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Dr. Emily
Curry
Not every young child has
the opportunity or interest to watch
surgeries be performed, but, for
Dr. Emily Curry, owner of Sweet-
grass Eyecare, those fond memories
inspired her to pursue a career in the
medical field.
“My dad was a private practice veterinarian, and my sib-
lings and I grew up in that practice just as much as we grew
up in our house,” she said. “As a
child, I saw my father perform a
lot of small animal surgeries, and it was captivating to me.”
Dr. Curry has been fascinated with the human eye
since high school. After working in the optometric field
in college, she knew that becoming an optometrist was
her dream. She earned a bachelor of arts in Biochemistry
from Otterbein College and went on to graduate first in
her class with a doctorate of Optometry from The Ohio
State University.
She came to Charleston in 2007 as a clinical director
and then worked for other private practices before opening
Sweetgrass Eyecare in Mount Pleasant two years ago.
“Private practice is where my heart is, and, after having
two of my three children, I knew that the next step was
starting my own,” Dr. Curry said. “Not only does owning
my practice allow me to practice eye care the way I dream
of, but I also hope that my children will have the same sort
of childhood memories that I have of my dad’s clinic.”
While being able to set high standards of eye care
and acting as a role model for her family are two perks
of owning an optometry practice, Dr. Curry finds joy in
helping people.
“I absolutely love seeing patients, not only examin-
ing the health of their eyes but listening to their vision
problems and working with them to find a solution,” she
explained.
She credits her patients as the reason she and her staff
strive to stay on the cutting edge of optometry by learn-
ing new techniques and employing advanced technology.
Sweetgrass Eyecare offers the latest in refractive technology,
contact lenses, eyewear and ocular health detection. While
she is an expert in all of these services, she especially enjoys
refractive surgery and fitting specialty contact lenses.
Most of all, Dr. Curry finds inspiration in her career as
an optometrist through her patients.
“I love my patients, and it humbles me that they
choose to come to Sweetgrass Eyecare for their vision
needs,” she smiled. “Vision is such a precious sense, and I
love being able to help people see the best they are capable
of seeing.”
Sweetgrass Eyecare
3070 Highway 17 North, Suite 201
Mount Pleasant
843-352-9977
Photo by Rick Walo.
By Anne TOOLe