About
History
We don’t live in the past, but we like to look back at it every so often.
When Dr. Donald Paine opened the doors to his practice over 100 years ago, he likely didn’t know what he was starting. He didn’t know that a tradition of doctors training their successors like Dr. John Reynolds, Dr. Dave Reynolds and Dr. Cecil Kohake did would become engrained in the business and carefully carry the lessons learned through the years. He didn’t know that the current partners would find eyeglasses fashioned by Dr. Paine himself, in the basement of the original clinic. Or that patients that visited as children would still be coming to the clinic well into their 70s, with their original patient files written in pencil. Today’s Drs. Deutscher, Rottinghaus, and Oxandale represent a continuum of vision care, tethered to the lives of their patients in Topeka past, present, and for countless generations to come.
Dr. Chris A. Deutscher
Dr. Chris Deutscher grew up in Clay Center, Kansas, and graduated from Kansas State University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in Life Science. During his optometric education at the University of Houston, he received training at the VA Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, and Mann/Berkley Eye Center in Houston, Texas before receiving his doctorate in 1996. Dr. Deutscher is a resident staff consultant to the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka. He is also a member of the American Optometric Association and Kansas Optometric Association. Dr. Deutscher and his wife Brandy have two sons Blake and Cale.
Dr. Charlie Rottinghaus
Dr. Charlie Rottinghaus grew up on a farm near Wetmore, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Industry. He studied at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago where he graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian. Dr. Rottinghaus’ formal training included clinical rotations at Kohake, Deutscher, and Hefner, the Illinois Eye Institute in Chicago, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, and the Cornea/ Contact Lens Center for Clinical Excellence in Chicago. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Kansas Optometric Association, and the Leadership KOA class of 2010. Dr. Rottinghaus and his wife Carrie have four children: Ava, Owen, Isaac, and Elias.
Dr. Brett Oxandale
Dr. Oxandale has been practicing optometry in Topeka and Netawaka, Kansas, for more than 10 years. He is trained in the management and treatment of cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and almost all types of acute and chronic eye conditions. Has has a bachelor’s degree from Washburn University and a doctorate degree from Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Oxandale graduated from Optometry school with honors. He is an active member of the American Optometric Association and the Kansas Optometric Association.
Dr. Oxandale was born and raised in Netawaka, Kansas, and graduated from Jackson Heights High School. He returned to Kansas as an optometrist to serve the communities near his hometown.When Dr. Oxandale isn’t providing high-quality eye care service, a majority of his time is spent with his family, wife Brooke and his son Gavin. He enjoys participating in family functions, attending church, playing recreational sports and being outdoors.
