After being an associate for about eight years, Melissa Tada, OD, of Mountain View Vision in Colorado Springs, Colorado, opened a private practice, with one doctor, one exam lane and one shared employee.
In July, Haley Perry, OD, celebrated the grand opening of the newly relocated Elite Eye Care, her practice in Arden, North Carolina.
Opening a cold-start practice wasn’t always the goal for Denise Hill, OD, but as she considered the options in her preferred location, the decision became clear.
For Jessica Dinwiddie, OD, practice ownership was always an option on the table, just not one that she felt quite ready to take on immediately after her 2011 graduation from the Southern College of Optometry.
The nearly four years since the opening of Vision Veritas has flown by, says Olivia Carleo, OD.
Mirjana McCarthy, OD, FAAO, says it took nearly a decade of gaining experience in the profession before she even considered taking on a role as a practice owner.
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