Dr. John Konopik completed his undergraduate schooling at University of Nebraska – Omaha where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology. He furthered his education by obtaining a Doctorate of Optometry Degree from Southern College of Optometry.
He has been practicing optometry since 2004, and has been with Crown Vision Center since 2005. Dr. Konopik became an optometrist because it’s a science-related field that was interesting to him.
His favorite part about being an optometrist now is getting to diagnose ocular diseases.
Dr. Marie Oliver earned her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2017. As an undergraduate, Dr. Oliver attended Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Theology.
Dr. Oliver has been practicing since 2017 and has always wanted to use her career to help people. Upon learning how much of an impact healthy eyes and good vision have on our everyday lives, she knew that Optometry was a perfect career choice.
Dr. Oliver’s field specialties include contact lens fitting, primary care, and performing pediatric eye exams. Dr. Oliver particularly enjoys her daily interaction with each of her patients. By getting to know their individual needs, she can work to provide them with their best vision possible successfully.
Dr. Natalie Hutchison is a native of the St. Louis Metro East area and
graduated from Saint Louis University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in
Biology. She attended the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, IL.
Dr. Hutchison is a member of the American Optometric Association,
Illinois Optometric Association and Southwestern Illinois
Optometric Society. She enjoys treating patients of all ages and is
experienced with diabetic examinations, pediatric and kindergarten
exams, management of glaucoma, pre and postoperative refractive
surgery, and cataract management.
Alaina Altenbernd, O.D. received her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Missouri St. Louis in 2022 and her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the same university in 2018. Dr. Altenbernd is native to the area and specializes in ocular disease and primary care. She followed in her father’s footsteps and became an optometrist to give people one of the best gifts, the gift of sight. Dr. Altenbernd says her favorite part of being an optometrist is being able to help people’s vision instantly with a new pair of glasses.
Dr. Kyle Sherwood began his path to optometry long before he could even get into college. He was always drawn to optometry since elementary school when he got his first pair of glasses. Since then, his dream has been to give his patients the same positive experience he had growing up visiting his local eye care clinic. Dr. Sherwood is a Biology major from Truman State University and has been practicing optometry since 2019. Dr. Sherwood’s favorite thing about being an optometrist is his impact on his patients’ lives; it all comes down to “the ‘aha’ moment when patients see how much clearer things are with glasses!”