Dr. Brighid Williams received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Missouri - St. Louis School of Optometry, graduating with honors and receiving several awards in primary care and contact lens fitting. Her externship training included rotations in specialty contact lens fitting and pediatrics. Dr. Williams is originally from Lawrence, Kansas. She moved to Orlando after graduation, where she worked in a large contact lens practice prior to opening Eola Eyes with Dr. Giedd.

Dr. Williams is actively involved in the Rotary Club of College Park. She is the chair of their annual fundraising event The Taste of College Park, which takes place each April. She is also a member of the American Optometric Association, Florida Optometric Association and the Central Florida Society of Optometric Physicians.

She lives in College Park with her husband, Troy. Together, they enjoy home renovation projects and are expecting their first child in July 2008.

Dr. Kerry Giedd graduated with honors from The Ohio State University College of Optometry in 2000, where she received her Master of Science and Doctor of Optometry degrees. Her training included rotations at the Cleveland Veterans’ Administration Hospital and a large cataract and refractive surgery clinic. While in school, she received several awards for her clinical performance in the area of contact lenses and for her leadership roles. She is originally from the Cleveland, Ohio area and moved to central Florida with her husband, Brad, after completing optometry school. She and Brad, who is also an optometrist, live in Apopka. They have three children, Lindsey (born April 2003), Braden (born October 2005), and Matthew (born November 2007).

Dr. Giedd is a fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and she is active in the Florida Optometric Association. In addition to caring for our Eola Eyes patients, Dr. Giedd enjoys consulting as an investigator for contact lens industry research projects. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family and their chocolate Labrador, Kelsey, and cheering on The OSU Buckeyes.