Our Team of Denver & Sherrills Ford, NC Optometrists
Advanced Family Eye Care is pleased to offer a wide range of optometric services, eye care products including eyeglasses, specialty eyewear, frames, and contact lenses. Our staff is happy to help however we can.
From your first contact with us to your appointment and your follow-up, we aim to make your eye care experience great. This is what drives us to provide you with the best care year after year!
J. Michael Assell, O.D.
Optometric Physician
Kimberly Z. Hoyle, O.D.
Optometric Physician
Dr. Hoyle was born and raised in Bay Village, Ohio, located just west of Cleveland. She completed her B.S. degree in Biochemistry at North Carolina State University and then her Doctorate of Optometry at The Ohio State University. She received her internship training in ocular disease at the Veterans Hospital in Salisbury, NC.
Dr. Hoyle relocated to the Denver area in June 2009 after spending her first three years of practice in Cary, NC. She practices full-scope optometry for all ages, with a special interest in specialty and multifocal contact lens fitting. Her hobbies include watching Ohio State and NC State football and traveling with her wonderful husband, beautiful twin daughter and son and her precious Pup, Cody.
Catherine Earl O.D.
Optometric Physician
Dr. Earl is originally from NW Ohio. She graduated from Colorado State University with her Bachelor of Arts Degree and received her Doctor of Optometry from Ohio State University. Dr Earl’s previous experience brings a wide range of specialties to our practice. She has focused training in ocular disease management and fitting specialty contact lenses is one of her areas of expertise. Her professional affiliations include the American Optometric Association (AOA), the North Carolina State Optometric Society, and maintains a local membership to the Piedmont Optometric society.
In her free time, Dr. Earl enjoys snow skiing and spending time with her husband and two children
Sandra Farnham O.D.
Optometric Physician
Dr. Sandra Farnham grew up in a small town outside of Erie Pennsylvania. After completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Mercyhurst College in Erie, she served as a cardiothoracic nurse for several years. She later received her Doctorate in Optometry from Indiana University followed by subspecialty training in ocular disease for six months at Bascom Palmer in Miami, FL.
Dr. Farnham has practiced medical optometry since 2005 and joined Advanced Family Eye Care and Sightwork Vision Therapy in Denver, NC in 2016 to focus on her passion as a behavioral optometrist. She enjoys practicing full-scope medical optometry for all ages, with a special love for patients with strabismus, amblyopia and learning disabilities along with brain injury rehabilitation for all ages.
Her involvement and accomplishments are far-reaching. She is a fellow with the American Academy of Optometry, a member of the American Optometric Association and the Piedmont Optometric Society. She is a fellow with the Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association.
During her leisure time, Dr. Farnham enjoys running and spending time with her husband and three children.
Megan Boughman O.D.
Optometric Physician
Dr. Boughman was born and raised in Mount Holly, NC. She graduated in 2014 from Appalachian State University with a B.S in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. In 2018 she graduated from Pennsylvania College of Optometry and received her Doctorate of Optometry. She enjoys practicing full scope optometry, however, spent her externships focusing on ocular disease and pediatrics. She’s a member of the American Optometric Association and the North Carolina State Optometric Society. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, daughter, and Golden Doodle
