MEET OUR WONDERFUL FOCAL POINTE TEAM 

Liz has assisted Focal Pointe Eye Care with financial and business tasks behind the scenes since its founding in September of 2008, and is gradually taking a more active managerial role in the office as her children start school.

Liz takes tremendous joy in watching Focal Pointe patients achieve their best vision because she is visually impaired herself. She has Stargardt disease, also known as juvenile macular degeneration, a genetic eye disorder that causes progressive vision loss. After being misdiagnosed for eight years, her condition was not correctly identified until she was a sophomore in college. She enjoys working in an environment where she can use her own loss to assist others.

Liz graduated from St. Ursula Academy with honors in 1997 and went on to graduate from Xavier University’s Williams college of business summa cum laude in 2001. In addition to her work at Focal Pointe, she is the owner, and instructor of the Pilates Studio of Glendale, which she founded in 2003. She claims to have married the “perfect” husband (Dr. Lyons), though we think she may be slightly biased. Her most cherished role is as mom to her son Diegan, born in 2008 and her daughter Eleanor, born in 2009.

Rachel joined Focal Pointe Eye Care in 2016.  She was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH (Ross, OH to be exact). She graduated Cum Laude from Miami University in 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree in Family Studies. She has 18 years of customer service experience,  12+ of those as a Licensed Optician. Rachel has a passion for helping others and enjoys experiencing the positive impact we provide helping patients with their visual needs.

When she isn’t working, Rachel enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, Nora and Archer, as well as her fur babies Rip and Agnes.

Kirsten found her calling for helping people in 2010 when she first started working in customer care.   In 2015, she began working in the optometry field where she developed a passion for helping people see their best and feel good about their eyewear.  

When she isn't working, she enjoys seeing new places, learning new things and supporting her three children in all their activities.  

Michele moved to the Cincinnati area in January 2020 and began work at Focal Pointe in December.  She worked as a doctor's assistant at an optometry office in her home town in Wyoming before going to Utah State University.  There she received a B.S. in music therapy and then practiced as a board certified music therapist for five years.  After relocating to Ohio, Michele found her way back to her love of helping improve people's lives through eye care.  

When she is not at work, Michele enjoys spending time with family, hiking, 

and pursuing photography.

Madie joined the Focal Pointe Eye Care Team in November of 2021.  She has 2 years of prior optical experience.  Madie started in the field as a technician and working at the front desk.  She was quickly promoted to an apprentice optician and loves it! Madie is passionate about helping patients see and look their best!

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband restoring their first house and playing with their Great Dane, Fang!

Sara joined the Focal Pointe Eye Care team in 2021.  Sara has 20 years of customer service experience and looks forward to assisting our patients with all of their front desk needs.

When not at work, Sara loves spending time with her husband and daughter. She also enjoys cooking, crafting and taking vacations with her family.  

Bahgat fell in love with the field of eye care when he was in medical school. He received extensive training and earned a degree in Ophthalmology in home country of Egypt.

After he moved to Ohio in 2002, Bahgat continued to pursue his passion for eye care and became an optician. His friendly personality and wealth of knowledge have made him a trusted optician for many patients and their families over the years.

Bahgat was thrilled to join the Focal Pointe eye care team in November 2022 because he wanted to continue providing high quality vision care using the latest technology. 

He's proud of his background and thankful for his family. When he's not helping patients, Bahgat enjoys chatting with his parents, connecting with his big family, traveling, playing soccer, riding his bike, and cooking authentic Egyptian food.

Amanda joined Focal Pointe Eye Care in 2021.  She was previously a dog groomer and has many years of experience in customer service.  She is excited to be a part of the team and is looking forward to assisting patients.

She enjoys nature, animals  and spending time with her family.

Kami is new to optometry and Cincinnati, and joined the Focal Pointe team in 2022. Previously, she worked as a laboratory assistant in Findlay, OH before relocating to be closer to family. 

She is currently pursuing her bachelors to become a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Her two favorite things about working at Focal Pointe are connecting with all of our patients, and learning about assistive technology for people with low vision. 

Outside of work, she enjoys going to the movies, visiting her local library, crocheting, and collecting vinyl records. She also likes to spend time with her cats, Alleyoop and Banyan."

Yvonne joined the Focal Pointe Eye Care team in November of 2021.  She started working part time in the optical field in 2020 while attending college. Yvonne quickly realized she truly enjoys being an optician and the opportunity to help patients see clearly.

In her free time Yvonne likes to play video games, complete puzzles and spend time with her family.

Kat brings over four years of patient care experience to the team, including two years as a doctor's assistant at another optometry practice. She thrives in environments that encourage continuous learning and values the meaningful connections she builds with patients every day. 

Outside of the office, Kat enjoys spending time with her family—including her four cats and two dogs—and has recently taken up skating as a fun new hobby.