Our Doctors

Undergraduate Education: Florida Atlantic University, BS in Biology, BA in Computer Science. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By ensuring that they have the best eye health and vision possible to see the important parts of their world. Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Travel, spending time with family and friends.

Undergraduate Education: University of Illinois at Chicago. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By helping maintain the most vital sense, sight, through comprehensive eye exams and eye care to all. Hobbies/Interests: Sports, photography, travel

Dr. Arndt earned his degree in optometry at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, a school known for its focus on state-of-the-art technologies. He was raised in Hampton and attended Old Dominion University where he studied civil engineering. He credits this training for his love of measuring and mapping the eye with precision when diagnosing and treating his patients. He is passionate about bringing advanced technologies and treatments to his practice. Dr. Arndt is an active supporter of Optometry Giving Sight and enjoys spending time with his wife and three grown children.

Optometry School: Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, School of Optometry. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Glaucoma and Diabetes. What drives your passion for optometry? Making sure patients eyes are healthy with the clearest vision. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By providing the necessary vision correction to read, learn and safe driving. How are you impacting your local community? Serving the population in all aspects of vision care. Hobbies/Interests: Collecting vintage Marvel comic books, cruising in my classic car, camping, kayaking, hiking.

Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science in Microbiology at the University of Florida. Optometry School: Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry class of 2002. Professional Achievements and Associations: Florida Optometric Association. American Optometric Association. In my spare time, I enjoy: Vacationing with the family, watching college football, playing golf and wood working in the garage.

Undergraduate Education: University of New Hampshire, Bachelor of Science. Optometry School: Salus University, 2015. Professional Achievements and Associations: Member of the AOA and the NHOA. The reason I became an optometrist is: To help to enhance people’s lives through their vision. In my spare time, I enjoy: Traveling, reading, and cooking.

Undergraduate: University of Houston Downtown, bachelor’s in biology with a minor in Chemistry; Optometry: University of Houston College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association and the Texas Optometry Association. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Therapeutic optometrist and glaucoma specialist. What drives your passion for optometry? I enjoy providing high quality, personalized medical and routine eye exams to patients with whom I genuinely enjoy our interactions in bettering their eye health needs. I also like to both educate my patients and place them at ease so that their experience at MyEyeDr is a two-way dialogue where we both listen and respond in a relaxed setting. Hobbies/interest. Traveling, spreading time with family and listening to music.

Undergraduate Education: University of Indianapolis; Optometry School: Inter American University of Puerto Rico; Professional Achievements/Associations: Member of the Indiana Optometric Association, American Optometric Association & Michigan Optometric Association; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Primary care, ocular disease & dry eye; What drives your passion for optometry? After suffering from an eye injury myself as a young child, I am passionate about providing my patients with the best level of care possible through the following: compassion, understanding, and expertise. How are you helping patients live their best lives? I help each patient develop a care plan that is specific to their needs & lifestyle. Hobbies/Interests: Running, yoga, reading, hiking & spending time with my husband (who is also an optometrist) & my 3 dogs.

Undergraduate Education: Miami University, BA; Pennsylvania College of Optometry, BS. Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 2007. Professional Achievements and Associations: Member AOA; Member IOA; Member CIOS. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: AOA's Aviation Vision Certification. The reason I became an optometrist is: It sounds simple, but the noticeable improvement in my personal vision when I got glasses as a kid really stuck with me. Another one of my best memories was getting fitted into contact lenses when I was 13 years old and being able to see clearly again without having to wear glasses to play football and baseball. I wanted to be able to give that same experience to kids and adults alike. My favorite part of helping my patients is: I love seeing the joy on patient's faces when they put their new prescription glasses on, or put their contacts in, and they can see the world again clearly. I also truly enjoy seeing patient’s year after year and getting to know them and their families. In my spare time, I enjoy: Watching football, playing sports with my 2 kids, golfing, taking vacations to the mountains and hiking, and playing retro video games from the 1990's.

