Shopko Optical Appleton East

Specialties
General Optometry

About
Family Details: Married with two children, expecting a third
Hobbies and Interests: Outdoorsman, Wisconsin sports teams
Volunteer organizations or causes: Vision screenings at Special Olympics, Feeding America
Hometown: Greenleaf, WI

Professional Background
Why did you choose optometry as your profession?
It allowed an opportunity to provide medical care while still allowing more personal interaction with my patients.

What do you want your patients to know about your approach to care?
I try to treat every patient as if they are family.

Education
Southern College of Optometry
UW-LaCrosse

Specialties

• Glasses prescriptions
• Contact lens fitting (including patients with multi-focal and astigmatism needs)
• Diabetic eye examinations
• Red-eye visits and foreign body removal
• LASIK Co-management
• Cataract co-management

About
Nicholas Roovers found his passion for optometry at an early age when he was fitted with glasses. During post-graduate schooling, he gained further appreciation for the importance of eye examinations to monitor systemic health such as diabetes and other medical conditions. He believes patient education is just as important as the glasses or contact lenses they wear and enjoys educating patients about eye health and vision correction options. Outside of work, he enjoys family adventures with his two children, golfing, fishing, and Wisconsin sports and is a native of Kimberly, Wisconsin.

Education
Southern College of Optometry
Internships at Great Lakes Naval Base and Lovell Federal Healthcare Center