226 Results for Optometry near Pasadena, TX

Dr. Richey's Biography — Dr. William Richey opened Advanced Family Eye Care in the winter of 2004 after spending ten years in varying modes of practice. Dr. Richey graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Optometry in 1993. Upon graduation he entered active duty in the United States Air Force where he practiced as Staff Optometrist and Chief of Optometry at Dyess Hospital in Abilene, TX. Since separating from the Air Force in 1996 he has been associated with both private and commercial practice. His most recent location, before opening his own office, was in the commercial setting of Master Eye Associates in Sugar Land, TX. Dr. Richey’s clinical interests are in primary eye care, surgical refractive therapy co-management, non-surgical refractive therapy treatment, specialty contact lenses and the treatment of eye disease. His professional and personal philosophy is to treat everyone as he would want to be treated.

Dr. Boeckman's Biography — Dr. David Boeckman graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1982. Upon graduation he established a private practice, Eyeland. From 1985 through 1992, Dr. Boeckman was the vision consultant for the Texas Department of Corrections. He has served as a clinical investigator for new investigational products for CIBA Vision Care, and lectures regularly for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and Acuvue brand products. He is currently serving on the board of directors of Benevolent Missions International, a medical missionary organization. He was voted Best Eye Doctor 2013 by the readers of The Courier of Montgomery County. Dr. Boeckman's greatest satisfaction in delivering eye care has come from the many eye/medical missions that he has had the privilege to join. To date, he has treated thousands of patients in Fiji, El Salvador, Belize and Bolivia. Dr. Boeckman and his wife Kathy have three children, Emily, Matt, and Brian, and a menagerie of pets.

Dr. Chen's Biography — Doctor Rachel Chen is a licensed Therapeutic Optometrist and Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from The University of Texas at Austin and her Doctorate of Optometry from The University of Houston College of Optometry in 2011. In optometry school, she served as a teaching assistant and was a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society. She is also a member of the Texas Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. Dr. Chen was originally from China but migrated to Galveston Texas when she was twelve years old, where she attended middle school and high school. She knew very little English when she first came to America. She drove herself to learn English through obsessively listening to popular American music of the time. She now speaks both Chinese and English fluently, and has an iPod full of a variety of music spanning many different genres. She took a special interest in medicine and health care at a very young age. During middle school and high school, she participated in numerous summer research programs offered by The University of Texas Medical Branch, where she received hands on training on biomedical science research. While biomedical research is rewarding and very interesting, she realized that she would rather spend her day working one on one with people instead of with petri dishes and microscopes. As a young myope, Dr. Chen always looked forward to her annual visit to the optometrist’s office. One of her favorite memories growing up was the first time she put on her prescription glasses after being diagnosed with near-sightedness. She saw the world in high definition for the first time in a very long time: the trees had distinct leaves, the flowers had individual petals, license plates numbers can be read from a distance, pedestrians from across the street had distinguishable features, and colors were more vibrant than she’s ever seen. She was in awe of the world around her that she did not know was in focus for others. It is now a goal of hers to help others share that same experience. Dr. Chen started working with Dr. Brending and the team at Clear Lake Eye Center when she was a first year optometry school student. She worked as Dr. Brending’s assistant throughout school and upon graduation she joined the practice as a part-time associate optometrist. In 2013, Dr. Brending and Dr. Chen join forces in full-time partnership. Dr. Chen enjoys getting to know her patients and providing them with personalized eye care. She understands that different occupations and hobbies require very different vision needs, and one size cannot possibly fit all in the eye care world. Therefore spending a little extra time to get to know a patient can make a world of difference in improving the patient’s quality of life after the exam. She also takes a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic ocular conditions such as double vision, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration. In her free time, Dr. Chen enjoys reading, traveling, and attending concerts. On most weekends, you can find her out and about with her family, friends, and her two hyperactive Pomeranians.