Undergraduate Education: Belhaven University & Elmhurst College: Bachelor's degree in biology. Optometry School: The Ohio State College of Optometry 2008. Professional Achievements and Associations Member of the American Optometric Association; Member of the Indiana Optometric Association; Awarded Ossip Optometry's Doctor of the Year in 2017. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: I enjoy treating glaucoma and fitting specialty contact lenses. The reason I became an optometrist is: I want to help people. I always wanted to go into the medical field, and optometry was the perfect field for me. My favorite part of helping my patients is: I love it when I can change someone's life by helping them to see better. I also enjoy getting to know my patients and developing lifelong relationships with them over the years. In my spare time, I enjoy: I love volleyball. I played in college and Optometry school. I also enjoy spending time with my 2 kids and attending their soccer games. My husband and I love taking trips, especially where we get to hike and be outdoors. Our favorite vacation spot to date is Banff, Canada.

Undergraduate Education: Bridgewater College; Bridgewater, VA; B.S. in Biology. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry; Memphis, TN 1991. Professional Achievements and Associations: AOA and VOA. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: Scleral contacts. The reason I became an optometrist is: Watching my sister struggle to read due to a vision issue made me aware of the impact good vision can have on a person's life. I want to be able to help people reach their full potential by helping them have the best vision possible. My favorite part of helping my patients is: Helping them enjoy life through good vision. In my spare time, I enjoy: Reading, knitting, and my dogs and cats.

Undergraduate Education: University of Georgia (UGA). Optometry School: UIW-Rosenberg School of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? Providing adults & children with comprehensive eye exams, contact lens exams and fittings, and medical eye exams. Dr. Babalola manages glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and removes foreign bodies from the eye. Hobbies/Interests: Motorcycle riding, weightlifting, playing the piano, and watching mixed martial arts.

Undergraduate Education: University of Tennessee at Martin; Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry; Professional Achievements and Associations: Tennessee Optometric Association, American Optometric Association; Clinical Certifications and Specialities: Therapeutic Optometrist; The reason I became an optometrist is because after I received my first pair of glasses while in the 6th grade and realized how amazing the difference was I knew that I wanted to become an eye doctor and give the gift of sight to others. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling with my wife and spending time with family and friends. In addition, my wife and I have been the proud owners of Lupo's Italian Steakhouse for the past 14 years. My favorite part of helping my patients is improving their quality of life and relating to them on a personal level.

Undergraduate Education: University of Maryland, Baltimore County - B.S.; Optometry School: New England College of Optometry; Professional Achievements/Associations: University of Maryland, Baltimore County - M.S. Computer Science; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Primary care and contact lenses; What drives your passion for optometry? God. How are you helping patients live their best lives? See well. Look great! What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Ensuring the happiness and satisfaction of all patients. Hobbies/Interests: Traveling and reading.

Dr. Baggs works at the Harvard Avenue and Mingo Avenue locations in Tulsa. He obtained both his undergraduate biology and his doctorate in optometry degrees from Northeastern State University. He is a longtime member of the American Optometric Association and the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians. Dr. Baggs tries to help each one of his patients by focusing on their specific needs and concerns while he is with them. In his free time, he enjoys watching old movies, reading the classics and playing the guitar.

Undergraduate Education: North Carolina State University, Zoology; Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry; Professional Achievements and Associations: American Optometric Association, North Carolina State Optometric Society, North Carolina Eastern District Optometric Society Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry; The reason I became an optometrist is because in college, I knew I wanted to work in the medical field, but I did not decide on optometry until my last year of undergraduate education. For me, being able to improve someone's vision while at the same time evaluating with their overall health was the key determinant in wanting to be an optometrist. In my spare time, I enjoy "Spending time with my wife, 2 daughters and family, traveling, reading, bible study, cooking, and sports/athletics. My favorite part of helping my patients is being able to improve their vision and evaluate overall health, but also making relationships with them and getting to know about their interests and families, etc.