About Us

Serving the Lake Norman and Lincoln County communities for over 35 years, we provide eye examinations, diagnose and treat eye diseases, fit all types of contact lenses, have eyeglasses for every taste and budget, and co-manage Laser Vision Correction.

We are available 24 hours a day for emergencies. We also participate in a variety of vision and medical insurance plans.

We cater to the individual needs of each patient with well-trained staff members who provide personalized attention. We do much more than just check your vision and get a glasses prescription.

We provide comprehensive eye care and full service treatment and management to ensure internal and external eye health and vision.

Our Family

Amanda Baxter, CPOA

Amanda Baxter, CPOA

Insurance Service Coordinator / Lincolnton

Amanda joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2004. Amanda and her husband have been married since 2012, and have a son that was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2016 at the age of 2. He is the most awesome, sweet, loving little hero you will ever meet. Amanda enjoys working with Total Vision Eye Health because they give her every opportunity to learn and grow with her job, and she is looking forward to spend many more years with them.

Tammie Long

Tammie Long

Paraoptometric / Denver

Tammie joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2016. Tammie comes to us with 17 years experience in the eye care field. Outside of the office, Tammie enjoys spending her free time with her three grandchildren, Jayden, Jonah and Julian. Tammie is involved in charity work and riding motorcycles. Tammie has expressed how happy she is to be apart of a great team and looks forward to getting to know our patients.

Kasie Helton

Kasie Helton

Patient Service Coordinator / Denver

Kasie joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2017. She grew up in the Gastonia area. She loves working with people and tries to have a positive impact on everyone she meets. When away from work she enjoys hanging around the house with her husband and kids, watching Netflix and relaxing.

Julie Duncan, CPO

Julie Duncan, CPO

Paraoptometric / Lincolnton

Julie joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2012. She enjoys helping patients as well as working with her Total Vision Eye Health team. In her free time Julie enjoys visiting the Biltmore House and hiking with her husband.

Debbie Wike

Debbie Wike

Optical Technician / Denver

Debbie joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2014. She lives in Catawba with her husband and daughter. Debbie has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. Outside of the office she enjoys spending time with family, cooking, canning and church. Debbie originally joined the practice working in our clinical department but now, looks forward to working on the optical side of eye care and building lasting relationships with patients.

Casey Samuels, CPO

Casey Samuels, CPO

Optical Technician / Lincolnton

Casey joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2013. She has been in the eye care business for over 11 years. Casey has successfully completed her Certified Paraoptometric certification through the American Optometric Association. You may see her in our Lincolnton location helping at the front desk, preparing patients for their eye exam, or fitting patients with a great pair of glasses! Outside of the office she enjoys road trips, antique auctions, spending time with friends, and spoiling her two dogs Jasmine and Luca.

Dawn Gates, CPO

Dawn Gates, CPO

Optical Technician / Denver

Dawn joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2007. Since joining the practice she has completed and passed the requirements to become a Certified Paraoptometric through the American Optometric Association, and continues to acquire the numerous hours of continuing education required every 3 years to maintain her certification. She specializes in properly fitting eyeglasses. She practices her qualifications and skill sets every week day.

Courtney Nichols, CPO

Courtney Nichols, CPO

Paraoptometric / Lincolnton

Courtney joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2016. She is a graduate of Kings College, where she completed their medical assisting program. Courtney resides in Maiden with her husband and son.They enjoy taking trips to the beach and being outdoors.

Gina Ramey, CPOT

Gina Ramey, CPOT

Paraoptometric / Lincolnton

Gina joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2019. Gina came to us with 18 years experience in the eye care field. She is recognized by the American Optometric Association as a Certified Paroptometric Technician and completes numerous hours of continuing education each year to maintain her certification. Gina enjoys working with and getting to know patients and spending time with her work family. Gina and husband Kevin are proud parents of a son serving in the Navy and a daughter serving as an Army wife and mother. Outside the office, you can find Gina spending time with family and friends and spoiling her two German Shepherds.

Cindy Wells

Cindy Wells

Insurance Service Coordinator / Lincolnton

Cindy joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2016. Cindy has been married since 1988. Her and her husband have two children, Logan and Hannah. Logan is Autistic and he has such a loving heart and loves to cut grass, Hannah is a Junior at Gardner Webb university and is going to be a Early Childhood Educator. Cindy has a dog named Murphy and a cat named Chester. Cindy has over 25 years in the medical field and loves her job here at Total Vision Eye Health. Cindy strongly feels “you are treated like family here.”

Amanda Huffman, CPOT

Amanda Huffman, CPOT

Practice Administrator / Denver & Lincolnton

Amanda joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2004 where she began working as a paraoptometric. Since then she has completed and passed all 3 levels of certifications offered by the American Optometric Association Paraoptometric Section and later became the Practice Administrator in 2011. In accordance with the requirements set up with the AOA, numerous hours of continuing education continue to be completed every 3 years to maintain her certification. Amanda enjoys her work family as well as interacting with patients. At home, Amanda enjoys reading, camping, and being involved with church. Amanda and husband Keith, enjoy time with their 2 children, daughter Hayden and son Easton. You can find Amanda at either of our locations.

