DESERT FAMILY EYE CARE - Key Persons
Dr. Jolly gained private practice experience and furthered her knowledge of ocular disease management, specialty contact lens fitting and refractive surgery co-management working with Dr. Gurwood and Dr. Rowe in Doylestown, PA.
After relocating to Southern California to be near her love for year- round sunshine, she is now an associate of Desert Family Eye Care Optometry.
Dr. Jolly is board certified to diagnose and manage the care of glaucoma patients, ocular trauma, and other ocular diseases. Dr. Jolly firmly believes in continuously expanding her knowledge base and staying up to date with the best eye care available.
Dr. Jolly enjoys spending time getting to know her patients and understanding their specific needs, ensuring that they receive the best outcome and care possible.
Dr. Wells was born in Long Beach California and lived there for twenty years. Graduating from Long Beach Polytechnic High School and the University of California at Long Beach with a BA in Biology. He attended Palomar Junior College and received an AA in Science. His graduate work was at the Southern California College of Optometry, receiving the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Optometry in 1970 and the Doctor of Optometry (OD) Cum Laude in 1972.
Dr. Wells joined the office of one of his professor's in Westchester, California and worked part time in Long Beach for six months before joining Dr. James E. Johnson at the Vision Center, which was then located on Union Street in Victorville. Dr. Newton joined the practice in 1976. Dr. Johnson retired in 1986 (private practice 1969-1986). Dr. Sadorf joined the practice in 1988. The new office on Amargosa was finished in 1988.
Dr. Wells has been married to his wife, Donna, for more than 40 years and they have two sons, Robert and Kevin. Donna is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Notary Public with an office near the court house in Victorville. She is active in the Victorville ROTARY Club and is a volunteer on a Victor Valley College board. Their outside activities include camping, snow skiing, biking, hiking, amateur (HAM) radio and playing with their German Shepard and Boston terrier.
Dr. Wells is past president of the Mojave Desert Optometric Society and of the Victorville Lions Club. He has been a director of the Victorville Chamber of Commerce.
He is an assistant radio officer for the Town of Apple Valley Emergency Communication Service (ECS) and is on the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Victor Valley Search and Rescue team. He also serves as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff with San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and is assigned to the Victor Valley station.
Dr. James E. Johnson started the Practice under the name VISION CENTER in 1969 following his retirement from the US Air Force. The first office was located on 7th Street near Mojave. By 1972 a larger facility was needed and the old "City Hall" of Victorville was acquired. The Union Street office was just across from Victor Valley High School. Vision therapy and routine eye exams were the main activities. A secondary office was located in Hesperia at "I" and Main.
Dr. Denton H. Wells joined the practice in April 1973. His specialties in contact lenses brought the first soft contact lenses to the High Desert. Low Vision therapy included telescopic and microscopic vision aids. Building on his vision training knowledge, he learned Dr. Johnson's developmental vision techniques and the office became one of the largest vision therapy clinics in the World. The formal name changed to Optometric Vision Center but most knew us as Drs. Johnson and Wells.
Looking to expand further, Dr. W. Chris Newton was selected to join the practice in 1976. A "local boy", Chris fit right in with the practice philosophies and ethics. He started work in the optical laboratory right after graduation and became a partner as soon as his license was granted. He worked in both the Victorville and Hesperia offices. We were now, informally, Drs. Johnson, Wells and Newton and continued with contact lens and vision therapy specialties.
Dr. Johnson retired in 1986 making us Drs. Wells and Newton. A decision to build a new office was made and land was purchased in a developing area of Victorville on Amargosa. Drs. Wells and Newton designed and supervised the building of the facility. Just as the ground-breaking ceremony was occurring, Dr. Stanley J. Sadorf was invited to join the practice. He had been the Optometrist at George AFB before transferring to Germany and to Norton AFB. The facility was completed just as Dr. Sadorf was granted an" early out" after serving the Air Force for seven years. Now we were Drs. Wells, Newton and Sadorf with specialties in contact lenses, refractive surgery, disease detection and management.