Oliver named Paraoptometic of the Year

Jana Oliver of Thermopolis Eye Care was recently awarded the Wyoming Paraoptometric of the Year Award.

Oliver is the office manager and as a para her job is to help the doctor do optician work, ordering glasses and contacts, or lab work.

The award is voted on by the doctors in Wyoming. Dr. Dana McDermott and a couple of doctors in Gillette optometric put Oliver in as a nomination three years ago and she received it this year.

The Paraoptometric Award qualifications are looking for people who worked in the optometric field for a significant amount of time and contribute to their patient and office care as well as their community.

Dr. McDermott said, "Jana has been with Thermopolis Eye Care since we opened in 2009. Probably most of our patients really remember her as the one who really goes out of her way to take care of everyone who comes in. She thinks most of our patients are family."