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Dr. Martin E. Burger, refractive surgeon/LASIK specialist
Dr. Burger is one of the most experienced LASIK surgeons in the country.  Unlike many surgeons who perform various types of eye surgery, Dr. Burger specializes in performing Refractive Eye Surgery.  Dr. Burger has successfully performed more LASIK procedures than nearly every other LASIK surgeon in the country.  

In order to give central Florida residents another option for vision correction, Dr. Burger has arranged to perform LASIK in Lange Eye Care’s state of the art Laser Vision Correction Center.  Thanks to Dr. Burger, The Center located in Gainesville, Florida has three different laser options.  These three laser options, in addition to Dr. Burger’s extensive LASIK experience gives a much greater percentage of patients the chance to undergo laser vision correction procedures. Read more about Dr. Burger

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In 2005, Dr. Lange opened the first Lange Eye Care Vision Outlet Center in Summerfield, Florida.  Lange Eye Care decided there was a huge need for a Vision Outlet Eye Care Center in the area.  The Lange Eye Care Vision Outlet Center has a state of the art eye care center with the latest technology to aid the doctors in diagnosing and treating diseases of the eye. 

The Lange Eye Care Vision Outlet Center has 1,000 frames to pick from ranging in price from $19.95 and up.  These are not cheap no name brands, but very nice designer brands that are marked down as much as 80 to 90%.  The Lange Eye Care Vision Outlet Center has pure titanium and flexible memory metals as low as $69.  The Lange Eye Care Vision Outlet Center also has higher priced designer frames as well.

If you are looking for great quality at a great savings, the drive to Summerfield is worth it.  Dr. Madeline Hernandez and Dr. Nathan Schramm are both seeing new patients and take emergency walk-ins at this location.

In May of 2006, Lange Eye Care and Associates opened a state of the art LASIK center in their Gainesville office next to Target.  The Gainesville LASIK Center offers two different Lasers in order to treat a higher percentage of refractive errors.  Dr. Martin Burger is Lange's LASIK surgeon who has done over 67,000 procedures as of November 2010.  Lange Eye Care has one of the most experienced LASIK surgeons in the country as their Laser refractive specialist.  Dr. Burger has done more LASIK surgery than any doctor in the state of Florida.  If you are looking for LASIK surgery in Gainesville Florida, then come to Lange Eye Care.

Fortifeye Vitamins
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featuring Dr. Michael P. Lange 
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featuring Dr. Michael P. Lange 
and our newest Fortifeye Complete 
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Fortifeye Vitamins
Dr. Lange believes strongly in nutritional intervention, having long understood the nutritional connection to healthy eyesight. As a result he has developed nutrient-based vitamin formulas (Fortifeye Vitamins) that are currently being used throughout the country by eye doctors. These formulas are a combination of synergistically blended whole foods, phyto-nutrients, vitamins, enzymes and essential fatty acids. When combined with proper diet and exercise, these vitamins can help. 

"These vitamins slow down the disease process in the eye and body," Dr. Lange said. "These vitamins help with total body wellness. And if you give the body the nutrients it requires through supplement and proper diet, it will slow down degenerative diseases in the eye." 

He travels throughout the country to speak with eye care providers about the nutritional importance for healthy eyesight.

Certified Nutritional Specialists - January 2009
Michael P. Lange O.D., C.N.S., founder of Lange Eye Care and Associates and The Lange Eye Institute and one of his Associates, Dr. Nathan Schramm have just passed boards achieving them both the designation of Certified Nutrition Specialist, (C.N.S.), from the American College of Nutrition. This makes Dr. Lange and Dr. Schramm the first in their field to become certified nutritional specialists.

Award from Presidential Who's Who 2011 Edition Michael P. Lange O.D., C.N.S., has been distinguished as a member of the Presidential Who's Who awarded among Business and Professional Achievers 2011 Edition.

Kelli Meierhenry becomes Director of Sales for Fortifeye Vitamins
Ocala based Fortifeye Vitamins announced today that they have recently named Kelli Meierhenry as their new Director of Sales to head up the sales expansion the company has planned for 2009. 

“We are excited to have Kelli on our team. She is all about health and we feel she is the perfect personality to represent our line of Fortifeye nutritional supplements across the country.“ says Dr. Michael Lange.. 

In addition to her years in the entertainment industry Kelli spent the past 2 years in the Pharmaceutical industry. She will be focusing the marketing efforts of Fortifeye on a variety of markets including eye care professionals as well as the health and nutritional markets. 

Fortifeye was developed by Dr Michael Lange and a team of scientist and researchers. It was developed to offer the latest science based vitamins and nutrients for overall health and additional supplements targeted at eye health. The line also includes products specifically for use in treating dry eye syndrome and macular degeneration.

