Doctors & Staff

Meet the experienced and friendly doctors and staff who make Place Eye Care the leading provider of vision care products and services in LeRoy.

William Lapple, OD

Dr. Lapple graduated with honors from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. His undergraduate studies were in Microbiology where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree also from Ohio State. Dr. Lapple has been in private practice for over 35 years first in Rochester and settling in LeRoy in 1986. He is past president of the New York State Optometric Association and the Rochester Optometric Society. He has authored numerous professional articles and has lectured extensively to the national optometric community. Dr. Lapple received the New York State Optometrist of the Year award in 2007 and the prestigious Fredric A. Woll award in 2011. He has also been recognized for his quality work involving investigative studies of new contact lens products. Dr. Lapple and his wife, Angela live in LeRoy and have two grown children, Stephanie and John. Interests outside of optometry include skiing, golfing and gardening.

Alan F. Bloom, MD-Emeritus

Dr. Bloom graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1983 and completed his ophthalmologic surgical residency at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in 1987. Dr. Bloom has been partners with Dr. Ronald Reed at Reed Eye Associates for over 18 years, and is one of the owners of the Westfall Surgery Center. This facility is considered one of the top out-patient surgical facilities in New York State. He specializes in cataract/implant surgery and glaucoma treatment, and has performed over 20,000 cases during his career in western New York. Some of his interests outside of medicine include fly fishing, cycling, golfing and skiing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara Hakes, Optician

Cheryl Hobbs, Optometric Technician

Alicia Watson, Optometric Technician

 

 

 

Jackie Morrison, Optometric Technician