She says she wanted to open her own practice to offer comprehensive, optometric vision therapy services for all ages. Currently, her practice, Vision Therapy Institute, is the only clinic in the Midlands area offering the service for all ages.
TAKING THE CHANCE
Dr. Davis purchased an existing practice in 2019, in a 30-year-old 3,200-square-foot building. When the Department of Transportation notified her that the old building was in the path of the new expansion of the highway, she jumped at the opportunity to create her dream practice.
The new location boasts a vast, spacious area, almost twice the size of the first location. In 6,600 square feet, it houses six lanes (five traditional lanes and one dry eye lane) with two vision therapy rooms, an optical room and two administrative rooms. Previously, the space had been a sleep clinic. Dr. Davis says she worked with the construction team to completely remodel the office – stripping the walls and the floors. She had one bump on the road where the flooring plans did not match the actual dimensions and electric box locations, but overall, she said the process has been smooth and without delay.
PAYING ATTENTION TO PATIENT NEEDS
Since many of her patients are young children, Dr. Davis says she picked furniture that would survive stains and damages and installed more air filters.
Vision Therapy Institute’s new location is the product of Dr. Davis’ vision to provide a high-end optometric practice with a focus on customer experience, breaking from the older model of white lab coats, fluorescent lighting and “what’s better, one or two?”
“This is the result of years of careful thought and planning,” says Dr. Davis. “My goal, and the goal of my team, is to provide our patients with an optometric experience they enjoy, in addition to providing state-of-the-art optometric treatment.”