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Our Practice
David W. Jensen, O.D. Dr. David Jensen is the third generation optometrist in the Jensen family with over twenty-five years experience. He chose this particular medical profession because of the personal contact with the patients. His collegiate education included Iowa State University and Pacific University College of Optometry. After two years of practice in Portland, Oregon, he returned to Iowa to establish his professional and personal roots. Since then he has atttended hundreds of hours of post-graduate training focusing on medical treatment of eye disease, contact lens fitting and meeting unique needs of children. His practice philosophy is to provide the patient with the newest technology and instrumentation, a highly trained, certified staff and personalized instruction about their individual eye care needs. A unique part of Dr. Jensen's practice is vision therapy. If you have questions regarding vision therapy and what it entails please call our office at (319) 338-6700. Sarah Opolka, CPOA, ABO Sarah, our personnel supervisor, was born and raised in Iowa. She attended the University of Iowa and received a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications in May '02. She has been with Jensen Eyecare Center since September of 2003. Sarah became a Certified Paraoptometric in May 2004 and recieved her CPOA (Certified Paraoptometric Assistant) in 2005. One month after completing the CPOA certification she passed the national ABO exam in Chicago, making her a certified optician with the American Board of Opticians. Along with the duties of being an optician at Jensen Eyecare Center she is also the Marketing Director. Her journalism education has helped the practice become better known in the community and provided the office with skills needed to let our patients know what kind of care Jensen Eyecare offers. Lesley Kuder, CPO Originally from Kansas, Lesley and her husband moved to Iowa City in 2006. She received her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Kansas State University. Lesley has joined our office as the vision therapist and Doctor's Assistant. Lesley has past experience in the field, as she worked as a vision therapist for two years at a practice in Kansas. Vision therapy helps children and athletes with visual pathway issues, and is a way to help strengthen the eye muscles. After joining Jensen Eyecare, Lesley received her CPO certification. She will also continue working towards her Vision Therapy Certification with the help of Dr. Jensen. Lesley enjoys working with children to enhance their visual developement, and we are proud to have her as a part of our team! For more information on vision therapy, please read the vision therapy page of this website, or contact the office at (319)338-6700. Jill Kennedy, CPOA, ABO Jill, our customer service supervisor, happily resides in Tipton with her husband and newborn son. She has been with the practice since November 2003. She received her CPO in 2004, her CPOA in 2005, and her ABO in May 2006. (The ABO makes her certified with the American Board of Opticianry.) As well as being an optician, Jill is the stock coordinator for the office. She enjoys being able to provide patients with the newest styles and products available in eyewear. Her favorite part of her job is working one-on-one with the patients, and helping them not only see better- but have a better self-image when they leave the office. Erica Pasker, ABO Erica just recently joined our practice in November, 2007. A newlywed, Erica and her husband reside in Cedar Rapids, and we are proud to have her as part of our team! Erica has five years of experience as a certified optician with an optometrist's office in Waterloo. She recieved her ABO in 2004, and is currently working towards becoming a Certified ParaOptometric. She assists Dr. Jensen as a technician, and pretests patients before their exams. Erica enjoys all of the positive changes that come with working in a smaller practice. She loves the chance to get to know patients better in a fun-filled and casual atmosphere. Debra Henderson Debra just recently joined our practice as our front desk receptionist. She recently moved from Waterloo and resides in Iowa City with her daughter. Debra has an associates degree as a Medical Administrative Assistant from Hawkeye Community College. She comes to us with four years of experience as a medical receptionist and we are very happy to have her as part of our Jensen Eyecare family. Debra enjoys the challenge that comes with learning a new field. She is a people person and loves the daily interaction that she gets with all of our patients. |
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