Alex Tharman, OD
Dr. Alex Tharman is from the small town of Long Island, Kansas. Having had strabismus and a number of other eye issues from a young age, he began wearing glasses around 1 and a half and was interested in optometry very early on. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas before receiving his Doctor of Optometry degree from Indiana University.
He is currently working in Omaha, NE and provides his patients with excellent primary care. He also has a passion for specializing in scleral contact lenses, ocular surface disease management, and myopia management.
He is happily married to his high school sweetheart, and they share two beautiful young children.
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