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February Artist of the Month: Ronnie T. (Painter)

Artist of the Month - Ronnie T. (Painter)

VEI is excited to announce Ronnie T. as our February Artist of the Month Ronnie was born in Lawrenceville, Virginia, and is one of 15 children. He is a father of two sons and a grandfather to 10 grandkids! He started out sketching and then later took up painting and doing wood carvings. Despite not […]

Our Doctors Were Voted for Virginia Living Magazine’s Top Docs 2022 List

Top Docs

Congratulations to our very own Drs. William Bearden and Nicole Langelier who are both included on Virginia Living Magazine’s “Top Doctors 2022” List for Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery! They were voted by their peers as one of Virginia Living Magazine’s 2022 Top Doctors. As a winner, they’ll be listed in an exclusive directory at virginialiving.com […]

Cataract Lunch & Learn

VEI | Cataract Lunch & Learn Event

VEI Invites You to Our Cataract Lunch & Learn Event! Come join us for our free event on Friday, July 29th at our Ambulatory Surgery Center. Enjoy a thoughtful, SAFE, and socially distanced setting where we can deliver information to you IN PERSON. When not eating, guests will be required to wear masks regardless of […]

Bon Air Artists Associaton (BAAA)

Bon Air Artists Association Painting

The Bon Air Artists Association (BAAA) was founded in 1974 by J’net Kaulfers to encourage her students from her oil painting classes. Their talents and interests had grown beyond their classes and the annual exhibits on her backyard fence. The Bon Air Artists Association became an organization to promote cultural awareness, offer excellent programs and […]

VEI Hearing Center Gives Talk at Shady Grove YMCA

Travis Page

We want to extend a big thanks to our Hearing Specialist Travis Page and our ophthalmologist Dr. Bahr for recently giving a talk at Shady Grove Family YMCA’s Aging Strong program.Their educational demonstrations were greatly enjoyed by the participants. “Our members so enjoyed having Virginia Eye Institute” – Pat Carroll, Active Adult Coordinator Do you […]

Ellen R. Davidson, RPh

Ellen R. Davidson Art

Ellen Davidson is a photographer based in King William County, Virginia. Since 2001, she has become known for nature and landscape photography. Ellen is also a professional pharmacist, horse trainer, dog-rescuer, and amateur dancer, both ballet and ballroom. Ellen was born and raised in Virginia, living most of her adult life in the Tidewater area. […]

Screening Event at Eastern Henrico Rec Center with Hearing Specialist Travis Page

VEI staff at EngAGE's Falls Prevention Fall Festival

Virginia Eye Institute (VEI) participated in Henrico EngAGE’s Falls Prevention Fall Festival at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. The festival, which is geared toward fall prevention for seniors, featured games, education, prizes, and free screenings. VEI provided free vision and hearing screenings for the seniors in attendance at the festival. The event was free for […]

Boy Scouts Sponsorship – Richmond Area Sporting Clays Classic

vei at richmond sporting clays classic

On October 11, Virginia Eye Institute (VEI) participated in the Boy Scouts of America’s Richmond Area Sporting Clays Classic. VEI was one of sixty-three teams that participated in the charity shooting event. All proceeds from the event benefited the Heart of Virginia Council camps. VEI also donated eye protection for all participants of the event.

National Sight Week 2021

ASCRS Blog Feature

October 14th, 2021 is recognized as World Sight Day and the beginning of Operation Sight’s National Sight Week! Mr. Bruce Harris (pictured above on the left) had successful cataract surgery performed by our provider, Dr. Alden Bahr, through the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Operation Sight Program! You can read Mr. Harris’s […]

Focus Group Camera Club (FGCC)

FGCC Portrait by Robert Coles

These nine friends are all passionate about fine art photography and taking their photography and printing skills to a higher level. To that end, they have become active in a group of like-minded area photographers who meet monthly as the Focus Group Camera Club. Founded in 1989 by Bob Coles and two other Richmonders, FGCC […]

Donna Frostick – Painter

Donna Frostick - The Beginning is the Reflection of the End - 36x24

VEI is excited to announce Richmond-based painter, Donna Frostick, as our Artist of the Month for September! Donna is a native of Richmond, Virginia, with a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University. An artist in residence at Crossroads Art Gallery, Donna’s work has been represented in dozens of juried, invitational and solo […]

Faith Rowland – Painter

August 2021 Artist of the Month - Faith Rowland, Painting

Richmond based artist, Faith Rowland, specializes in abstract oil painting displaying a strong understanding of color. Her love of animals and nature inspires much of her bold paintings. With a background in dance, special effects makeup, woodworking and fine arts, Faith believes art can happily bring people together. Much of her creativity is brightly captured […]

Max Perry – Painter & Artist

abstract art

Max Perry is a painter, animator, illustrator and filmmaker based in Richmond, Virginia. He is a graduate of Roanoke College (BA), Virginia Commonwealth University (BFA), and American University (MFA). Since 2009, he has exhibited animated short films internationally which have been well received at film festivals around the world. In addition, he has been self […]

James River Art League (JRAL)

VEI Artist of the Month June 2021

James River Art League (JRAL) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of more than 130 juried member artists from throughout Central Virginia. Our goal is to encourage the creation and appreciation of the visual arts. We provide our member artists with motivation, association, and continuing education through programs that feature qualified artists and art professionals, and […]

Karen Roodman – Painter

Painted by Karen Roodman - VEI Artist of the Month May 2021

We are excited to announce our Artist of the Month for May 2021, Karen Roodman! Karen is formally trained as a dancer and kinesiologist and is a self-taught painter who brings her passion for movement to the canvas. Her impressionistic paintings use bold color to render the beauty of nature and city scapes. Karen was […]

Ergonomics at VEI

When your staff is comfortable, your patients are too. With this in mind, Virginia Eye Institute asked The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina (ECNC) to evaluate ergonomic concerns within our work environment. What is Ergonomics? According to the ECNC, ergonomics is “the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements […]

Artspace Members

abstract art

Artspace is a non-profit gallery for the visual and performing arts promoting the understanding and awareness of contemporary art. Artspace began in 1988 as an association of artists interested in exhibiting their work and providing a space for other artists to reach a wider audience in the greater Richmond, Virginia area. Since then, Artspace has […]

Alcon Contacts Promotion 2021

Alcon Promotion July 2021

Promotion Details: Virginia Eye Institute is excited to announce our newest promotion with Alcon Contacts! Today until December 31st, 2021, patients can receive $25 off of their purchase of an annual supply of PRECISION1® contact lenses or $100 off of their purchase of an annual supply of DAILIES TOTAL1® contact lenses. Read the details for […]

Camera Club of Richmond – Photographers

Camera Club of Richmond - Artist of the Month 8

Virginia Eye Institute is excited to announce the Camera Club of Richmond as our Artist of the Month for November! The goal of the Camera Club of Richmond (CCR) is to pursue excellence in photography and offer its members activities, education, and image evaluations to help meet this goal. The club was formed to promote […]

Kristin McCurley & Mark Zalewski – Photographers

Louvre Museum Photo - VEI Artists of the Month October 2020

Virginia Eye Institute is excited to introduce our Artists of the Month for October, our very own biomedical photographers, Kristin McCurley – CRA, Assistant Director of Imaging and Mark Zalewski – CRA, OCT-C! Kristin and Mark are biomedical photographers for the Virginia Eye Institute. Both are graduates of the Rochester Institute of Technology, with degrees […]

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