Kimberly Bell, CPOA

Kimberly Bell, CPOA

Paraoptometric / Lincolnton

Kim joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2016. Kim has been in the eye care field for over 20 years and is excited to bring that experience to Total Vision Eye Health. Kim prides herself on providing the best care possible to each and every patient she sees. When not at work, Kim can be found spending time with her children, daughter Ashley and son Andrew, as well as her granddaughters Luna and Zeya or on the lake paddling with her dragon boat team! She has been a member of the “Healing Dragons” BCS dragon boat team for 4 years now. She enjoys competing in dragon boat races across the south east. Kim loves spending time in the mountains when she is able to get away.

Alexa Christopher

Alexa Christopher

Patient Service Coordinator / Lincolnton

Alexa joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2017. She has worked in customer service for almost eight years now. Alexa has experience as a pharmacy tech/cashier as well as attending paralegal school where she worked in an attorney’s office for a year and half after graduating. Alexa got back into the medical field because she realized that was where she was happiest. She is a native of Lincolnton and resides in the area with her husband and son. Outside of work she enjoys singing on the praise team at her church, being with family and friends and being outdoors.

Missy Michael, CPO

Missy Michael, CPO

Optical Manager / Lincolnton

Missy joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2007. In 2009 she became a Certified Paraoptometric through the American Optometric Association, and continues to acquire the numerous hours of continuing education required every 3 years to maintain her certification. Missy has been in the eye care business for 21 years. Missy loves her job as well as spending time with her work family and all of the patients she has the pleasure of helping with at Total Vision Eye Health. Away from work Missy enjoys traveling, concerts, reading and being active in New Covenant UMC. Missy and her husband Steve have a daughter Brooke and her husband Brad, and 2 precious granddaughters Adi and Annie.

Mindy Dellinger

Mindy Dellinger

Paraoptometric / Denver

Mindy joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2017. She has been in the eye care business for 17 years. Mindy loves helping others and takes pride in providing the best care possible to every patient she meets. Mindy and her husband, Marty have been married since 2002 and enjoy spending time with their beautiful daughter Emma Grace. In her free time, she enjoys spending time family, being involved in church, and taking to trips to the mountains or Hilton Head SC. Mindy has stated how very blessed she feels to be apart of the Total Vision Eye Health team.

Kim Smith

Kim Smith

Paraoptometric / Denver

Kim joined the Total Vision Eye Health team in January 2020. She came to us with over twenty years experience in the medical field. Kim has 6 grandkids that keep her very busy. Outside of the office, Kim enjoys trips to the beach and mountains, swimming and riding motorcycles with friends. Kim feels very blessed to be part of such a great team here at Total Vision Eye Health.
Kayla Hubbard

Kayla Hubbard

Paraoptometric / Denver

Kayla joined our practice in 2019, she loves helping others, as well as enjoys seeing old faces and new faces everyday. Kayla and her fiance, Robert have three children Reese, Colton, and Jacob together. Outside of work she enjoys family get togethers and being with her animals.
Mona Sweltz

Mona Sweltz

Patient Service Coordinator / Denver

Mona joined Total Vision Eye Health in Oct. 2020. Mona comes to us with 16 yrs in the medical field after she and her husband, Doug moved to Denver from Bradenton, Fl. Mona enjoys spending her free time with her grandchildren and going to their school functions, also grabbing a Starbucks on the way to antique malls with her husband, daughter and son-in-law. She is very happy to be part of the Total Vision Eye Health family and looks forward to meeting each and every patient’s needs.
Michele Norris

Michele Norris

Patient Service Coordinator / Denver

Michele joined the CEC family in November 2020 and has over 20 yrs experience in the eye care field, she graduated from CPCC in Charlotte with a Medical Assisting Degree. Born and raised in Charlotte, moved to Gaston county in 2006 and now resides in Bessemer City with her teenage son. She is a member of New Vision Ministries in Lincolnton where she volunteers and has done 2 mission trips to Honduras. Michele enjoys spending time with her son, family and close friends, as well as enjoying the outdoors, camping, kayaking and fishing. Michele says she is truly blessed to be a part of the CEC family.
Ivy Wesner

Ivy Wesner

Patient Service Coordinator / Denver

Ivy joined Total Vision Eye Health in 2020. A PA native, Ivy and her family moved to NC in 2016. Ivy and her husband, Joel, have been married for over 22 years and are blessed with two amazing children, Abbi and Tyson, along with Zeus the spoiled Great Dane and Lady the Bearded Dragon. Ivy loves spending time with family, whether it be on the lake, out to dinner, game night or going on adventures. Ivy is very excited to be part of the Total Vision Eye Health family and is looking forward to meeting and providing personalized attention to each and every patient.
Abigail Hicks

Abigail Hicks

Patient Service Coordinator / Lincolnton

I am a native of the Lincolnton area and currently enrolled at Catawba Valley Community College where I plan to graduate with my Associates in Applied Science degree majoring in Medical Office Administration in 2022. In my free time I like to go kayaking and hiking with my friends. I really enjoy helping others and interacting with patients every day. I am very blessed to be a part of the Total Vision Eye Health team and excited to see what my future holds!