meet the team

Dr. Kris E. Smith is a licensed Florida Optometrist. Orginally from Michigan, Dr. Smith colloquially known as Doc, graduated with his bachelors degree in chemistry from Albion College in 1979.

Dr. Smith earned his doctoral degree in optometry from the Ferris State College of Optometry in 1983 Upon graduation Dr. Smith went into a private group practice specializing in contact lenses research.

Dr. Smith was a contact lens investigator for the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) with numerous contact lens manufacturers. Dr. Smith was also an adjunct clinical professor for the Ferris state College of Optometry's clinic at Jackson State Prision until moving to Florida.

Kris moved to Vero Beach in 1989. "Doc" started out in Vero as an indepentant optometrist for a small indepentant optical chain. in 2000, he aquired his location in Vero and opened his private practice, Vision Plus. The office is 4,500 square feet located in the South Vero Square Shopping Plaza.

Doc provides comprehensive eye examinations, contact lens exams, treats infections and injuries of the eye. He routinely evaluates patients for glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration. he sees patients six days a week, excluding Sunday. His office has full servicing capabilities to manufacture many eye glass prescriptions the same day, including bifocals, trifocals, progessives (no line lenses), transitions and polarized lenses. His eye team consists of 13 members with 3 licensed opticians here to help his patients and those patients with an outside prescription that come into the office.

Dr. Smith truly enjoys his profession and feels that his patients are of the utmost importance. he treats every patient that comes through the door with respect and compassion.

Kris and his wife Lynn, have worked very hard to build a practice centered on customer service.

Family is very special to Kris and Lynn and they treat their patients like they would want someone to treat then and their family members.

Of course, there are many outside activities that Doc enjoys in Florida Particularly, Kris and Lynn love to spend their free time on the beach. You will also spot them cruising around town in a little vintage Nash Metropolitan car.