Our Doctors

Dr. Fitzgerald graduated from the University of Mary, in Bismark, North Dakota, with a bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He then attended the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University, graduating with an additional B.S. in Vision Sciences and his Doctorate of Optometry. After graduating, Dr. Fitzgerald completed one year Primary Care Residency Program at Salus University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is also certified to use topical and oral pharmaceutical agents. His specialties and interests include ocular disease, contact lenses and vision therapy. Dr. Fitzgerald is a member of the American Academy of Optometry, the American Optometric Association and Vermont Optometric Association. Dr. Fitzgerald was also awarded Clinical Honors while attending Salus University and received an award for Clinical Excellence during his advanced pediatric clinical rotation.

Undergraduate Education: Indiana University Bloomington. Degree in Chemistry, minor in Biology. Optometry School: Indiana University School of Optometry. 2007. Professional Achievements and Associations: MyEyeDr. CEO Ambassador, 2019; Ossip Optometry Doctor of the Year, 2018; Indiana Optometric Association; American Optometric Association. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: Treatment of dry eye disease. The reason I became an optometrist is: I wanted to be able to have an immediate impact on my patients’ lives. Optometry allows this through vision and ocular health. My favorite part of helping my patients is: Observing the smile on each patient’s face when they see how well their vision will be with their new glasses. In my spare time, I enjoy: Traveling. Hiking in national parks.

Dr. Flores is a Kansas Native with a bachelors in Public Health Nutrition from Kansas State University and her Doctorate of Optometry from University of the Incarnate word in San Antonio. Her ability to be bilingual in Spanish and English helps her better serve her patients and she hopes to continue serving the Latino communities. Her focus has been to pursue her interests in ocular disease including dry eye, research, innovative technology and education to ensure that patients in her community have access to it. She also uses social media to reach her community even further. She uses the platform to educate, engage and minimize the gap between eye care and the beauty industry with a Latina flare added to it of course. In her free time Dr. Flores enjoys traveling, reading her Bible, doing yoga, playing piano, spending time with her family, and eating all the delicious food the world has to offer.

Dr. Brenda Floyd is a licensed optometrist practicing at MyEyeDr. in Lewisville, Texas. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and received her Doctorate in Optometry from the University of Alabama of Alabama in Birmingham School of Optometry. Dr. Floyd's educational journey also includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiological Optics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). As part of her training, she completed an internship at the UAB Diabetes Hospital. In her college years, Dr. Floyd served as the president of the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society. Dr. Floyd has received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who's Who, a renowned publisher of biographical profiles. Her extensive experience, leadership qualities, and notable accomplishments have earned her a prominent position within her professional network. She also received the Marquis Award for Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare. Before establishing her practice in the Dallas area, Dr. Floyd gained valuable clinical experience at the Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders at UAB Health System. Additionally, she served as a clinician at the Diabetes Hospital of UAB Health System. During her career, Dr. Floyd also contributed as a columnist in eye care for the Lewisville Daily Leader. In 1993, Dr. Floyd founded Sharp Eyes Optometry in Lewisville, Texas, and later became partners with Dr. Rosenberg in 2005. Their private practice serves the Flower Mound, Lewisville, and Carrollton areas, offering a comprehensive range of services and eyewear products. These include eye exams, testing for all ages, prescription and non-prescription glasses, sunglasses, as well as a wide selection of eyewear frames and contact lenses. Dr. Floyd's dedication to her community is evident in her commitment to helping her patients live their best lives. She takes pride in providing excellent care and strives to ensure her patients' satisfaction. Her passion for optometry allows her to tackle even the most challenging vision issues and provide effective solutions. Actively involved in professional organizations, Dr. Floyd is a longstanding member of the American Optometric Association (AOA), where she received an Education Award for her exceptional work. She has also been associated with the Optometric Foundation and the Texas Optometric Association. Outside of her practice, Dr. Floyd enjoys various hobbies and interests. She finds joy in gardening, music, piano composition, and spending quality time with her family and friends. Dr. Brenda Floyd's dedication, expertise, and compassionate approach make her a respected and trusted optometrist within the Lewisville community, helping her patients with their vision needs and eye health.

Undergraduate Education: Siena College; Optometry School: The New England College of Optometry; Professional Achievements/Associations: Beta Sigma Kappa member, American Academy of Optometry member, American Optometric Association member; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Completed a residency in ocular disease at Virginia Eye Consultants; What drives your passion for optometry? The ability to impact people in a positive way on a daily basis. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By providing them with many options for the management of their eye care needs. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Ensuring the happiness and satisfaction of all patients. How are you impacting your local community? I enjoy volunteering in my spare time at my church and other local businesses. Hobbies/Interests: Kayaking, cross country skiing, the beach or lake, spending time with family and friends

Undergraduate Education: Radford University. Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry. How are you helping your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I always strive to help my patients live their best lives by providing the best comprehensive exams and contact lens fits that maximize my patients’ visual needs. I listen to their concerns and provide options to maximize their visual performance. I have practiced since 1993 in various modalities thru my career. In the early part of my career, I had staff privileges at various hospital in NC where I gathered expertise in managing various ocular disease states. I stay very active in continuing education and professional organizations to ensure I am current on the latest knowledge and technology related to eye care. I also strive to learn the community that I serve and become involved so I can understand community needs. In recent years I have provided care and glasses for children in various DC public charter schools. I’ve also volunteered at health screen days on Capitol Hill. I try to support local charities and I have been involved as an athlete in local cycling, triathlon, swim and row teams. This gives me perspective on how to best serve my patients and community. Hobbies: general physical fitness and nutrition/cycling, running, triathlon, rowing, international hiking and travel, culinary food, and wine excursions.

