Our Team

Dr. Andrew Franken grew up in Troy, Kansas. He earned a bachelor of arts with a major in biology from Benedictine College and graduated with honors earning a Doctorate of Optometry from University of Missouri-St Louis College of Optometry. Dr. Franken is an active member in the Kansas Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, and Heart of America Eye Care Congress.

Dr. Franken specializes in dry eye disease, pediatric vision and myopia management, ocular disease, and specialty contact lens fits. Dr. Franken and his wife, Kelli, have three children: Cade, Quinn, and Keira.

When not in the office, Dr. Franken enjoys playing golf and spending time with family and friends at the lake.

Dr. Chris Arnold grew up in Oklahoma and attended high school in Nebraska. He attended the University of Kansas where he received his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. He then pursued his optometry profession by attending the University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Optometry where he graduated with honors.

Dr. Arnold is currently a member of the American Optometric Association, Kansas Optometric Association, Optometric Society of Greater Kansas City as well as the Heart of America Eye Care Congress.

His special interests include primary eye care, eye injuries and diseases, including glaucoma and diabetes management, contact lenses, and pediatrics with myopia management. He currently resides in Prairie Village, Kansas, with his wife Anya and his children Clara, Lyla, and Davis. He continues to be an avid Jayhawks and Royals fan and spends most of his time cheering on his own children from the sidelines.

Dr. Gallentine grew up in Junction City, Kansas, and graduated from Ottawa University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. He then graduated with honors from Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry.

Dr. Gallentine’s specialty areas include primary eye care, ocular diseases and injuries, dry eye treatment, specialty contact lens fits, and myopia management. He is also a current member of American Optometric Association, Kansas Optometric Association, Optometric Society of Greater Kansas City as well as the Heart of America Eye Care Congress.

Dr. Gallentine enjoys spending time with his wife Erin, playing golf, and is an avid Chiefs and Royals fan.

Dr. Nichols grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. She received her undergraduate degree from William Jewell College, and her doctorate from Southern College of Optometry.

Dr. Nichols practices full-scope optometry, with an emphasis in Pediatrics, primary eye care for all ages, diagnosis and management of ocular disease, contact lenses, and co-management of refractive and cataract surgery.

She is a board member at the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) and an active member of the Junior League of Kansas City.

Dr. Nichols resides in Lenexa with her husband, Eric, and their two daughters, Ava and Emery.