OUR EYE DOCTORS
Meet Dr. Joshua Watt
Dr. Watt never enjoyed reading growing up and school never came very easy to him. He saw his optometrist every year growing up, he never needed glasses and always had 20/20 vision. At the beginning of every school year he would rededicate himself to staying on top of the reading assignments given to him from his teachers. By the end of the first month of school he was behind in his reading assignments and deflated because once again he did not achieve his goal. Anytime that he would go to read or study he would typically fall asleep within 10-15 minutes of starting. These issues continued throughout middle school, high school, undergraduate, and halfway through optometry school.
It was in optometry school that he became aware that maybe it could be his eyes that were causing the problems with reading. During a class on binocular vision was the first time he saw a symptoms checklist that described much of what he experienced when reading. Right then and there he realized that he had an issue that had affected him through most of his life. At the age of twenty-six and halfway through optometry school he did vision therapy to correct the Convergence Insufficiency that he struggled with. It was right then when he committed to helping children and getting involved in vision therapy. No child should have to wait until they are twenty-six years old to resolve issues that can be corrected at a much earlier age. Dr. Watt is committed to helping children, so they do not have to struggle as he did.
Family
Dr. Watt has been married to his high school sweetheart Ashley for over fifteen years. They have six children Kaitlyn, Jaxon, Jett, Charlotte, Caroline, and Jordan. They are busy keeping up with all the children’s activities, family fun time, coaching and enjoying the great outdoors of beautiful Colorado. Dr. Watt was born and Raised in Colorado and after being gone for ten years while attending undergrad and optometry school, it is a great blessing to have the wonderful opportunity to return and raise his family here.
School
Dr. Watt graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Exercise Science. He attended optometry school at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was actively involved in the school programs, intramural sports and activities. He was the president of the Sports Vision Club, the Colorado State Club, and the National Student Liaison for OEPF. Dr. Watt did his externships at Child and Family Eyecare in Wichita, Kansas, and the Medical Group Hospital at Air Force Academy.
Professional Organizations
- College of Optometrist in Vision Development
- Optometric Extension Program Foundation
- AOA Sports Vision Section
- Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association
- Colorado Optometric Association
- American Optometric Association
- Southern Colorado Optometric Society
Meet Dr. Nathaniel Jensen
Dr. Nathaniel Jensen has worn glasses since elementary school, and he made the decision to become an optometrist because he knew that taking care of patients' eyes and vision would be making a significant difference in their lives. While preparing for optometry school he discovered vision therapy, and saw that through vision therapy he could make a difference beyond just glasses. He saw patients and parents who became emotional about how much vision therapy had changed their lives. He was especially impacted by the patients he saw who had previously struggled in school and later found that they could excel in school and enjoy reading after completing vision therapy. This impacted not only their grades but changed their entire outlook on life for the better, and Dr. Jensen was immediately hooked. He is eager to provide this life-changing service for patients and loves seeing these positive changes in their lives on a daily basis.
FamilyDr. Jensen has been married to his wife, Nellie, for ten years, they have three daughters and a new baby son. As a family they enjoy hiking, cheeseburgers, and pretty much any park with a playground. Dr. Jensen is a music enthusiast, enjoys playing the piano, and can often be found on the floor playing with his children. He and his wife are thrilled to be raising their family in Colorado where they are close to the mountains and so many outdoor activities.
SchoolDr. Jensen grew up in Orem, Utah, and attended Brigham Young University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish with a minor in business management. He later received his Doctorate of Optometry from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, where he also received awards celebrating his passion for developmental optometry and private practice optometry. After optometry school he completed a post-doctorate residency in vision therapy, vision rehabilitation and pediatric optometry in Austin, Texas. Dr. Jensen is excited to be a part of the Impact Vision Therapy team, and loves helping patients improve their vision and their lives.
Professional Organizations
- College of Optometrists in Vision Development
- Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association
- American Optometric Association
- Colorado Optometric Association
- Southern Colorado Optometric Society