Wendy Foster, O.D.
In March of 2003, Dr. Wendy Foster founded Runyon Optometry in Wichita, Kansas. She has been dedicated to providing quality optometric care to Wichita and surrounding areas every since.
Dr. Foster began her career as an optician in the greater Kansas City Area immediately following her graduation from high school (at only 15 years old!). A few days into the job, she knew she was hooked for life. At the age of 16, Dr. Foster began college in pursuit of a degree in optometry. Throughout her undergraduate years, she worked as an ABO certified optician with all populations including pediatric care. Fitting and fabricating glasses led to becoming a contact lens technician and a doctor's assistant.
Over the next 10 years, Dr. Foster gained an advantage over the average optometrist by working for optometrists, opthalmalogists, opticians and for large labs. She has learned through each of her experiences and the evolution of the industry that the key to success begins and ends with patient care.
Now, Dr. Foster has realized her dream of owning her own full-service practice here in the Wichita area. Come visit us today at Vision Care 4Life!
Dr. Foster began her career as an optician in the greater Kansas City Area immediately following her graduation from high school (at only 15 years old!). A few days into the job, she knew she was hooked for life. At the age of 16, Dr. Foster began college in pursuit of a degree in optometry. Throughout her undergraduate years, she worked as an ABO certified optician with all populations including pediatric care. Fitting and fabricating glasses led to becoming a contact lens technician and a doctor's assistant.
Over the next 10 years, Dr. Foster gained an advantage over the average optometrist by working for optometrists, opthalmalogists, opticians and for large labs. She has learned through each of her experiences and the evolution of the industry that the key to success begins and ends with patient care.
Now, Dr. Foster has realized her dream of owning her own full-service practice here in the Wichita area. Come visit us today at Vision Care 4Life!
CHANELL NGUYEN, O.D.
She's accepting new patients and walk-ins
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday only.
She's accepting new patients and walk-ins
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday only.
Dr. Chanell Nguyen was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from Wichita State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of General Studies - Chemistry. After shadowing multiple doctors offices, working in pharmacy for several years, and exploring different avenues in the medical field, she experienced her own LASIK surgery complication and it sparked an interest in learning about the eyes. Dr. Chanell has worn contacts and glasses since she was 9 years old and Dr. Wendy Foster was her first optometrist at the Towne East Mall. In 2018, she began browsing the internet and came across Vision Care 4Life and shot an e-mail to the manager asking about shadowing opportunities. She showed up at VC4L and to her pleasant surprise, it was Dr. Foster that was the optometrist. After shadowing for a few weeks and falling in love with the profession, she was given the opportunity to begin working at VC4L as an optometric technician and optician. She emphasizes her admiration for the way that Dr. Foster was/is able to connect with her patients and the high level of respect the patients have for her. It was not long until Dr. Chanell was sure that this was a career she wanted to pursue. In 2019, she went to work toward her Doctor of Optometry at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. During her time in school, she had the opportunity to further her education at 5 different externship sites, gaining experience in co-management with ophthalmologists, observation of surgery/laser/injections, vision therapy, pediatrics, contact lenses, ocular disease, and low vision. After graduating in 2023, Dr. Chanell has since returned to Vision Care 4Life to work as an optometrist alongside Dr. Wendy Foster.
She is a member of the AOA, KOA, MOA. Her most recent charitable events include volunteering at the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Opening Eyes Event in June 2024, providing eye exams and glasses to hundreds of special needs athletes; this was her fourth time volunteering at this event. In July 2023, she traveled to Dallas, TX to administer eye exams to 200+ patients of all ages over a span of two days with the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation. She describes these opportunities as tremendously rewarding.
Aside from work, Dr. Chanell spends a significant amount of time with her family and friends. Her hobbies include singing, playing golf and pickleball, and painting.
She is a member of the AOA, KOA, MOA. Her most recent charitable events include volunteering at the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Opening Eyes Event in June 2024, providing eye exams and glasses to hundreds of special needs athletes; this was her fourth time volunteering at this event. In July 2023, she traveled to Dallas, TX to administer eye exams to 200+ patients of all ages over a span of two days with the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation. She describes these opportunities as tremendously rewarding.
Aside from work, Dr. Chanell spends a significant amount of time with her family and friends. Her hobbies include singing, playing golf and pickleball, and painting.
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Affiliations
Special Olympics, Lion's Club, Cairn Health(MSB), Vision USA, Salvation Army, See To Learn, Infant See, Eye Care Council, Kansas Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, Wichita Optometrist Association and Charity Care Committee, Project Access, Dress for Success Wichita.