Dr. Jonathan Owens
Optometrist, Owner
Dr. Owens graduated among the top of his undergraduate class, receiving a degree in Environmental Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He later went on to graduate with high honors from the University of California, Berkeley where he received his doctorate from the School of Optometry. After receiving advanced certification in the Treatment & Management of Ocular Disease, Dr. Owens began working at a distinguished disease related surgical eye care practice in Denver Colorado. Dr. Owens is the former Director of International Eye Care for the Medical Humanitarian branch of American Airlines, has been recognized as one of the Top Optometrists in America, and is the owner of The Rocky Mountain Vision Group, consisting of Denver Vision, Vail Vision, Roaring Fork Vision and the Colorado Center for Sight. Dr. Owens is trained and holds the highest certification offered in Colorado for Optometric surgery and anterior segment laser procedures.
Dr. Owens grew up in Denver where he met and eventually married his High School sweetheart. He and his wife Amy moved to the Vail Valley in 2008.Together, they have two children, a daughter who is a US Ski Team Olympian & World Cup mogul skier and a son who attends Vail Christian Academy and enjoys snowboarding, baseball, football. Dr. Owens is/has been part of the Leadership Council for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, sits on the Scholastic Review Board of the Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy, and volunteers with the Vail Police Department as a uniformed patrolman. Outside the clinic, he is working on a development team focused on medical product innovation, as well as starting an access plan for medical services and products that are not traditionally covered by medical insurance. For fun Dr. Owens is working on getting his wine sommelier certification, enjoys international travel, mountain biking, golf, dirt biking and skiing with his friends and family.