About Us

Dr. Amanda Umlandt  joined the Virginia Eyecare Clinic team in July 2017. She is the Virginia Eyecare Clinic's Clinical Director, Residency Program Supervisor and Extern Preceptor. She is also an adjunct faculty member with the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University, the Kentucky College of Optometry at Pikeville University and the Appalachian College of Pharmacy.

Originally from Iowa, she went to undergraduate and optometry school at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich.  She completed an optometric residency program in ocular disease in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She performs full ocular health and vision care for the entire family as well as emergency, low vision and infant and toddler eye care. She participates in the national InfantSEE screening program.

Since her residency, she has practiced in Virginia for more than seven years. 

Dr. Umlandt is a member of the Virginia Optometric Association (VOA) board of trustees and is the Young O.D. Advocate for VOA. She is a member of the American Optometric Association; and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and the Virginia Academy of Optometry. She was named the 2018 Vanguard of the Year Award winner from the Virginia Optometric Association. The award recognizes the Young Optometrist of the Year in Virginia. She was selected for her leadership, innovative thinking, executive and organizational skills, offering of new ideas, substantive contributions and effort to the practice as well as to the VOA and community, civic or other activities.

In the Grundy community where the Virginia Eyecare Clinic is located, Dr. Umlandt is a member of the Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce board of directors; the Grundy Woman’s Club; and is a regular volunteer at Remote Area Medical Clinics in Buchanan and surrounding communities.

She has participated in optometry/medical mission trips to Guyana, South America (2010) and San Carlos, Mexico (2008). She enjoys being outdoors as well as running, reading, cooking and playing with her Labrador retrievers.   “I’m very excited for everything the future holds for our clinic – with our Residency program getting off the ground in 2018 and externs beginning to rotate through in the Spring of 2019, I’m faced with new challenges every day and I love it – all of this in addition to doing what I truly love and that is taking care of our patients."​

Dr. Christopher Albright joined the Virginia Eyecare Clinic team in July 2020.

Originally from Pennsylvania, he completed his undergraduate studies at St. Francis University in 2015, earning a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. Following graduation, he attended the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University where he received his Doctorate of Optometry, graduating with academic and clinical honors in 2019.

​He then completed a Cornea and Contact lens residency at the Michigan College of Optometry in 2020. Since graduation, Dr. Albright has become a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.
 
During his free time Dr. Albright enjoys spending time outdoors fishing, hiking and golfing; and building computers.