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 Dr. Gene Sweetnam earned
his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Chemistry from
Virginia Commonwealth University.
He always had a fascination with the eyes in small part due to
his own (lazy) eye surgery when he was 9. Dr. Sweetnam attended
the
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
where he earned his Doctor of Optometry Degree in 1992. After
graduation, Dr. Sweetnam received a commission as a Lieutenant
in the Medical Service Corps of the
United States Navy.
After six years on active duty, Dr. Sweetnam decided it was time
to open his own office, and in January of 1999 he opened next to
Specttica Fashion Opticians in the Tysons Corner Center in
Mclean, Virginia. When that store closed, Dr. Sweetnam moved his
office to its current location in Burke, Virginia. Dr.
Sweetnam's military decorations include: Navy and Marine Corps
Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal,
Navy Meritorious Unit Citation, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit
Commendation, Naval Reserve Medal, National Defense Service
Ribbon, the Marine Corps Expert Pistol Qualification, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon. He has
also received numerous letters of commendation and appreciation,
but the most notable is a letter of appreciation from the
Non-Commissioned Officer's Association. Dr. Sweetnam's last tour
in the Navy was at the
United States Naval Academy
where he became an expert on the visual
standards of the military and in particular the Navy. He
currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Naval
Reserve and actively drills at the National Naval Medical
Center.
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