Dr. Geering-Fend, O.D. was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1959.  She spent her childhood in Ohio, Kansas, and Iowa.  After graduating from High School in Wilton, Iowa she began working as an optician for the optometrist that she went to as a child.  She enrolled in a nine month Optometric Assistant Program at the North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, Iowa.  After completing that course she worked as an optician and office manager for approximately ten years. 

In 1985 Dr. Geering-Fend moved to Southern California to continue her education in the field of optometry.  She enrolled at El Camino College and was working full time as the office manager for Sumio Taniguchi, O.D. and Stan Matsuoka, O.D. in Torrance, CA.  She transferred to California State Long Beach to continue her undergraduate studies.  In 1991 she started her studies at the Southern California College of Optometry in Fullerton.  After the completion of her second year, she received her Bachelors of Visual Science. In 1995 she received her Doctor of Optometry from the Southern California College of Optometry. 

To extend her experience in the eye care field, she practiced as an Optometrist with Wolstan Eye Associates, an eye institute and ophthalmology group practice, from 1995 to 2007.  She also is currently working with Robert L. Shapiro, O.D., a private optometry practice located in the South Bay. In May of 2007 she purchased a part-time practice as a visiting optometrist in the remote town of Petersburg, Alaska.  In June of 2007, she opened her own optometry office in Torrance.

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