Our Doctor

Dr. Erica Udell is passionate about eye health and is committed to offering her patients the best care possible, combining specialty dry eye care, aesthetics, and holistic wellness in a serene setting.

Over the years, Dr. Udell’s interest in ocular surface disease and dry eye management has grown, as she witnessed more and more patients struggling with these chronic symptoms and the negative impact on their quality of life. As a dry eye sufferer herself, she was motivated to dedicate her time to understanding the complexities of ocular surface disease. It has since become her objective to provide the most advanced and effective dry eye treatments available.  She attended the esteemed Dry Eye Institute, a COPE-accredited program tailored to doctors who want to hone their skills in advanced treatments for Dry Eye Disease.

Dr. Udell graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern University (Boston, MA) with a Bachelors of Science, and then focused on additional Biology studies at Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University. She earned her Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from the State University of New York College of Optometry in 2008.

With over 16 years of professional experience as a licensed Optometrist, first in New York City (2008-2009) and then at various locations around the metro Atlanta area (2010- present), Dr. Udell has been a respected member of her professional community. She has spent the majority of her years in Atlanta seeing patients at a private practice in Toco Hills. 

Dr. Udell has a warm, compassionate chair-side manner and a desire to develop a personal rapport with each of her patients. She lives in the City of Decatur with her husband, their two teenage children, and three rescue dogs. When Dr. Udell is not seeing patients, she enjoys fostering dogs, tackling various DIY projects around her home, hiking amongst the tall Georgia pine trees,  singing show tunes in her car, and supporting her children and their schools through volunteer service, specifically in the Performing Arts programs.