DR. MONROE

On Nov. 8, 2019, her new permanent location opened, early on she was able to see patients, but then COVID-19 pandemic started. This impacted the business... When choosing a career after graduating from Seymour High School in 1973, Dr. Monroe reflected back to her experience with Dr. Conner and thought she would follow that path. She also was inspired by her mother's vision problems, which included not being able to see very clearly from a young age... "There were so many things when I was growing up that she couldn't see," Dr. Monroe said. "I just always wondered why she couldn't see. It just didn't make sense to me until I got into optometry school and she had amblyopia (lazy eye) in both eyes because she didn't get the glasses at a young enough age."