The EyeDoctors have a history of strong ties to our Armed Forces and continue to support the soldiers, their families and all military support personnel.   Our offices in Junction City and Manhattan help with the vision care demands of the staff, soldiers and dependents of Ft. Riley which recently has been taken to a whole new level with the expansion of Ft. Riley and the return of the Big Red 1, 1st Infantry Division.  Our office in Leavenworth is convenient for exams and has an in-house lab for those short notice situations for those associated with Ft. Leavenworth.  Our offices are also involved in visual and ocular rehabilitation from injuries and the harsh desert environments.   From supporting the Military Affairs Council and the office of Morale, Welfare and Recreation to providing emergency, short notice exams, mailing contact lenses to deployed soldiers and providing same day glasses to deploying soldiers, The EyeDoctors are there when those defending our country need us.

Current optometrists at The EyeDoctors who have military experience are Dr. Gary Young and Dr. Breckenridge Dilly.
 
Dr. Young joined the Army in November of 1969 and went on active duty in July of 1970.  He completed Basic training at Fort Sam Houston, Army Medical Corps before being assigned to the Walter Reed Army Hospital at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.  While at Walter Reed, he worked in the eye clinic as an Optometrist, seeing patients and teaching optics and clinical techniques to the residents in Ophthalmology.  He also helped start an eye clinic at the office of the Army Surgeon General in Washington.  He met his wife while in Washington D.C. and returned to Kansas after completing his military obligation in June of 1972. 

Dr. Dilly completed 28 years as a military optometrist and retired as the chief of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at Ft. Riley Military Hospital.  During his tenure in the U.S. Army, Dr. Dilly served as the Chief of Optometry at six different military hospitals.  He developed optometry extern teaching sites affiliated with several major universities and was appointed adjunct professor of optometry at the University of Houston College of Optometry, Indiana University of Optometry, the University of Missouri at St. Louis College of Optometry and Illinois College of Optometry.

Dr. Ron Price, who is now retired, also has a military background.  After completing his Doctor of Optometry degree at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, he joined the Navy and spent 3 years as an officer in the Medical Service Corps with special interest in aviators and their visual demands.