Dr. Simmons is our eye-disease, residency trained Colorado Springs Optometrist.

He obtained his doctor’s degree from Pacific University College of Optometry and completed his residency at Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He also completed studies at the prestigious Bascom Eye Center in Miami.

Dr. Simmons has been designated a fellow by the American Academy of Optometry. He is board certified through the American Board of Optometry. Dr. Simmons has been practicing in the Pikes Peak region since 2007.

In the summer of 2014, Dr. Simmons purchased St Luke’s Eye Care and Laser Center which was re-named as Vision Institute.

Dr. Simmons and his lovely wife, Sharise, live in Colorado Springs with their four children. He enjoys sports and is an avid volleyball player. He lived in Peru for almost 2 years and is fluent in Spanish.

Our bilingual, English-Spanish, speaking staff will be happy to assist you in booking an appointment with Dr. Simmons.  We are certain you will find Dr. Simmons not only an expert in vision care, but also one of the friendliest eye doctors you will ever meet!

Dr. Erik Anderson is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in Cornea, Cataract and LASIK eye care.

Growing up in Colorado, Dr. Anderson was brought up in a healthcare centered environment and was focused from an early age on a career in the medical industry. Since finishing his undergraduate degree with Honors from the University of Chicago, he then received a Master’s Degree from Georgetown University before completing medical school at the University of Illinois. Upon his graduation, he completed an ophthalmology residency at Chicago’s Cook County Medical Center, one of the country’s busiest hospitals. In residency, he achieved the 90th percentile on the annual ophthalmology in-service exam and 95th percentile in cataract and corneal surgical volume. In his final year, he was elected Chief Resident by his attending. Dr. Anderson then completed a Corneal, Refractive, and External Disease Fellowship at Wake Forest University and made a humanitarian trip to Honduras to provide cataract surgery to the underprivileged local community. In his free time, Dr. Anderson enjoys skiing, golfing, and spending time with his wife and two young children.

If you would like to schedule an eye exam or medical eye appointment with our Colorado Springs Ophthalmologist Dr. Erik Anderson of Vision Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado – please contact us.

Our bilingual, English-Spanish, speaking staff will be happy to assist you in booking an appointment with Dr. Anderson.  We are certain you will find Dr. Anderson not only an expert in vision care, but also one of the friendliest eye doctors you will ever meet!