Our Doctors

Undergraduate Education: North Carolina State University. Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By prioritizing and individualizing care for each of my patients and for caring for them in the way in which I would want to be cared for. Hobbies/Interests: Faith, Family, Fitness.

Undergraduate Education: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Optometry School: University of Houston College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association, Georgia Optometric Association. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Glaucoma management, diabetic retinopathy, eye infections and foreign body removal. What drives your passion for optometry? Being able to help people preserve and improve their vision is exciting and rewarding! How are you helping patients live their best lives? Every patient visit is an opportunity to help people improve their quality of life. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Being able to help people improve their quality of life by enhancing and protecting their sight. How are you impacting your local community? Being available to serve my community by being available for emergency visits, red eye visits as well as routine eye care. Hobbies/Interests: I love spending time with my wife and boys, and am a sports car enthusiast.

Undergraduate Education: University of Waterloo. Optometry School: Michigan College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: MOA. What drives your passion for optometry? Helping people see better. Hobbies/Interests: Cycling (gravel road racing & mtn biking), hockey.

Undergraduate Education: University of Connecticut. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? Through comprehensive eye examinations to enhance and preserve my patient's visual function. Hobbies/Interests: Biking, Watching Sports, Board Games.

Undergraduate Education: Syracuse University. Optometry School: State University of New York College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By providing comprehensive eye exams for adults and children, diabetic eye exams, contact lens fitting, dry eye exams, and ocular disease management. Hobbies/Interests: Biking, Watching TV/Sports, Cooking BBQ.

Undergraduate Education: Augustana College. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? We provide eyecare and eyeglasses to children in need in the community through the school district and have been a longstanding neighborhood practice including seeing Northwestern University student athletes. Hobbies/Interests: I love spending as much time outdoors during the warmer months with my two little kids bike riding and gardening (them digging in the dirt) and taking pictures of our adventures.

Undergraduate Education: Truman State University. Optometry School: Indiana University School of Optometry.

Undergrad: UNC-Charlotte- 2010 Graduated top of her class and Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Chemistry, and minors in Biology and Interdisciplinary Health Studies Optometry: Southern College of Optometry, Memphis TN-2015 Graduated Summa Cum Laude Awards: Hayes Center for Practice Excellence Award (SCO-2015) Prioritize Care Award (Myeyedr- 2021) Dr. Raess is currently serving as an officer for NC Optometric Society- Eastern District When not at work, Dr. Raess enjoys spending time at the beach or mountains with her husband, two children, and Aussie Shepherd- Eli! She also enjoys sports of all types, but her favorite is hockey. Go Canes! Dr. Raess has had a passion for optometry since her first eye exam in the 5th grade. After the doctor showed her the pictures of the back of her eye and showed her a patient they recently had seen and sent for possible diabetes, Dr. Raess was fascinated by how such systemic things could manifest in the eye. She left the exam and told her mother that she wanted to be an optometrist when she grew up... and the rest is history.

Undergraduate Education: Southern Methodist University. Optometry School: Western University College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By providing comprehensive eye exams for adults and children, diabetic eye exams, contact lens fitting, binocular visual dysfunctions, and ocular disease management (diabetes, glaucoma, macular degeneration, etc.). Hobbies/Interests: spending time with my family, hiking, reading, and biking.

Undergraduate Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham, bachelor’s in science. Optometry School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, 2019. Professional Achievements and Associations: Alabama Optometric Association. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: Residency in Geriatric and Low Vision Rehabilitative Optometry, Birmingham VA. My favorite part of helping my patients is: Providing patients with the best care and helping patients see their best. In my spare time, I enjoy: Outdoors, spending time with family.

Undergraduate Education: University of Central Florida. Optometry School: Nova College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I enjoy improving the quality of life for those in my community. Vision is a very important sense and I like helping others become their best. Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy traveling around the world. Learning about other cultures and food is one of my passions. I am also an avid book reader and movie enthusiast.

Undergraduate Education: BYU. Optometry School: University of Houston College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Certificate of recognition for services rendered while practicing at the Naval Health Clinic in Quantico, Virginia. Recognized by the Houston Department of Health & Human Services Foundation for his dedicated service to the visually challenged youth of Houston. Hobbies/Interests: Farming/Ranching.

Undergraduate Education: Xavier University of Louisiana, Bachelor of Science; Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry; The reason I became an optometrist is deliver eye care to underserved communities. My favorite part of helping my patients is meeting new people and developing long lasting patient/doctor relationships. In my spare time, I enjoy travelling.

Undergraduate Education: University of Texas at Austin. Optometry School: University of Houston College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Residency in Refractive and Ocular Surgery and Ocular Disease, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Therapeutic Optometrist, and Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I strive to give the best care to my patients by properly educating them about how their ocular health can be directly influenced by their systemic health. I make it a priority to provide my patients with the tools and resources they need to improve and maintain their ocular health as well as their overall well-being. I also love creating meaningful connections with my patients to understand who they are and what they do to ensure that their needs are being met. Hobbies/Interests: Teaching yoga and Pilates, hiking, traveling, eating good food, and finding new coffee shops.

Undergraduate Education: Wayne State University. Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: Former president of the NY optometric council and the Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Optometric Society. Published and lectured on topics including; refractive surgery, dry eye, and technology. Consulted and lectured for Stifel Investment. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Medical Eye Care. What drives your passion for optometry? Keeping up with technology and medical care. Mentoring 4th year externs from SUNY School of Optometry. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Practicing for 43 years and getting to know my patients needs and wants. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Staying up with new technology, keeping up with CE classes, always being a student in a rapidly changing eye field. How are you impacting your local community? We are involved in our local chamber of commerce, lions club, and helping young adults in need at Lincoln Hall. Hobbies/Interests: Married with two kids. Daughter is a teacher, son is a commercial pilot. love animals, tennis, travel, and exercise. Started a Facebook Group "Bring Optometry to New Century in Israel" now with over 400 members.

Undergrad Education: University of Connecticut Optometry School: MCPHS University School of Optometry Impacting Local Community: By providing the best care I can for my patients, encouraging them to be champions of their own healthcare, and providing them with all the options I have available. Hobbies/Interests: Outside of work I like to stay active, and I enjoy all of my animals - I have a horse and cats currently!

Dr. Rav completed her undergraduate studies at Western University in London, Ontario and then went on to attend the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts for her doctorate degree. She specializes in primary care optometry and contact lens fittings, with a developed expertise in multifocal contact lenses. She ensures that patients receive customized solutions for their unique visual needs. With her patient-centered approach and a deep commitment to eye health, Dr. Rav strives to provide exceptional care for individuals of all ages. Outside the office, Dr. Rav enjoys traveling to new countries, shopping, and experiencing new restaurants and wineries with friends. This blend of professional dedication and personal passion makes Dr. Rav a well-rounded and approachable provider who truly values building meaningful connections with patients.

Undergraduate Education: North Carolina State University, B.S. Biological Engineering, B.S. Biomedical Engineering. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry. Professional Achievements and Associations: AOA Member, GOA Member, BSA Eagle Scout. The reason I became an optometrist: I remember being fascinated by how much my first pair of glasses changed my perception and I wanted to be able to bring that joy to other people. I still have those glasses! In my spare time, I enjoy tennis, pickleball, running, traveling, and spending time with my wife, our two sons, and great friends. My favorite part of helping my patients is just being able to interact with such a diverse group of individuals each day. I learn a little something new from each patient, while helping them see better at the same time.