Why I became an eye doctor

Thursday, January 05, 2012

I want to thank each of you for your support of our Facebook page, and of course, for choosing us to meet all your eye care needs. Hopefully, this can be a forum where you can keep in touch with what is new at Allen Eye Associates. We hope to inform you on the latest in glasses and contacts, relay what medical advancement in our industry might be relevant to you, and let you know what is going on here.

I am often asked why I decided to become an eye doctor. Since this is my first posting let me share with you why I chose this profession. I will start with my upbringing, because I actually realized at a young age I wanted to be in a medical field. I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas.( As a side note, if you have never visited Fort Worth, consider taking a day trip to the Stockyards and then to the downtown area. I took my family over there for the day and also made a stop by the Fort Worth Zoo.)  I have an older twin brother( by 7 minutes), and a sister who is three years younger. Growing up I had a strong interest in math and science. Since my parents were both in the medical profession I knew at a young age this was a path I would most likely take.

I went to Texas A&M University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science. To this day, I am a huge Aggie fan. It is good to see the football program back to winning. If you wear any Texas apparel to your eye exam you will most likely leave seeing worse that when you came in. (Just kidding J).  It was at Aggieland that an academic advisor pointed me in the direction of optometry. I considered medical school, dentistry, podiatry, and vietenary medicine. But after working with some optometrist, I knew it was the profession for me. It combines the passion I have for helping people and medicine.

At the time of graduation, there was only one optometry school in Texas, the University of Houston.  It is a four year curriculum, and I am proud to be an alum from such a wonderful program. One of my internships was located in Plano, and that is when I really started thinking about going into private practice. I liked the challenges involved with owning my own business, and this would give me the flexibility to practice optometry with the principles that I feel that are important. Building trust with my patients is my greatest priority, and I absolutely want to provide the highest quality eye care. To me this means investing in the technology and equipment that allows me to prescribe clear vision and preserve your eye health.

 

We our in our 11^th year of serving this community, and I have to say it has been my patients and the people I work with that have made this so fun for me. I look forward to this year and appreciate the opportunity to we have to help you see this world more clearly!

"See" you soon,

John Wimbish, O.D.