Our Practice

I Care Optical

Annual eye exams reveal not just vision problems and eye diseases they are a key indicator of general underlying health problems. Your eyes are truly the window to your overall health as they provide an unobstructed view of your blood vessels and may divulge health conditions before problems become apparent. Your vision loss risks increase if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, are a smoker, spend hours in front of a computer or have a family history of glaucoma, cataracts or macular degeneration.

Our quality and personable care ensures your long term vision health.

Lewis S. Lim, O.D.

Dr. Lim is a native of the greater Seattle, Washington area. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Washington. He received his optometric education at the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to training at UC-Berkeley's Meredith Morgan Eye Clinic, Dr. Lim interned at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. He also completed an internship at the American Lake Veteran's Hospital in Tacoma, Washington.

Dr. Lim practices with a focus on primary eye care. He has special interests in hard-to-fit contact lenses, diabetic and glaucoma eye diseases, children's vision, and co-management of cataracts and refractive surgery. Dr. Lim also can speak Mandarin-Chinese and Cambodian. Recently, Dr. Lim has taught himself enough Russian and Spanish to better communicate with some of his non-English speaking patients. Dr. Lim has been at I Care Optical since 2002 and has been the owner since 2006.

In his free time, Dr. Lim enjoys basketball, running, cycling, snowboarding, gardening, and spending time with his wife and two young daughters.

Traci M. Lee, O.D.

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Traci M. Lee received her undergraduate degree at the University of Washington. She then completed her professional training at The Southern California College of Optometry in Fullerton, California. During her optometric training she completed internships at San Diego Naval Hospital, West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital, and a private office emphasizing vision therapy and binocular vision. While in school, Dr. Lee also participated in many vision screenings at surrounding elementary schools in order to help bring awareness and detection to early childhood vision issues.

Dr. Lee practices with focus on primary eye care. She also has special interest in bifocal contact lenses, co-management of cataracts and laser eye surgery, binocular vision, and ocular disease.

In her free time, Dr. Lee loves relaxing outdoors, hiking, biking, and spending time with her husband, son, daughter , and pup. :)

long dao, O.D.

Dr. Long Dao received his Doctor of Optometry from the State University of New York College of Optometry. He completed a residency in primary care, vision therapy and low vision rehabilitation at Northport VA Medical Center. Dr. Dao has experience in diagnosing and managing a wide array of ocular diseases with clinical training at Northport VA Medical Center (Northport, NY), Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center (Brooklyn, NY) and Fromer Eye Centers (Bronx, NY). He has well rounded optometric experience from ranging from primary care, to specialty ocular pathology and co-management, contact lens, low vision and vision therapy. Dr. Dao is a member of Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society, and has presented a poster at the American Academy of Optometry and delivered a COPE approved lecture. He is fluent in conversational Spanish.

Dr. Dao was born and raised in New York, but has since relocated to the Pacific Northwest. He is excited to bring his talents to the local area, and is looking forward to see what the area offers.

Brie Pebworth

Brie Pebworth was born and raised in Renton, Washington. She has been at I Care Optical since 2002. Brie loves coming in to work meeting new patients and helping others and is one of our lead opticians.

Brie has been married since 2008 and has two sons, and a daughter. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, outdoors, and traveling.

Adriana Espinoza

Adriana is our billing specialist. Her expertise includes administrative billing, procedural coding, and accounts receivable. She is also responsible for verifying patient's insurance benefits.

Adriana has been at I Care Optical since 2010. She is very dedicated, patient, and helpful in troubleshooting and resolving complex insurance claims. She also can speak Spanish.

Adriana's hobbies include spending time with her family, dancing, shopping, and being active in the Spanish community.

Mira Postoronka

Mira was born in the Ukraine and has been at I Care Optical since 2007. She is our lead optician and has a knack for frame and lens selection to fit an individual's lifestyle needs. Mira's eye for detail is unparalleled! You may also find her pre- testing, making appointments, and training new contact lens wearers.

When Mira is not at I Care Optical you will find her with her family. Her son has a skill for making even the most mundane outings an adventure and this keeps her and her husband on their toes. She also enjoys travelling and finding new restaurants.

Irina Vlasyuk

Irina joined our practice during the summer of 2013. She was born in Volodimerets, Ukraine and is the youngest of five girls in her family. She is currently going to Highline Community College studying to be an Accountant.

In her free time she enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and spending time with her niece and nephews.

Jennifer Higginbotham

Jennifer has been an important part of the optical field since 2003. In 2007, she also became a Medical Assistant in order to enhance her knowledge; for this reason you may find her helping out where she is needed and especially in the lab. Her detail oriented way of thinking has made her a great asset to our team.

Jennifer lives in Federal Way and is proud to have always called the PNW home. On her days off she loves to spend time with her 3 beautiful children and taking advantage of everything the northwest has to offer.

Olena Melnyk

Olena has been at our office since 2016, and been a great asset to our team. Her responsibilities include pre screening patients, assisting with frame selection, and special testing. She moved to The States from Ukraine when she was 6 years old and has lived in Kent ever since. She joined our team after graduating at Kentlake High School. She often assists translating for our Ukrainian speaking patients.

In her free time you can always find her baking at home, at the mall, or on a hiking trail.

cici Garcia

CiCi brings over six years of experience to the I Care Optical team. Her knowledge of the optical world is vast. She keeps up on the latest and greatest technology to help inform our patients on what is available.
She is also fluent in Spanish and English.

CiCi lives with her two boys, who keep her busy. They enjoy watching the Seahawks and soccer when its time to enjoy some down-time. The family loves watching movies and being outdoors enjoying all the PNW has to offer.

KIT PHONSOUK

Kit has been with I Care Optical since 2015, and has been a great asset to our team ever since. He spends his days processing our eyeglass orders, veryifing prescriptions, and making sure everything is on track at the lab. His great attitude and attention to detail is hard to beat.

In his free time Kit enjoys skiing, biking, and cooking. He also enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the great outdoors.
　