Emeritus Optometrist
Charles S. Lannom, O.D was born and raised in Grinnell, Iowa. Graduated in 1971 from Cornell College with a degree in physics and math. Joined the U.S. Navy and became a Naval Aviator in 1973 accumulating some 1000 hours and 300 carrier landings flying the A-7 aircraft. Following naval service attended and graduated cum laude from Southern California College of Optometry in 1981. Published an award-winning research paper concerning oxygen flow in contact lenses. Opened Family Eye Clinic in 1981 with special interests in contact lenses and binocular vision. Married to Susan, who is also an optometrist now retired....
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Jerome T. Blaschke, O.D. (Jerry) grew up in La Crosse, WI. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, majoring in biology, chemistry and rugby. After graduating from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, he moved to the Minneapolis area, believing that Minnesota is the same as Wisconsin, except they root for different football teams. His areas of interest include management of ocular disease, unusual and difficult contact lens fittings, and careful refractions to give patients their most precise vision possible. He and wife, Wendy, live in Independence with daughter Brianna, and "the boys", Max and Jack....
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James S. Anderson, O.D. was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN. He did undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota before transferring to Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. At Pacific, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in visual science and his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1976. James S. Anderson, O.D. practices in the Bloomington and Eden Prairie offices. He and his wife Sue have five children and reside in Edina, MN....
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Dr. Leah Ruhland grew up in Le Mars, Iowa, and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN in 2014. During that time, she was a co-founding member of the optometry club at UST and on the executive student board of the Aquinas Scholars Honors Program. Upon completing her undergraduate degree, she went on to optometry school and received her Doctorate of Optometry in 2018 from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, IL. While at ICO, Dr. Ruhland completed externships at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in...
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