Lori N. Beals, O.D.

Dr. Lori Nichols Beals has been providing eye care at VisionOne since January 2003, and has been practicing in the Northwest Columbus area practicing since 1990. Dr. Beals graduated from Indiana University in 1986 with High Distinction with a B.S. in Music and Chemistry, and is a 1990 graduate from Ohio State University College of Optometry, cum laude. She is licensed by the Ohio Board of Optometry, including use of Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents. She is an auxiliary Faculty Member of the OSU College of Optometry, appointed to the Veteran’s Clinic here in Columbus since 1991, where she instructs optometry students in disease management including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and eye infections. In private practice she also enjoys contact lens fitting, children’s eye care, and refractive surgery consultation.

Originally from Upper Arlington, Dr. Beals now resides in Grandview with her husband John and son Peter. She enjoys music, plays the flute and the piano, reading, and also likes to be outside bicycling, hiking, and traveling with her family.

Melissa Vetter, O.D.

Dr. Vetter attended The Ohio State University for her undergraduate and Optometric studies. She received the Vistakon Award for Excellence in Contact Lens Care her senior year in Optometry school and graduated in the top ten of her class. Upon graduation in 1988, Dr. Vetter was selected to do a one-year residency at the Columbus and Chillicothe Veterans Administration Medical Centers, where she received specialized training seeing patients with advanced medical and ocular conditions in a hospital setting.

After her residency, Dr. Vetter joined a large Ophthalmology practice in Concord, New Hampshire, where she enjoyed seeing her own patients as well as consulting with Ophthalmologists in the care of the low vision, contact lens, and post-operative patients. Dr. Vetter returned to the Columbus area and worked at The Ohio State University college of Optometry as a clinic instructor to the students, and at the Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic in Columbus seeing patients and teaching Optometry students.

Dr. Vetter has been in practice in northwest Columbus since 1992. She joined Vision One in 2010, but has known Dr. Beals since college.

Dr. Vetter has served as an examiner for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry for many years helping to license new Optometrists, and volunteers her time with the Prevent Blindness of Ohio organization. She has enjoyed serving as a judge for the Central Ohio District Science Fair projects related to vision and helping students understand their eyes and vision at career days. Dr. Vetter enjoys seeing patients of all ages, the most challenging of contact lens patients, and treating eye disease. She likes to treat patients as if they were part of her family.

In her spare time, Dr. Vetter enjoys snow skiing, boating, jet skiing, golf, reading and running her three children to their multitude of activities. She lives in Hilliard with her husband, Bruce, their three children, Mitch, Tessa and Tory, and their dog, Teddy.

Nancy A. Hutchison

Nancy joined VisionOne Optical in February 2011 as our office manager and licensed optician. She brings over twenty years of experience in eye care, and loves to help people find the perfect eyewear and keep the office running smoothly. She resides in Hilliard with her husband and two dogs and enjoys scrap booking. Her son Kris is serving in the U.S. Army overseas.

Linda Pilcher, L.D.O

Linda is a licensed optician with 18 years of experience. She works part time at VisionOne and is a mom to two grade school girls. She enjoys interesting eyewear and singing.

Lacy Litteral

Lacy is a part time optometric technician at VisionOne Optical. She is currently enrolled at The Ohio State University as an undergraduate art student.

Brandon McFadden (future O.D.)

Brandon is currently an Optometry student at the Ohio State University. Originally from Colorado, he enjoys working with patients with all their optical needs.