Undergraduate Education: Stonehill College. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I coached high school baseball, basketball and football and officiated youth baseball games. In the office I provide and educate patients on the optical solutions that will best fit their needs. Hobbies/Interests: I played football at the collegiate level and enjoy playing baseball and basketball. I love to garden and landscape.

Dr. Parisa Foroutan attended the University of Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry in San Antonio with extensive training in primary care, contact lenses—including specialty lenses for keratoconus, vision therapy as well as neurodevelopmental disorders of the eye, management and treatment of glaucoma and Diabetes, and well as ocular traumas including abrasions and infections of the eye. She is now happy to be serving the community she grew up in. She is bilingual in both English and Farsi.

Undergraduate Education: Valparaiso University, BS in Chemistry and Biology Optometry School: Indiana University School of Optometry, 2019. The reason I became an optometrist is: I always knew I wanted to do something in the medical field, and the more I learned about eyes the more I wanted to know. I love being able to specialize in such an interesting area of health, while also helping patients improve their quality of life. My favorite part of helping my patients is: Helping improve their lives! I love seeing the reaction of kids getting a pair of glasses for the first time or finding a solution for a contact lens patient that thought they were out of options. In my spare time, I enjoy: Going to concerts, playing tennis, and spending time with my dog.

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: University of NC-Greensboro Accounting and Business and University of Houston, BS in Physiological Optics. Optometry School: University of Houston College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Graduated Magna cum laude, Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society, American Optometric Society, NC Optometric Society, and Piedmont Optometric Society, Member of Lions Club International. I have over 33 years of experience improving my patients’ quality of life by maximizing their ability to see with eyeglasses and/or contact lenses, maintaining and educating them on their ocular and systemic health, and building lifelong relationships. Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, cooking, photography, spending time with my family and friends: husband, Johnny, adult children, Luke (Logistics Army Officer and now corporate logistics manager), and Lindsey (“Dr P.”-she is a dentist in Richmond, VA), walking my dog, Marley, exploring the great outdoors, especially on a hike, the beach or a cruise, paddle board/kayak and boating on Lake Norman, and taking care of my parents and patients.

Dr. Francia graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2008 with degrees in biochemistry and psychology. In 2012, she earned her Doctorate of Optometry from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Francia completed a residency in primary eye care at the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Virginia in 2013. Her areas of special interest include primary eye care and ocular disease management.

Undergraduate Education: Boston University. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: Ocular Disease Residency / New Hampshire Optometric Association. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Diplomate, American Board of Optometry / Glaucoma management. What drives your passion for optometry? The opportunity to care for our community’s most important sense. How are you helping patients live their best lives? I focus on understanding the unique visual needs of my patients and then delivering the best solution based on my experience. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Identifying the ways, I can significantly help my patients and then effectively sharing the information that makes change possible. How are you impacting your local community? Delivering a valuable service to the community is the joy of my career. I have been lucky enough to serve the Merrimack community for 17+ years. Hobbies/Interests: My wife and two daughters keep me active while I am not at work. You will find us enjoying the great outdoors playing sports!

Undergraduate Education: Michigan State University - Bachelor of Science in Human Biology; Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry- Doctorate of Optometry; Professional Achievements and Associations: Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians- council member for student society, American Optometric Association, Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity-student chapter, Leadership Collierville; Clinical Recognition: Johnson & Johnson Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care. I became an optometrist to help people live their best lives. I want to partner with my patients to deliver thorough and individualized eyecare. I love being able to help my patients find solutions to their eyecare needs that may not have been discussed or offered in the past. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my husband, Andrew and daughter, Rigsby. We also enjoy thrifting/antiquing- you never know what treasure you might find!

Undergraduate Education: Attended Michigan State University. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry Specializing in Ortho Keratology to slow the progression of myopia in Children and Scleral Contact lenses for Keratoconus, high Astigmatism and Presbyopia. And by providing comprehensive care to all ages and ensuring the best possible visual outcome for each patient. Hobbies/Interests: Golf, hiking, and travel.

Undergraduate Education: Washington College; Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Primary Care & Pediatrics; What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Ensuring the happiness and satisfaction of all patients.

Undergraduate Education: University of North Carolina, Asheville. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and ocular diseases. What drives your passion for optometry? When I was a child and could not see well, I went to see an eye doctor, and he prescribed glasses for me. That’s when I knew wanted to help people to see and live a disease-free life. How are you helping patients live their best lives? It brings me joy to help my patients attain their best vision and quality of life. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? It lifts my heart to help a child no longer struggle in school. How are you impacting your local community? By providing access to quality vision care. Hobbies/Interests: I love playing golf with my father as well as playing guitar. I also love dogs, and I have three, German shepherd, huskimo, and a Pomeranian.

Undergraduate Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I can help patients live their best lives by taking their specific needs and lifestyles into account so that I can provide the best treatment for the individual. Hobbies/Interests: Reading, spending time with family and friends.

Undergraduate Education: Queens College, NY. Optometry School: SUNY. Hobbies/Interests: animals, horses, history, and experiencing new places.