NEURO OPTOMETRY AND - Key Persons
Dr. Nguyen is a first-generation Vietnamese American who grew up in the Northern Virginia area. After graduating from Annandale High School, he received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University with a major in biology and a minor in psychology. A year spent working in an optometric practice specializing in optometric vision therapy cemented his long-held decision to become a doctor of optometry. The Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon provided him a strong academic foundation and great experiences personally and professionally. His externships included working in the clinics of the metropolitan Portland area, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and Atlanta Eye Associates. At the USAFA, he provided eye care to members of the service and cadets. While there, he helped establish the first sports vision program at their Human Performance Laboratory and worked closely with their Division I baseball team. In Atlanta, laser corrective eye surgery and eye disease co-management were the emphases. Upon graduation in 1998, he received the Tole Greenstein Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy. Dr. Nguyen is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.
Dr. Jacobs' daughter Natalie handles patient and insurance billing as well as office administration issues. She is also involved in ordering glasses and contact lenses and management of the frames inventory.
Dr. Jacobs' wife Pat handles the scheduling of appointments for vision exams and manages the vision therapy schedule.
Dr. Jacobs comes from an optometric family. His father was an optometrist and his grandparents were opticians. Having experienced vision therapy as a child to help with learning and coordination issues, Dr. Jacobs went to optometry school with the goal of one day developing a Vision Therapy practice. He believes in a personal and hands-on approach to practicing developmental optometry. All testing is performed directly by him and he feels that his Vision Therapy program requires his presence in the treatment room to be most effective.
After graduating with honors from Illinois College of Optometry, Dr. Jacobs spent several years overseeing the Vision Therapy program for another developmental optometrist. He also attended seminars around the country to learn more about developmental optometry. In addition to optometry, Dr. Jacobs is a sports enthusiast (especially golf). He has been a consultant to Titleist Performance Institute (for professional golfers) and has evaluated players at the NFL Football Combine as a consultant for several NFL teams. He also presents seminars to many of the hospital rehabilitation programs in the DC and Virginia metro area.