Kelli will be working closely with Dr. Lange in the developmental stages of new lines of vitamins Fortifeye is bringing to market.  Dr. Lange and Lange Eye Care are doing the research via intracellular and plasma blood studies to investigate bioavailability and absorption of specific nutrients that are currently being used or will be used in the future for Fortifeye Vitamins.  

Dr. Lange is a pioneer in the field of nutritional intervention for eye related diseases.  Kelli will be involved in marketing and sales but in order to know the products  from the inside out she must also be familiar with all of the research  Dr. Lange and the staff at Lange Eye Care is involved in.  

Dr. Glenn Pieschke 
An optometric physician, Dr. Pieschke spent 17 years practicing at the largest tri-ophthalmic practice in the country - Eye Centers of Florida, located in South Florida. He's now proud to be part of the team at Lange Eye Care, where he specializes in contact lenses, ocular diseases, sports vision and surgical co-management. 

"I enjoy interacting with patients on a daily basis." he said. "Helping them achieve better vision is why I enjoy my career. The first thing you do when you wake up is open your eyes and before you go to bed you close them. Everything in between is vision." 

Dr. Pieschke has served in the Air Force Reserves for 16 years and is now a major. He is currently chief of eye services at Patrick Air Force Base. This military background is beneficial because many of his patients are veterans who reside in the Villages. " We form a natural bond," he said. 

He and his wife, Pam, a dental assistant in Ocala, have been married for 20 years. They have two children: Max, 17 and Rachel, 15. Outside of his work, Dr. Pieschke enjoys triathlons and collecting and restoring classic cars from the 1950s and 1960s.

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Dr. William Ramsay 
Dr. Ramsay attended Edison Community College and Memphis State University for undergraduate courses, and later received his Doctor of Optometry degree (1986) from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN.  He received several student achievement awards (1985 & 1986) while attending Souther College.  Dr. Ramsay also received clinical training at Kenner Army Hospital located in Fort Lee, VA and also at Eye Center of Florida in Fort Myers, FL.

Dr. Ramsay received specialty training for Accelerated Orthokeratology and Precise Corneal Molding (1994), became a Certified VST®/Ortho-K Specialist (2004) via The Institute for Eye Research and is a Certified DreamLens® Specialist.  He is also a Certified Prio® Prescribing Specialist (1994) for Computer Vision Syndrome testing, and a Certified Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS ) and Computer Workstation Ergonomics Specialist (2000).  Dr. Ramsay became a Certified HydroOptix® (scuba dive mask) Dec-Pro Specialist (2003).

Dr. Ramsay has participated as a Research Study Investigator for Johnson & Johnson/Vistakon's soft contact lenses.  He is a published author of 29 medical/ocular-related and practice management articles.  Dr. Ramsay is a sponsored speaker for many ophthalmic-related subjects.  He has had two different case reports and photos featured on the magazine cover of two different issues of Contact Lens Spectrum  (September 1993 & December 1994).

Dr. Ramsay is a Professional Eye Care Consultant to eyeMaginations, Inc. software development company since 2001 and had an Editorial Board appointment for Inside EyeCare Technology OnLine virtual magazine and to Eyecare Technology magazine.  He is a member of Johnson & Johnson/Vistakon "Speaker's Bureau".  Dr. Ramsay was a featured physician in Southwest Florida Business People magazine.

Dr. Ramsay's private practice in Ft. Myers, FL was one of six businesses in SW Florida nominated for the US Chamber of Commerce’s “Blue Chip Enterprise Initiative,” which seeks out and recognizes exemplary businesses across America (November 1993) and his office was also featured in a 20/20magazine article “Blueprints for Success” in August 1992.

Dr. Ramsay is a Board Certified Optometric Physician, Florida, 1986, providing full-scope primary eye care: Glaucoma diagnosis and treatment, non-surgical care of the anterior and posterior segments, total case management for all types of contact lenses and pre-and post-operative Lasik and cataract care.

Dr. Ramsay's Subspecialties include:  Low Vision, Lacrimology/Dry Eye, Specialty Contact Lenses, Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) and Accelerated Orthokeratology/Corneal Molding/Vision Shaping Treatment.

Dr. Nathan Schramm
Dr. Nathan Schramm is fast becoming a leading authority on nutrition and eye disease. He was awarded one of Nova's top honors, the Presidential Award "for high ideals and moral ethics." Although he is originally from New Jersey, his parents were in the military, so he has lived in the northeast, southwest, and south, as well as China.  This gives him the ability to communicate well with many types of people.  

