ModernEyes Eyecare & Eyewear

02/20/2026

Update: Dr. Rischling and Dr. Reed were able to make it to the office and our parking lot has been cleared, so we are able to see patients today. We may have a lighter staff, so please bear with us, but we will do our best!

01/23/2026

Our team is more than just a staff, we are family. From now through the end of her radiation treatments, and probably even beyond that, you’ll find at least one of our team members sporting a “Support Squad” shirt bringing awareness for squamous cell carcinoma. Candi had a recurrence of this cancer, and had to have surgery to remove the tumor, as well as a reconstruction of part of her tongue. She won’t be in the office much for awhile, but hopefully will be able to continue to work behind the scenes as she feels up to it. Please join us in leaving an encouraging word for her while she fights cancer again. We love you, Candi! You’ve got this, and when it’s hard, we’ve got you!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from the ModernEyes crew!

Ryan: Star Butterfly
Kier: Lord Farquaad
Dr. Reed: Came dressed for the wrong party!
Maggie: Witch
Brian: Guy Fieri
Kadence: Cheshire cat

10/27/2025

Happy Birthday to Brian! We love having you on the ModernEyes team. Oh, sorry for turning your teeth blue! 🤣

10/17/2025

Ryan recently passed the National exam to become a Certified Paraoptometric! We finally got her certificate and couldn’t wait to share a picture of her showing it off! We will get it up on the wall ASAP. She’s learned so much and continues to grow in her role at ModernEyes. We could not be more proud of her for obtaining this certification. In Nebraska, it is not required to be certified, but it shows an extra level of commitment to staying up to date on the latest information in eye care. Please join us in congratulating Ryan for her achievement!

10/09/2025

We’ve had a few of our patients ask about Dr. Reed’s adoption process and if they can help.

Dr. Reed and her family, along with many of our team here at ModernEyes are completing a Both Hands project on October 18, where we will be using “Both Hands” to serve: one for an orphan (their soon-to-be daughter) and one for a widow (a sweet lady the Reeds know from church).

Check out their page if you’d like to contribute! 100% of every contribution goes to help the Reed family with adoption related expenses and the first $11,000 will be matched thanks to two great organizations: Both Hands and LifeSong for Orphans/Tim Tebow Foundation.

Raise funds for your adoption by gathering a team, sending out sponsorship letters, and serving a widow in your community.

09/25/2025

Dr. Reed currently serves as President of the Nebraska Foundation for Children’s Vision, and the board is excited about our upcoming projects and goals. Would you consider donating to this fantastic organization?

The NFCV Board has set a goal to raise $10,000 for the Sight for School Fund. The Nebraska Department of Education and school nurses across our state know that an increasing number of children need eye exams but do not have insurance and can’t access or qualify for other charitable care.

The Fund reimburses optometry doctors at Medicaid-allowable rates for the costs of providing eye exams or eyewear. Additional funds will enable our doctors to serve more of these patients in need across Nebraska.

https://nebraska.aoa.org/advocacy/foundation-for-childrens-vision

We are the experts in children's vision issues. The Nebraska Foundation for Children's Vision seeks to ensure that every child entering school in Nebraska is visually ready to learn.

09/16/2025

Our team had a wonderful at Nebraska Optometric Association’s Fall Conference last week/weekend!

Kadence attended her first ever conference and did a great job helping direct paras to their classrooms, etc. She’s always ready to learn!

Dr. Holmquist was in attendance and enjoyed catching up on new information from the various speakers.

Dr. Rischling is serving liason for the paraoptometric committee to the board and will be helping plan their continuing education. She also was recognized for completing the NOA Leadership Institute program.

Dr. Reed nominated and was able to present Candi with the Nebraska Paraoptometric of the Year Award. Congratulations to Candi-this is so well-deserved! Candi recently stepped into chairing the paraoptometric committee and will help unite and grow paraoptometrics across our state. She will be helping plan their CE and involvement at conferences.

As chair, Dr. Reed provided updates on the Nebraska Foundation for Children’s Vision. She also took the gavel in the ceremonial proceedings as she will be serving as the President of the Nebraska Optometric Association in 2026.

We are thankful to have the opportunity to both attend and serve at these conferences. We enjoy collaborating with others in our profession, learning, and getting to know other eye nerds.

Thanks for letting us share with you!

08/22/2025

Kier has been on our team for a whole year tomorrow! She’s learned so much about both being an optician and paraoptometric technician. She has a wonderful sense of style when helping people pick out the perfect pair of glasses, too.

We are so thankful to have Kier on our team!

08/03/2025

How did we miss posting this on the day we celebrated Dr. Rischling’s birthday?!? In any case, we absolutely love having Dr. Rischling here on Fridays. She’s wonderful with all ages and is extra passionate about helping people struggling with dry eyes.

07/14/2025

We celebrated these two lovely ladies’ birthdays last week! Ryan (right) has continued to grow in her role as a paraoptometric technician and Kier (left) is doing amazing splitting her time as both an optician and paraoptometric technician.
Kier also just got married, but we will have to wait to share a picture or two from her wedding until she gets her pictures back from their photographer.
We love our staff around here!

07/01/2025

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