Kenneth Weisgarber, and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime as a military spouse. This led her to the beginning of her optometric career in 2005 and to New Orleans in 2008, where she met Dr. Leah Heitmeier. The military took them to many different places, all across the country, but when her husband retired from the Navy they chose to make New Orleans their forever home. In 2020 Autumn earned her masters in Healthcare Administration from Ohio University. Enabling her and Dr. Heitmeier to work together and run their own practice, a dream that has spanned their entire friendship.
Dr. Leah E. Heitmeier
A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Dr. Leah Heitmeier found her passion for optometry at a young age while working in her father’s practice and is now proud to serve the community she grew up in. A 2007 graduate of Mount Carmel Academy, Dr. Heitmeier went on to complete her undergraduate studies at Southeastern Louisiana University where she was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority and served on the Student Government Association. Dr. Heitmeier earned her doctorate of Optometry in 2016 from the University of Houston, graduating as a glaucoma specialist and certified in anterior segment laser procedures. In addition to seeing patients in a traditional office setting Dr. Heitmeier also works with the film industry in New Orleans fitting specialty contact lenses. She is licensed to practice optometry in Louisiana and Oklahoma, but chooses to work in the community she loves and calls home.
Autumn Weisgarber
Born and raised in a small-town in Ohio, Autumn attended the University of Akron where she earned her Bachelors of Psychology in 1999. She went on to marry her college sweetheart, Kenneth Weisgarber, and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime as a military spouse. This led her to the beginning of her optometric career in 2005 and to New Orleans in 2008, where she met Dr. Leah Heitmeier. The military took them to many different places, all across the country, but when her husband retired from the Navy they chose to make New Orleans their forever home. In 2020 Autumn earned her masters in Healthcare Administration from Ohio University. Enabling her and Dr. Heitmeier to work together and run their own practice, a dream that has spanned their entire friendship.
