Meet Our Doctors

Our Doctors

Chad Nicholson

O.D.

Chad graduated from the University of Alberta in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He then attended the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, where he received his Doctorate of Optometry degree, with honors, in the spring of 2000. During his education, Chad completed an ocular surgery post-operative care internship in Atlanta, Georgia, and primary eye care, contact lens, and ocular disease management internships in Eugene, Oregon and Portland, Oregon.

Kristen Nicholson

O.D.

Kristen graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology and Zoology. She then attended the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, where she earned her Doctorate of Optometry degree, with honors, in the spring of 2000. During her education, Kristen completed an ocular surgery post-operative care internship in Atlanta, Georgia, and primary eye care, contact lens, and ocular disease management internships in Eugene, Oregon and Portland, Oregon.

Josh Goetz

O.D.

Josh graduated from the University of Denver in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology. He then attended Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, where he earned his Doctorate of Optometry degree with honors in 2019. Josh did his clinical rotations at a contact lens specialty site in St. Louis, MO, an Optometry/Ophthalmology co-management site in Denver, CO, a primary eye care site in Cheyenne, WY and an ocular disease management rotation at the Veteran’s Hospital in Cheyenne, WY.

Zachary Lundgren

O.D.

Zach graduated from Concordia College in 2012, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with Cum Laude Honors, in Biology. He attended the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, where he received his Doctorate of Optometry degree the spring of 2017. During his education, Dr. Lundgren completed ocular surgery post-operative care and ocular disease management internships at Spivack Vision Center & Omni Eye Specialists, in Denver, Colorado, and at the Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Leah Eye Clinic in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He also completed primary eye care and contact lens management internships at Tyndall Air Force Base Medical Group.

Katlyn Tew

O.D.

Our Success Story

Chad and Kristen met and married during their time at Pacific University College of Optometry, over 20 years ago. After completing their education, they moved to Colorado to establish a home. Here, Chad practiced within the Doctors of Optometry next to Lenscrafters at the Park Meadows Mall, while Kristen began her career at a practice in Parker, Colorado. In 2002, she joined Chad at the LensCrafters at the Park Meadows Mall.

In the fall of 2006, Chad and Kristen opened their first practice, Southlands Vision Associates, inside the LensCrafters at the Southlands Outdoor Mall, where they still practice today.

In 2019, they expanded their practice to take on a second location, Altitude Eye Care, inside the LensCrafters at the Park Meadows Mall.