
Isabel Deakins, OD
Comprehensive OphthalmologyOptometry
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adolescent 13-17
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Isabel Deakins
Primary Academic Title
Instructor in Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins Clinician
Background
Isabel Deakins, O.D., F.A.A.O., is an optometrist and instructor of ophthalmology serving patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine locations in Arlington, Virginia, and Bethesda, Maryland. After earning her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston, she completed her residency in ocular disease and cornea/contact lenses at Mass Eye and Ear in Boston. In addition to providing comprehensive and urgent eye care, Dr. Deakins fits specialty contact lenses including scleral, rigid gas permeable, hybrid, multifocal, aphakic and toric lenses.
Dr. Deakins serves on the advisory board of the Gas Permeable Lens Institute. Before joining Wilmer, she held a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School, and served as an attending physician for optometric residents at Mass Eye and Ear and the New England College of Optometry.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
- Get to Know Isabel Deakins - Johns Hopkins Medicine (Nov. 2025)
- Shining light on night blindness - Harvard Health Publishing (Jan. 2024)
- How to pick the perfect pair of reading glasses - Focus (July 2023)
Memberships
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American Academy of Optometry
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American Board of Optometry
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Gold Key International Optometric Society
Locations
- Johns Hopkins SOM Ophthalmology at Arlington
- 4102 Wilson Boulevard, Floor 2, Arlington, VA 22203
- Get Directions
- phone: 703-462-1777
- fax: 703-429-9837
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
- 6430 Rockledge Drive, Building 6, Bethesda, MD 20817
- Get Directions
- phone: 240-482-1100
- fax: 240-482-1105
Expertise
Education
- Residency: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Optometry, 2022
- Medical Education: University of Houston, Optometry, OD, 2021
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
143 ratings, 59 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/23/2026
Dr. Deakins was awesome. This was my first time meeting her. She was very professional, personable, and thorough. She listened intently to my concerns and provided practical responses. I really appreciated her care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/19/2026
Super attentive and willing to pursue solutions to my rare eye condition.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/18/2026
Outstanding provider!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/18/2026
Really excellent. She really listened and zeroed in on the issue and the best way to tackle it. She worked hard to help. Make the treatment convenient for me as well. She was very thorough and displayed excellent clinical knowledge.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/16/2026
Dr deakins is a peach
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/13/2026
This was the first time I had an appt. With Dr. Deakins. I had an emergent issue with my eyes and was able to get an appt. Within 48 hours - which was fantastic.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/13/2026
Thank you for giving me the information I needed it
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/11/2026
Great experience
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/9/2026
This was my first time meeting Isabel Deakins, and she made me feel comfortable while explaining everything in a way that was easy for me to understand.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/9/2026
Excellent. Good listener and explainer. Happy to have found her.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/6/2026
She explained procedures and the results in plain terms that could be understood.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/6/2026
Dr. Deakins was great! I really enjoyed here physician-patient manor, her patience, and her listening skills.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/4/2026
Very efficient. Explained everything well. Great personality
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/4/2026
It was a colonoscopy. Procedure went well.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/27/2026
Alert, attentive regarding my symptoms around an eye infection. She is communicative, explained what she felt my problem was and why she thought so.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/26/2026
Honest, Got to the exact nature of why we were there. And, She's resolving the problem. So Thank Her So Much
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/18/2026
Outstanding! Excellent overall experience. Very customer friendly nurse technician as well.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/18/2026
All good, once I got in. The wait was excessive, apparently due to to a mishap at the Arlington office
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/18/2026
Dr. Deakins was very thorough and recognized the issue I was having right away. She was professional, courteous and spoke in terms easy to understand. I am very happy to have her as my Doctor.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/16/2026
Dr Deakins is a superb provider. Given It was my first visit It was clear she had read my history In advance & was aware of my T1D history which Is key to good care and medical perspective. Given I HAD cob webs behind my cataract implant, her explanation was clear. I was referred and had laser surgery within 2 days. She is listen attentively and with care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/13/2026
Very precise, helpful explanations, smart
