Your Trusted Eye Doctors in Rockville
Meet our dedicated team at Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care in Rockville, including Dr. Alan Glazier, Dr. Vicky Wong, and Dr. Lauren Rubin. Their collective goal is to provide personalized eye care, focusing on comprehensive eye exams for scleral lenses, ortho-k, and more, to address vision and eye health requirements with excellence.
Meet Our Eye Doctors at Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care
Dr. Alan Glazier is a renowned optometrist and the visionary founder of Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care in Rockville.
His educational journey took him through the halls of the University of Maryland and the New England College of Optometry, where he honed his expertise. His dedication to the field extends beyond patient care as a partner and a key figure in business development at Keplr Vision.
His remarkable contributions to optometry are not unnoticed. In 2015, he earned the distinguished recognition of being one of the 50 most influential optometrists ever, as acknowledged by his peers. Two years later, in 2017, Maryland celebrated him as the Optometrist of the Year. Additionally, his commitment to his alma mater, the New England College of Optometry, was highlighted in 2019 when he received a presidential medal from the college and became a valued member of its board of trustees.
Dr. Glazier's talents span various domains, evidenced by his seven issued computer science and ophthalmology patents. Furthermore, he's an accomplished author, having penned two books and contributed numerous journal articles. His expertise extends to the lecture circuit, where he imparts knowledge on clinical practices, practice marketing, Presbyopia, and myopia control.
Dr. Glazier's unwavering commitment to advancing the field of optometry has made him a respected figure in our community and a driving force behind Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care's success.
Dr. Vicky Wong brings knowledge and expertise to our locally-owned practice. She earned her optometric doctorate with distinction from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry in Fort Lauderdale, proudly becoming a Golden Key Honor Society member.
Her commitment to excellence continued as she completed an ocular disease residency at the Lexington VA Medical Center, affiliated with the University of Kentucky, focusing on low vision.
Today, Dr. Wong passionately practices primary eye care, especially myopia control and effective dry eye management. Dr. Wong is a founding Young ODs of America member and an active American Optometric Association (AOA) member, contributing her expertise to the Vision Rehabilitation Section. Her dedication to advancing the field is evident in her lectures and articles on myopia management, dry eye, and strabismic amblyopia.
Beyond her practice, Dr. Wong serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the Myopia Institute and plays a crucial role as a contributing eye care writer for patient education within the Eyecare department of IntroWellness. Together with her husband, Dr. Chun AuYeung, she is an engaged member of the Maryland Optometric Association, currently serving as the MOA’s President on the association's first ever all-female Board.
Outside the world of optometry, Dr. Wong is a self-proclaimed foodie, indulging in culinary delights. She also enjoys the camaraderie of volleyball and finds joy in the company of her faithful Pomeranian, Maddox (named after the optometric tool, the Maddox Rod, naturally). She now spends most of her free time chasing after, or cooking for, her 2 little ones, Ava and Perry!
Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care is privileged to have such a multifaceted and accomplished optometrist in our locally-owned practice!
Dr. Rubin, a proud SUNY College of Optometry graduate, became an integral part of the Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care family in 2014. Throughout her time here, she has found immense joy in witnessing her patients and their families blossom over the years.
Dr. Rubin is passionate about taking on challenging contact lens cases, including scleral lenses, ortho-k, and multifocal contact lenses. Alongside her husband, who also hails from SUNY College of Optometry, she has been an active member of the Maryland Optometric Association for over two decades. Her dedication to the field also led to her becoming a Board-Certified Optometrist Diplomate in 2015.
Beyond her professional commitments, Dr. Rubin is deeply committed to community service, regularly volunteering at a multi-disciplinary clinic in our town. Dr. Rubin is eagerly anticipating a VOSH trip with her husband and two teenage daughters soon. In her downtime, Dr. Rubin enjoys the exhilaration of running, immersing herself in literature, and cherishing quality time with her beloved family.
Shady Grove Eye and Vision Care is proud to have such a dedicated and community-oriented optometrist as a part of our locally-owned practice!
Dr. Alexandra Alvarez is our newest addition to Shady Grove Eye and Vision care. She is native to the Silver Spring area. She received her biology undergraduate degree from Trinity Washington University. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, she completed her Doctorate in Optometry at Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Salus University. She completed externships that focused on ocular disease, dry eye and specialty contact lenses. While at PCO, Dr. Alvarez also completed additional courses to advance her skills and knowledge related to the anterior segment of the eye.
Dr. Alvarez is committed to continuing to expand her optometric knowledge. Her top priority is providing comprehensive care in which her patients feel heard and receive the best eye care.
On her free time Dr. Alvarez can be found hanging out with her family, hiking, traveling, training her miniature dachshund or reading a good book. Dr. Alvarez is fluent in English and Spanish.
