Dr. Amy Ruzicka, OD, FAAO

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Get to know Optometrist Dr. Amy Ruzicka, who serves patients in Tallahassee, Florida.

Dr. Ruzicka is a grit-driven mentor and residency-trained optometrist in ocular disease. She is dedicated to providing excellent care for the maintenance of great eyesight at Eye Health Clinic in Tallahassee, Florida.

With a hyper-focused attitude on individualized solutions, her services include contact lens examination, contact lens fittings, same day exams, walk-in exams, digital retinal imaging, pediatrics, medical eye exams, computer vision, contact lens exams, and diabetic exams. 

Regarding her educational pursuits, Dr. Ruzicka graduated with her undergraduate degree in Biology from Towson University in 2013. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry in 2017, and completed a ‘Woman in Leadership’ certification from Cornell University.

Prior to Tallahassee, Dr. Ruzicka cared for patients at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (December 2019 – March 2021), Questions and Eyes (April 2019 – December 2019), Clarkson Eyecare (July 2018 – December 2019), and at Veteran Affairs Clinic (June 2017 – June 2018).  She also served as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of the Incarnate Word from August 2015 – May 2017, and as a pharmacy technician at CVS Caremark Corporation from August 2010 – August 2013. 

Having met a rigorous qualification, Dr. Ruzicka is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO).

Optometry is a health care profession that involves examining the eyes and applicable visual systems for defects or abnormalities, as well as diagnosing and managing eye disease. Optometrists are healthcare professionals who provide primary eye care through comprehensive eye examinations to detect and treat various visual abnormalities and eye diseases. Being a regulated profession, an optometrist’s scope of practice may differ depending on the location. Thus, disorders or diseases detected outside the treatment scope of optometry (i.e. those requiring certain surgical interventions) are referred out to relevant medical professionals for proper care, more commonly to ophthalmologists who are physicians that specialize in the tertiary medical and surgical care of the eye. Optometrists typically work closely together with other eye care professionals, such as ophthalmologists and opticians, to deliver quality and efficient eye care to the general public.

A brilliant author, Dr. Ruzicka published ‘Boundless Success with Amy Ruzicka’, which is a guide to help the reader discover who they truly are, what their passion is in life, and how they can fulfill their personal and professional plans and ambitions. Her passion is to inspire others to experience the fruit that life has in store for them.

Outside of the office, Dr. Ruzicka enjoys the outdoors with her husband and family. She speaks English and Spanish. 

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