Dr. Schramm graduated from Nova Southeastern University and completed his internship training at Tianjin Eye Hospital in China and Liane Downtown Eye Associates in Jacksonville, FL. In addition to his doctorate in optometry, he also worked as a personal trainer and holds certifications with the American Council on Exercise and sports nutrition counseling. 

Additionally, he holds a bachelor's degree from both Rutgers University in New Jersey and Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He was a contributing author and co-editor of multiple journal articles and textbooks. Dr. Schramm is becoming an accomplished writer, educator, lecturer, and radio personality. Dr. Schramm has taught other doctors about nutrition and eye care in China and throughout the United States at various eye doctor conventions. 

He is a frequent guest on Dr. Lange's radio show, Ask the Doctor. His charitable contributions include service as a medical missionary for the underserved in Peru and Trinidad. He is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and a member of the Ocular Nutrition Society.

Dr. Schramm says, "Nothing gives me more satisfaction  seeing my patients vision improving, especially when they were told by other doctors that there was no chance for improvement."  "I am not a miracle worker, I just try to educate my patients in what their body needs and their body takes care of the rest.  When the proper nutritional foundation is in place amazing things can happen."  

Building a "proper nutritional foundation" is not guess work for Dr. Schramm. He utilizes intracellular blood testing to determine nutritional deficiencies of over 30 different vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.  Intracellular blood tests and lipid profiles are especially important in macular degeneration patients.  

In the evenings, Dr. Schramm works out, plays volleyball, or mountain bikes.  If you want to learn more about how the proper foods, vitamins, and exercises can help your vision and overall health, schedule an appointment with Dr. Nathan Schramm.

Dr. Nathan Schramm have just passed boards achieving the designation of Certified Nutrition Specialist, (C.N.S.), from the American College of Nutrition. 

Dr. Edward J. Huggett, Jr.
Dr. Edward J. Huggett, Jr. OD has specialized in Low Vision dedicating his life to helping patients of all ages who suffer from severe vision loss. 

Dr. Huggett received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Huston in Houston, Texas 1990. He trained at the Lighthouse for the Blind in Low Vision and Vision Rehabilitation and is presently the founder and director of the Low Vision clinic at St. Luke’s Cataract & Laser Institute in Tarpon Springs and at OT Rehab Solutions in Tampa. Dr. Huggett developed the Low Vision Clinic at the James Haley VA Medical Center in New Port Richey, Florida. 

Dr. Huggett’s expertise also expands to binocular vision treatment of eye muscle imbalances and tracking problems in patients of all ages. He is dedicated to vision therapy; creating programs and prescribing prescriptions designed to enhance cognitive processing for those with vision-related processing disorders. 

He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1994 as their Team Eye Physician. Dr. Huggett's specialized training helped improve the visual acumen of these athletes. 

In 2003, Dr. Huggett took his expertise to Honduras with the Wings of Morning, a medical missionary team that provided free medical services and supplies to the people of Honduras. Opened a free eye clinic within the Clearwater Free Clinic, Clearwater, FL in 2008 serving the homeless and victims of domestic violence. 

Dr. Huggett’s enumerable contribution to community charities and many civic organizations providing assistance for people with severe vision loss identifies him as a modern humanitarian.

Dr. Alexis Rodriguez
Dr. Rodriquez specializes in Routine Exams, Diabetic Exams, Glaucoma diagnosis and management, Double Vision, Ocular Diseases

Dr. Alexis Rodriguez was born in Miami, Florida and has resided in the South Florida area since finishing his training. He has a daughter which resides in Miami.  

In May 1987, Dr. Alexis Rodriguez received his undergraduate degree at University of South Florida (Tampa) in Microbiology. He then attended Indiana – Purdue University. He earned his doctorate degree from Nova-Southeastern University in 1993. Dr. Rodriguez is a member of the Dade County Optometric Association and Board of Examiners of the State of Florida.  He currently has an adjunct faculty positions in Illinois, Tennessee and Pennsylvania Colleges of Optometry.  He is the optometric physician for the Philly’s baseball team and one of the many doctors that volunteer for the Special Olympics. 

When not busy commuting between his office in Miami and Lange Eye Care in Ocala, he enjoys biking, hiking and relaxing in Ocala where he resides.

Dr. Julie Abraham
Dr. Julie Abraham is one of the newest associates at Lange Eye Care.  She attended and graduated the Nova Southeastern College of Optometry and worked at Lange Eye during her clinical rotations.  At Nova Southeastern University, she won the Volk Ocular Disease Excellence Award for top honors in ocular disease.  

