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Employees of Bureau Valley VisionCare are optometric assistant Stefanie Socha, optometric assistant Kendra Walters, Dr. Jon McCutchan and optometric assistant Sue Frank. (Photo contributed)

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Bureau Valley VisionCare

Location: 200 Ace Road, Suite 4, Princeton, IL 61356; (815) 872-3937; e-mail: bvvc2020@hotmail.com; visit www.visionsource-bureauvalley.com

Hours of operation: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Manager/CEO/person in charge/owner: Owner: Dr. Jon McCutchan, optometrist.

Number of employees (full- and part-time): Three optometric assistants — Sue Frank, Kendra Walters and Stefanie Socha.

Motto/purpose/goals: Motto: “For a Closer Look at How You See.” Practice philosophy: Dr. McCutchan and staff at Bureau Valley Vision Care believe in:

People — respecting our patients’ needs and working hard to inspire their trust.

Health — recognizing that good health impacts vision and that good vision impacts quality of life.

Vision — creating solutions in professional eye care and quality eye wear that maximize our gift of sight.

Service/product provided: — Comprehensive vision and eye health exams for adults, children and infants; diagnostics, treatment and management for eye diseases including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, cataracts, eye infections, foreign bodies, allergies, dry eye syndrome and eye pain;

— Contact lens service programs for soft, gas permeable, bifocal, disposable and toric (astigmatism correcting) contact lenses;

— Large selection of handpicked quality eyeglass frame and lenses;

— Experienced assistance to match patient needs with their frame and lens choices;

— Professional eyeglass adjustments and repairs;

— Computer assisted vision therapy program;

— Corneal refractive therapy (contact that corrects your vision while you sleep);

— Professional consultation for laser vision correction.

— On call availability for after hours eye health problems.

Number of years in business: Bureau Valley Vision Care will celebrate its 10th year with an open house July 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friends, patients and new faces are invited for refreshments, door prizes and tours of the facility.

Give some history about the business: A Princeton native, Dr. McCutchan graduated from Princeton High School, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from the University of Illinois, and a Doctorate degree in Optometry from Indiana University. Bureau Valley VisionCare began in July 1997 in a 1,500-square-foot office at 314 Backbone Road. Sue Frank was the first assistant. Kendra Walters joined the office in 1998, and Stefanie Socha in 2002. In May 2004, Bureau Valley Vision Care moved into its present 3,000-square-foot facility at 200 Ace Road. Technologies integrated along the way have been automated visual fields (1998), computer based business records (12001), Eyemaginations chairside patient education software (2002), computerized visual acuity charts (2003), ultrasounds corneal pachymetry (2004), corneal refractive therapy (2004), Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (2005), digital retinal photography (2005), corneal topography (2006), and computer-assisted vision therapy (2007).

How does the business give back to or reach out into the community: Dr. McCutchan has been an active member of the Princeton Jaycees since 1996, serving as president for two years. He currently is co-chair of the Jaycees Fireworks Committee for Princeton’s Fourth of July Fireworks Display. He also is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Princeton, the Prairie Arts Council, the Princeton Chamber of Commerce since 1998, and has been in the Princeton Chamber Ambassadors since 2005. Bureau Valley VisionCare has sponsored a team in the Princeton Youth Soccer League since 2003, and has contributed monetary and/or material support to numerous other local organizations and causes. Dr. McCutchan is a member of the Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (participated in medical mission to Cassablanca, Mexico, in 2004), Illinois Valley Optometric Society (currently serving as president), Illinois Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. Bureau Valley VisionCare has participated in AOA’s “VisionCare” program since 1997, providing free eye care to qualifying low-income workers, and in the AOA’s new “InfantSEE” program, providing free eye exams to any infant age 6-12 months. Bureau Valley VisionCare also works with local Lions Clubs, providing reduced fee services and eye wear to patients in need.

Future plans for the business: We look forward to implementing electronic medical records, equipping a third exam room, and continuing to build positive relationships with our patients.