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/13/2026
Very good doctor and technicians.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/13/2026
She was thorough, very nice, listen to my questions and comments and was helpful.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/12/2026
Very pleasant and professional. She listened to my concerns and took a thorough history. I am grateful I was able to be seen so quickly.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/11/2026
Very friendly and listened, good exam
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/10/2026
This was my first appointment with Dr. Deakins. I'm very happy with her help with my prescriptions, and with her exam and follow-up plans for my eye health.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/10/2026
Patient knowledgeable, courteous
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/9/2026
Dr. Deakins did an excellent job.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/5/2026
Dr. Deakins is an excellent practitioner. She listens, informs, and discusses. She is careful. She does not seem to want to over-treat.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/2/2026
Good health care providers
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/2/2026
Dr.Deakins was an excellent provider. She was professional and treated me with mutal respect
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/2/2026
Dr. Deakins was excellent and provided outstanding care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/2/2026
Excellent provider
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/28/2026
An oustanding care to patients
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/22/2026
Dr. Deakins was excellent to me. Very friendly, very knowledgeable. Makes you feel comfortable. Would definitely see her again and recommend to others.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/22/2026
Very pleasant, discussed the isdue and ways to resolve it
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/16/2026
I was seen on as an add on patient, requested by the Glaucoma Fellow following my post op care. Dr. Deakins was super,
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/14/2026
She is excellent - extremely professional, easy to communicate with, and very kind, as well. She understood the issue, presented (and implemented) a possible solution, recommended other helpful tools, and provided a referral for follow up investigation/care if needed. She is top notch.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/14/2026
She was excellent.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/14/2026
She is an extraordinary physician. She diagnosed my condition which was not diagnosed by previous 5 providers I have met in the past 7 months. Very thorough and considerate and conscientious physician
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/13/2026
Dr. Deakins is fantastic.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/12/2026
She IS an amazing Doctor best experience ever
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/6/2026
Attentive and knowledgeable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/30/2025
Dr. Deakins is a true skilled professional with excellent people skills. I am fortunate she was available to see me on short notice.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/10/2025
Ms. Deakins in an absolute delight and such a professional. She is kind and patient, knowledgeable and very able to understand my questions and answer them. She's the opposite of condescending. I always feel like she's actually glad to see me. Amazing, since I consider myself kind of a pest. She covers all of the bases, even arranging for the front desk to schedule my appointments this next year. I'm so honored to have her as my eye doctor. Thank you Dr. Deakins and Johns Hopkins!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/8/2025
She was great it was a lovely visit.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/8/2025
This was my first time seeing Dr Deakins and I was nervous about it due to it being so hard to find a specialist before but she was very good at what she does, good people skills, can explain what she's doing and why, and her demeanor was very comforting. I always stress about my appointments especially ones with new doctors but those worry's have been put to rest
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/19/2025
Did a GREAT job
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/19/2025
She is knowledgable, caring, responsive & thoughful.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/17/2025
I enjoyed my time with Dr. Deakins very much.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/22/2025
You are asking the wrong questions. Provider was fine.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/15/2025
Excellent, courteous provider
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/13/2025
Extremely kind, patient, professional, and personable.
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/13/2025
The optometrist, Isabel Deakins was very good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/6/2025
The 2 ladies I dealt with during my eye exam were very kind, professional, knowledgeable and pleasant. The best.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/30/2025
Professional knowledgeable and caring
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/29/2025
Dr. Deakins was very personable. She asked questions that were pertinent to the issue I went in for. She was respectful and did not rush through the appointment. She explained everything to me has we proceeded.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/22/2025
This was my first appt with Dr Deakins. She was professional, efficient, and friendly. She gave me info on my condition, and also resources for materials to care for my eyes.