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Nappanee Family Eyecare

Nappanee Family Eyecare has been a leading provider of optometry services and vision care products in the Nappanee community as well as the Elkhart and Kosciusko counties since 1999, and we want to help you achieve and maintain clear vision for years to come.

Our Vision is to be recognized as a premiere eye care provider in Northern Indiana…
*by providing excellent care to our patients
*by valuing our staff & providing a workplace they love & appreciate

Our Values
*Honesty & Integrity
*Excellence (in our products & services)
*Innovation & Technology
*Outstanding Customer Satisfaction
*Our Community

Our Mission is to preserve & enhance vision of those in the communities we serve while striving to emulate Christ’s compassion, humility & integrity in all relationships.

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Products

Ocular Disease Management

Routine Eye Exams

Contact Lenses

Advanced Technology

Meet the Doctors

Dr. Darren Minnich

Dr. Minnich established Nappanee Family Eyecare in 1999 as a result of buying Dr. Tom Tarman’s (Wakarusa) and Dr. Russell Bolyard’s (Nappanee) Optometry offices and merging them with a new beginning. Dr. Minnich states “I can’t say enough about the opportunity to take over two well-esteemed doctors in their respective communities. I often think about Dr. Tarman and Dr. Bolyard and believe they would be proud of how we provide the many services in our office.”

Meet the Doctors

Dr. Jillian Geiger

Dr. Jillian Geiger is a graduate of Indiana University School of Optometry, where she received her Doctorate of Optometry. While at IU, she was a member and president of Beta Sigma Kappa, an optometric honor society, an associate instructor for the Geometric and Ophthalmic Optics courses, as well as a chairperson for the philanthropic group Volunteers in Optometric Service to Humanity.

Meet the Doctors

Dr. Jonathan VanGessel

Dr. Jonathan VanGessel graduated from the Indiana University School of Optometry in 2019. While in school, he served as president of the Indiana University Optometry Student Association, and was a member of the Gold Key optometric leadership and service honor society, the Beta Sigma Kappa academic optometric honor society, and Volunteers in Optometric Service to Humanity.

Meet the Doctors

Dr. Heidi Park

Dr. Heidi Park is a new addition to our team of doctors. She loves getting to know her patients while providing comprehensive eye care to the whole family.