01/15/2021
In all the craziness that has occurred through 2020 with purchasing Valley Eye Care and Vision Clinic in March, shutting down due to COVID for six weeks, working on putting together a new location, and then merging the offices into the new location; it just dawned on me I never sent out a post introducing myself to all of you.
My name is Rick Harrison, I am originally from Irrigon, OR. I am married to my wife of 20 years, Nicole. She is a teacher and is currently subbing for the Moses Lake School District. We have two children, Blake who is serving a church mission in Mesa, AZ, while awaiting to go to the Dominican Republic and Ashlyn who is a freshman at Moses Lake High School.
I am an avid sports fan and love cheering on the Oregon Ducks and the Chicago Cubs. Blake and I have chased the Cubs around the country with a goal to one day catch them in every away stadium. Ashlyn and I enjoy spending fall afternoons at Autzen stadium screaming at the top of our lungs. We enjoy traveling as a family and are always looking for a chance to get to a warm beach locale.
Professionally I graduated from Pacific University in 2006. Following graduation, I took a job in Atlanta and then moved my family to the South Georgia coast for 5 years. While in South Georgia, I opened two practices that I sold to move back to the northwest. After a brief stop in Klamath Falls, OR, we settled down for 8 wonderful years in Walla Walla, before coming to Moses Lake.
My areas of interest in optometry are general family practice, ocular disease, surgical co-management, and I tend to work well with pediatrics. I enjoy the opportunities I have to care for patients of all ages and try my best to make everyone feel comfortable. I strive to communicate well and do my best to make sure your questions and concerns are answered. I thank all of you who have given me a chance to care for your eyes already and look forward to the opportunity of caring for so many others out there moving forward. I am thankful for the chance to be in Moses Lake and look forward to many more years here!
Dr. Richard Harrison
