Downey Eye Clinic

09/04/2025

MEET OUR TEAM!

Dr. Amanda Ballard is a Marion County native. She completed her undergraduate degree at WKU and earned her doctorate from Indiana University School of Optometry. She and her husband, Walter, live in Lebanon with their three daughters, Sophie, Lilly and Evelyn. She spends all of her free time in the bleachers cheering on the St. Dominic Lady Knights and the Washington County Commanderettes. Dr. Ballard will be seeing patients at our Columbia location.

08/29/2025

Only 67 percent of children in Kentucky receive routine vision screening, behind the 72.4 percent figure in top-performing states, according to Vision Center.

With school starting, you may notice that your child is having difficulty reading.

Prioritizing comprehensive eye exams throughout a child’s academic years can help them see correctly to succeed in school, sports and life.

08/23/2025

It is recommended that a second exam happen at pre-school age, with yearly routine screenings beginning at school age.

08/15/2025

08/14/2025

We hope everyone had a great first day back at school! ✏️📚🚌

08/02/2025

WINNERS 🏆
Jeff Cloyd
Susie Stephens


Baskets will be in Russell Springs and Columbia location on Wednesday!

07/28/2025

Back To School! 🚌✏️🖍️

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3 teachers will be chosen on August 1st (one for each of our locations and one more 😉)

As always, thanks to Dryce Studios for making our swag! Give them a 👍🏻, too!

07/25/2025

Johnny Morgan just wanted his contact lens prescription refilled. But his prescription had expired, and the optometric staff member on the phone gently insisted Morgan come in for a comprehensive eye exam.

07/18/2025

If you play sports at school, you know they can be a lot of fun. The last thing you want to do is miss a game, especially if it’s because you’re hurt. That’s why you should always follow the rules and wear the right safety gear.

Think about your favorite sport. Do you wear anything to protect your eyes, like goggles or a face mask? You might think you don’t need protective eyewear, but sports-related eye injuries are serious. Eye injuries are a leading cause of blindness among children in the United States. The good news is that most eye injuries can be prevented with the right protective eyewear.

Check out the list below to see examples of some sports that may put you at high risk for eye injuries, and contact your local doctor of optometry for information about protective eyewear: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/nei-for-kids/sports-and-your-eyes

07/16/2025

More children than ever are wearing glasses. Global research indicates 35% of children need glasses to see clearly at a distance. If the trend continues, the number is expected to rise to 40%, or more than 740 million children, by 2050.

Researchers are investigating methods to stem nearsightedness.

And they’ve been successful.

https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/research-provides-insight-how-multifocal-contacts-help-fight-myopia

07/14/2025

Meet Our Team!

DR. SARAI WILLIAMS is a Casey County native. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky and obtained her doctorate from The Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN.

She was named Kentucky’s 2025 Young Optometrist of the Year and serves as a regional director for KidSEE.

She’s married to Jordan and they have one child, Rhett, and will be welcoming another little boy later this summer.

Dr. Williams will be seeing patients in both the Adair and Russell locations.

05/21/2025

Winners🥇

Mary Kate Tucker and David Gosser!