Dan

“Although I’ve been an optician for over 30 years, my more than a dozen here at the Wheaton Eye Clinic have been the most interesting. Because of all the medical conditions we see, patients often need me to explain prescriptions or translate something a doctor may have said,” explains Dan. “Although I never alter a prescription, sometimes I will go back to the doctor to see if he or she can specify something that gives the patient a different choice. 

For example, bifocals are set according to a standard arm length. But a tall man with long arms may need to read at a distance further than the standard used in the prescription. Multi-focals are also tricky. In order to properly fit a patient I need to know all the things those glasses are going to be used for - reading, sports, driving, computer work – so that I can explain the realities of the lenses. I enjoy working through each special situation. The major motivator for me every day is to see a happy, contented smile on someone’s face when he or she puts on new glasses.”  

Dan is married with two grown children. He enjoys exercising, including time spent on his two favorite hobbies, bicycling and golf.

Dan sees patients in the Wheaton office of the Wheaton Eye Clinic.