NEOVision Doctors
OUR TEAM OF NEOVision DOCTORS:
Welcome to our practice and thank you for allowing us to care for your vision. We operate as a team taking great pride in our years of experience, training, knowledge and capabilities. We want you to have confidence in us and we look forward in working with you towards achieving your best possible vision.
JEFF STARKEY, MD
Dr. Jeff Starkey is a highly trained and experienced eye surgeon who continues to remain a leader in his field. Dr Starkey has been practicing Ophthalmology since 1993 and has performed thousands of successful eye surgeries.
Using state of the art equipment Dr. Starkey provides Laser Vision Correction in his office providing outstanding results and never compromising his patients’ safety, convenience and comfort.
Dr. Starkey stays abreast of new technology and training and travels to maintain the highest quality professional training obtainable. He graduated from Indiana University’s Department of Ophthalmology and continues his education by having active memberships in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Ohio Ophthalmologic Society and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Dr. Starkey is a frequent teacher of local eye doctors, having given lectures on a variety of topics. His offices are in both the Barberton and Akron area.
MARVIN LEEDY, MD
Dr. Marvin Leedy went to the Ohio State University for his undergraduate studies and graduated in 1970 from the Ohio State College of Medicine. After eight years of Army active duty that included his Ophthalmology training at Walter Reed Army Hospital, he started a private practice in Akron. The Barberton office was added in 1981. Dr. Leedy primarily does medical ophthalmology at this time.
CHRIS CALAWAY, OD
Dr. Calaway graduated from the Ohio State University College of Optometry in 1981. Upon graduation he joined a private practice in Barberton, Ohio. In 1992 he was certified by the Treatment and Management Ocular disease board.
Dr. Calaway organized and volunteers in the Optometry section of the Open M Free Medical clinic in Akron, Ohio. This clinic provides free routine eye care for Summit County residents with no health insurance. He has been providing optometric care to residents in nursing homes and other long term care facilities for over 14 years as a partner in Mobile Optometric Service. In 2002 he formed the NEOVision Group with experienced eye surgeons, Dr. Jeffrey Starkey and Dr. Marvin Leedy, to provide full eye care services, from surgery to glasses, all at one location.
Dr. Calaway performs routine glasses and contact lens examinations and also treats and coordinates care for most eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic eye problems.
Dr. Calaway is a member of the American and Ohio Optometric Associations. He is a past president of the Summit County Optometric Society. He accepts most vision and medical insurance plans.
MARY LACK, OD
Dr. Mary Lack is a 1992 graduate of the Ohio State University College of Optometry. Upon graduation she joined Dr. Chris Calaway in private practice in Barberton‚ Ohio. In 2002‚ she and Dr. Calaway joined Drs. Jeffery Starkey and Marvin Leedy and formed the Neo Vision Group.
Dr. Lack practices full scope optometry including the treatment and management of eye disease‚ routine glasses and contact lens examinations.
She is actively involved in both professional and community organizations and volunteers in community vision screenings‚ career days‚ and at the Open M Clinic. She is a member of the American Optometric Society and the Ohio Optometric Society. She is a past president of The Summit County Optometric Society, the Barberton Kiwanis Noon Club and is a member of the Junior Womens Civic Club of Akron. Dr. Lack is married with two children and resides in Wadsworth, Ohio.
PHILIP KADES, OD
Dr. Phillip A. Kades graduated from the Ohio State College of Optometry in June 1970 and practiced for one year in Toledo, Ohio before moving to the Akron area in 1971. He opened a private practice office in Norton, Ohio October 1971 and a second office in Streetsboro, Ohio September 1977. Dr. Kades merged his Norton office with NEOVision Group in September 2005.
Dr. Kades is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Ohio Optometric Association. He was past president of the Summit County Optometric Association. Dr. Kades has over 35 years of practice experience.
LARRY BARGER, OD
The newest member of the NEOVision team is Dr. Larry Barger, OD. Dr. Barger joined the practice in October, 2006 and works primarily out of the Akron office. Dr. Barger began his career after graduating from the Ohio State College of Optometry in 1968. He has been a practicing OD in the Akron area ever since, except for a stint in the Navy where he served as an optometrist stationed at Parris Island.
Dr. Barger continues a long list of memberships and community involvement. He has received awards over the years from Citizen of the Year to Optometrist of the Year.