Education: High School- Carrollton High School- graduated 1972, West Georgia College- B.S. graduated 1975. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry - 1979 grad. Professional Achievements/Associations: SOPO - Society of Professional Optometrist. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Georgia Therapeutics Certified - General Optometry. What drives your passion for optometry? Helping people to see better. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Providing thorough exams and helping them to see their best. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Going beyond normal patient care to help people see. How are you impacting your local community? Active in church and local Lions Club. Hobbies/Interests: Golf, spending time with family and grandchildren.

Undergraduate Education: West Ga College; Optometry School Southern College of Optometry; Professional Achievements/Associations: Member GOA and AOA; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Contact lenses and Glaucoma; What drives your passion for optometry? Challenges in helping patients achieve good vision and treating ocular pathology. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Achieving good vision with difficult cases such as keratoconus. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? I love being a part of taking a patient with a dense cataract to clear vision and very little spectacle rx needed. How are you impacting your local community? The patients here know me and appreciate what we do here in eye care. Hobbies/Interests: Golf, Flying, and, Hiking.

Undergraduate Education: Saint Mary's College; Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry; Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association, Illinois Optometric Association, Ocular Wellness & Nutrition Society; What drives your passion for optometry? I am dedicated to my patient’s long-term eye health and wellness. How are you helping patients live their best lives? I enjoy discussing the importance of UV protection and nutrition with my patients, as well as fitting contact lenses offering the latest technology in health, comfort and vision. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Using innovative products and testing is beneficial to assess eye health and solve patient's eye care needs.

Undergraduate Education: Washington and Jefferson College; Optometry School: Salus University; Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association, Pennsylvania Optometric Society; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Contact Lenses; What drives your passion for optometry? To help my patients achieve great ocular health. How are you helping patients live their best lives? We provide state of the art ocular care. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Giving my patients the best vision and best ocular health care. How are you impacting your local community? Helping patients obtain affordable eye care. Hobbies/Interests: Family, our dog, Max, and playing tennis

Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology; Optometry School: The New England College of Optometry; Professional Achievements/Associations: Alois Alzheimer's Association Member , AOA, GOA; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disorders; What drives your passion for optometry? Our eyes allow us to experience the world around us fully. I have many relatives and family members who experienced many serious eye problems. From a very young age, I became very attuned to the impact our vision has on the quality of our life. How are you helping patients live their best lives? No two humans are alike, therefore my treatment plans and prescriptions are tailored for the individual. Helping a patient figure out their specific needs and coming up with solutions is very gratifying and can impact the quality of their day to day life. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? A patient should feel educated and empowered about their own eye health. Patient's should leave our office feeling taken care of and at ease about their eyes and vision. How are you impacting your local community? I am a proponent of holistic and preventative health measures. I love to guide individuals and my patients on mental wellness, meditation, breath work, and healthy lifestyles. I raise money for Alzheimer's prevention for the local community as well. Hobbies/Interests: Acting, Stand Comedy/Improv, Dancing, The Braves, Travel, Yoga, Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Health, Meditation, and Great Food

Dr. Ruby Patel received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from University of Houston and a Doctorate of Optometry degree from Illinois College of Optometry. Dr. Patel completed her clinical rotations with a focus on primary eye care and ocular disease at Palo Alto VAMC in Palo Alto, CA and at Franklin D Roosevelt VAMC in Montrose, NY. Dr. Patel specializes in family eye care including pediatrics, diabetic eye exams, fitting contact lenses for adults and children, dry eye management, binocular vision problems, as well as diagnosing and treating various eye conditions and diseases. Dr. Patel is a licensed Therapeutic Optometrist and an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. Dr. Patel has been practicing in Katy, TX for over a decade and it is now her hometown. She enjoys volunteering, traveling, and spending quality time with her family and friends.

Dr. Bhagyashree Lad is a Therapeutic Optometrist and a certified Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Health from the University of Houston. She then went on to continue her Doctorate of Optometry degree at Rosenberg School of Optometry in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Lad completed her externship at Eye Center of Texas focusing pre- and post-operative management of cataract and other refractive surgeries, treating and managing ocular disease, Glaucoma, and retinal pathology. She also completed her rotation at VA Outpatient Clinic in Jacksonville Florida where she concentrated in primary care, fitting contact lenses and low vision. Dr. Lad enjoys spending quality time with family, traveling and trying new foods.

Undergraduate Education: University of South Alabama; BS in Mathematics. Optometry School: University of Alabama at Birmingham; 1990. Professional Achievements and Associations: Colorado Optometric Association; American Optometric Association; Key person for the Colorado Optometric Association 1999. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: Certified to fit Corneal Refractive Lenses. I diagnose and treat glaucoma and we have the special equipment to follow retinal diseases that do not currently require treatment. The reason I became an optometrist is: I like to help people. I like the specialized equipment. As optometrists we make patients’ lives better every day. My favorite part of helping my patients is: Seeing patients every year. I know what’s happening with their eyes, but also in their lives. In my spare time, I enjoy: My husband, Australian shepherd and I like to hike and ski.

Undergraduate Education: Eastern Michigan University 1971. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry 1977; Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Professional Achievements and Associations: American Optometric Association; Michigan Optometric Association; Metropolitan Detroit Optometric society. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: Diplomate, American Board of Optometry. The reason I became an optometrist is: To gain the ability to make lifelong positive changes to many lives. My favorite part of helping my patients is: Making people more confident about themselves by glasses or contact lenses or surgery. In my spare time, I enjoy: My wife and kids and grandkids, golf and exercise.