Dr. Cathy Dau is originally from Tampa, Florida and has spent a majority of her life on the gulf waters.  An avid bay area fisher, she loves inshore fishing with her family or deep sea fishing in the Keys.  Dr. Dau also enjoys scrap booking, exercising and watching the local sports teams.

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Dr. Julie-Ann Beckwitt
Raised in the Florida Keys, Julie-Ann Beckwitt, O.D. earned her B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida in 1979. She was awarded her doctorate at the Illinois College of Optometry in 1983 after four years of additional academic and clinical studies, which included an externship at St. Luke’s Cataract and Laser Institute.

Dr. Beckwitt practiced in partnership with her sister Diana for more than 15 years in the family’s optometric offices, a practice which spanned three generations. Julie’s grandfather Charles founded the first optometric practice in Miami ca 1910 and 47 years later her father Jules established an office in the Florida Keys.

Throughout her career, Dr. Beckwitt has sought to widen her range of professional expertise through interaction and affiliations with other eye care professionals. Her current professional memberships include American Optometric Association, Southern Council of Optometry, Florida

Optometric Association and North Central Florida Optometric Society.

When not in the office, Julie can often be found with her horse or participating in her passion for all things equestrian.

Dr. Jeannie Hu
Dr. Jeannie Hu was born in Taipei, Taiwan but grew up in Orlando, FL.  She attended the University of Florida for her undergraduate degree.  She then went on to attend Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN.  She completed a residency at the Lake City Veterans Medical Center in Primary Care with an emphasis in low vision and ocular disease.  Her interests in optometry include ocular disease and geriatric optometry.

Dr. Hu is an active member and treasurer of the North Central Florida Optometric Society.  She is also active in the community, holding vision clinics with the Gainesville Community Outreach.

When not practicing optometry, Dr. Hu enjoys photography, cooking, traveling, and Gator football.

Dr. Stephanie Cali
Dr Stephanie Cali attended Nova Southeastern University of Optometry where she earned her doctoral degree in optometry, and bachelors in vision science.  She attended the University of Florida for her undergraduate degree in Anthropology.

Dr Cali completed an externship at Envision Eye Center in Fort Lauderdale where she trained in primary care and specialty contact lenses.  She also completed a rotation at Braverman Eye Center where she trained in treatment and management of ocular disease, and earned the Braverman Eye Center Clinical Excellence award.

When not practicing optometry Dr Cali enjoys cooking, and going to the beach.

Dr. V. Mark McClintic
Dr. V. Mark McClintic graduated from the Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1977.  He then went on to attend the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis Tennessee to receive his Doctor of Optometry where he graduated with honors in 1981. He began his externship in August of 1980 at the Naval Hospital, Navel Air Station in Corpus Christie, Texas. While attending University Dr. McClintic was a member of many school affiliations which included Sigma Alpha Sigma, honors fraternity, Beta Sigma Kappa, and American Optometric Student Association

Upon graduating optometry school in 1981, Dr. McClintic began practicing with his father, Dr. Virgil McClintic, in Houghton Lake, Michigan. While in private practice until 1996, he was a member of the Michigan, Florida, and American Optometric Associations. During that time he was also an active member of the Lions Club, Rotary International, Kiwanis International, and Fraternal Order of Elks.

While living in northern Michigan, he met his wife, Roxanne, and married in 1991. Their daughter, Kaitlyn, was born on December 3, 1994 and is a junior in high school.

In April, 1996, Dr. McClintic and family, relocated to Naples, Florida where in private practice with emphasis on geriatric and contact lens patients, until 2010, when he then sold his practice and permanently moved his family to Ocala, Florida to also care for elderly family members. While practicing in Naples, he was a member of Who’s Who Executives and Professionals for 2005-2006.

Dr. McClintic then joined Lange Eye Care in March/April of 2010.

In his 30 years of practicing, his goal was and still is to give his patients the best quality in vision care, while stressing the importance of maintaining good health habits. In doing so, he recommends regular eye exams, nutritional supplements, protective eyewear, and properly prescribed medications for treating ocular diseases.

In his leisure time, Dr. McClintic, enjoys boating, fishing, and traveling to the North Carolina Mountains. His other hobbies include woodworking and home remodeling/restoration.

Patients have access to Dr. Lange and his professional staff seven days a week.  Lange Eye Care and Associates even accepts walk-ins at their facilities.  If for some reason a patient is unable to make an appointment, they can drop in during normal business hours and be assured of being examined by a qualified professional using the latest diagnostic equipment.

Learn about nutritional therapy for your eyes by reading
the blog of Dr. Michael Lange, Ocala optometrist, creator of
Fortifeye Vitamins,  the best vitamins for eye and whole body.