Our Eye Care Team
Dr. Kari Carpenter, Dr. Allyson Lane, Dr. Clay Mattson, and Dr. Suzannah Rowland Rich, the optometrists at Eyemax, make it a policy to ensure that all staff members are up-to-date on the latest technology and techniques to make your visit as comfortable and effective as possible. As optometric technology changes, it is even more important to select an eye doctor who has all the right optometry qualifications and follows the latest developments in eye care.
Kari Carpenter, O.D.
Originally from Webster Springs, WV, Dr. Kari Carpenter earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from West Virginia Weslyan University. She graduated from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1999. Upon graduation, Dr. Kari Carpenter relocated to Lexington, Kentucky and started her practice in 2000.
Man O War at Nicholasville Rd.
Clay Mattson, O.D.
Dr. Clay Mattson grew up on the coast of Maine in the town of Bucksport. Having bad eyes as a young child and watching his grandfather go blind from macular degeneration, Dr. Clay Mattson developed an interest in optometry at an early age. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology/Pre-Med from The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Clay Mattson then decided to escape the cold New England winters and moved to California where he earned his Doctor of Optometry degree form the University of Californa Berkeley School of Optometry in 2000. Dr. Clay Mattson moved to Lexington, Kentucky and started his practice in Nicholasville in 2000.
Dr. Mattson and Dr. Carpenter happily merged their lives when they married in 2005 and then merged their practices to form EyeMax.
Suzannah Rowland Rich, O.D.
Suzannah Rowland Rich, O.D. is a two time graduate of Indiana University, receiving her doctor of optometry degree in 1996 from the Indiana University School of Optometry in Bloomington, IN. She practiced optometry for two and one half years in Indiana before moving back to her home state of Kentucky, where she has been in practice since that time. Dr. Suzannah Rich joined Eyemax in November 2004.
Man O War at Nicholasville Rd. | Nicholasville, Ky
Allyson Lane, O.D
Dr. Allyson Lane is a native of Edmond, Oklahoma. She attended Oklahoma State University and completed her undergraduate degree in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dr. Allyson Lane received her Doctor of Optometry degree from The Ohio State University College of Optometry in 2008. Upon graduation, she moved to California where she began practicing optometry. She has since relocated to Lexington, Kentucky joining Eyemax in 2010
Man O War at Nicholasville Rd. | New Circle Rd. at Russell Cave
