By John Lynch Every month since January 2008, Dr. Rick Graebe and I have met by phone for our regular interview session to discuss the latest article for Lexington Family Magazine on Vision Therapy and other eye- and learning-related issues. Rick brings nearly 40 years of experience in optometry to the partnership. I bring a […]
Ever the optimist, Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles, has embraced the forced down time caused by the coronavirus crisis to not only reenergize his practice but to refresh his own personal health. After the crisis hit in mid-March, Dr. Graebe closed both sides of his practice – the optometry side (Family Eyecare […]
Dr. Rick Graebe’s work with Vision Therapy has become so successful and well known throughout the state that the behavioral optometrist in Versailles is now treating a second generation of patients. One such family includes Matt Norman and his 8-year-old daughter Katie. Matt is a pediatric cardio-vascular perfusionist, meaning he runs the heart-lung machine for […]
Does this scenario sound familiar? Your bright child is underachieving at school. Homework is a struggle and he doesn’t seem to try. He doesn’t remember what he has read. His handwriting is sloppy, and he’s a poor speller. Worse, he just seems to hate school. For years, Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles, […]
Even after running a successful practice for more than 30 years, Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles, continues to seek new, cutting-edge methods to help his patients. The BrainTap technology that Dr. Graebe just added to his practice is a case in point. Using visual pathways, BrainTap helps people calm their brain and […]
How badly did Holly Jacobs want to help her son fix his reading problem? For more than a year, the family drove to Dr. Rick Graebe’s office in Versailles from their home near the Tennessee border. That’s four hours roundtrip. Was it worth it? “Everything worked out perfectly for us,” said Jacobs, a high school […]
The parent testimonials that trumpet the success of children and line one whole wall in Dr. Rick Graebe’s office in Versailles serve as a reminder of the underlying principle of his practice – the Golden Rule. And what better time to celebrate treating others the way you’d like to be treated than the holidays? “It’s […]
Eight years into her career as a Montessori teacher in Versailles, Angela Roberts enjoyed unmatched job satisfaction. “To have an impact on such young absorbent minds… I loved it,” she said. “I’ve worked with kids my whole life. My first job was babysitting.” But when friend Jennifer Ciecorka mentioned that Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral […]
“This is the essence of what’s wrong with healthcare today,” Dr. Rick Graebe said. “Three-quarters of our training as doctors is structure-based.” Which makes sense because doctors have to understand structure first. A heart surgeon must understand how that organ works. Same with an ear, nose and throat specialist who must know the inner workings […]
Now that a 1,600 square-foot office expansion is complete at Dr. Rick Graebe’s office, the Versailles behavioral optometrist is ready to match his services with anyone else’s in the country. “With the extra room we have and the equipment we have added, we can provide services that nobody else in Kentucky can provide,” he said. […]
