Dr. Gauger is a native Iowan and current Cedar Rapids ophthalmologist. She received her Medical degree from the University of Iowa, did her residency at Gunderson Lutheran in La Crosse, WI and did her ophthalmology residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She most recently completed a Global Eye Care Fellowship at the Dean McGee Eye Institute in Oklahoma City, OK. As part of her studies, and as a volunteer, she has provided care in Africa, Honduras, India and China. Dr. Gauger is fluent in Spanish.