Meet DR. JOAN , Optician & Vision Technician
Joan earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish from Goucher College, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, with a Minor in Chemistry, and her Doctorate in Optometry. She is NCLE and ABO certified, and is a licensed Optician in SC.
Joan participated in an internship with Dr. Harry Wachs, OD in his Vision Therapy Clinic in Washington, DC, and has almost 10 years of experience as an ophthalmic technician in her husband’s specialty practice, working in retina care and surgery.
Joan looks forward to spending time with her husband, children, and dog. Visiting family, playing golf, tennis, swimming, traveling, and gourmet cooking, are all activities in which Joan participates in her spare time.
“There is so much more to vision than just the Snellen Acuity Chart. The vision process involves a cortical process as well as a multitude of other senses. I enjoy being a part of helping children/students overcome struggles in academics through therapy, as well as administering sports enhancement and visual training to help players play to the best of their ability. Helping patients of all ages work through brain injury, achieve good balance and coordination, and obtain overall good health and fitness are important goals to me.”