BY PHIL CUSTODIO
Clarkston News Editor
Oakland Eye Care in Clarkston is growing, with a bigger office, a new doctor, and soon a second location.
‘We’re large enough that we need two doctors,? said Dr. Thomas Biggs.
He offered the job to his friend, Dr. Arlin French, who had been practicing in Waterford. The timing was good for both of them.
‘I’ve been looking to move,? French said. ‘This is a growing area ? people are moving here.?
The Clarkston office expanded from the second to the first floor of the Munk Professional Center, 5825 S. Main Street, Suite 100. They used the extra space for a new optical center, making eyeglasses and contact lenses.
‘We can make them within one week,? French said.
The office is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for testing and diagnosis in nine examination rooms.
Both board-certified ophthalmologist, they offer LASEK and LASIK treatments, and the latest in transplant surgery to correct eyesight.
A natural, human lens changes shape as a person focuses on different objects. Artificial transplants are not yet that advanced, but they are getting closer.
Now they can be made with concentric rings, each with a different focal point, Biggs said.
‘They used to be one prescription,? he said.
The advances mean more people can have their eyesight fixed, he said.
They offer surgical services at affiliate hospitals including POH, St. Joseph’s, Beaumont, North Oakland Medical Center, Huron Valley, and Genesys.
They are working on an operating room at their Main Street location, and also planning a second location in the McLaren Health Village on Sashabaw Road just south of I-75.
‘It’ll be great ? we’ll have a presence at both locations,? Biggs said.
The two locations will improve access and convenience for their patients, French said.
Expansion was needed to provide for the eye-care needs of a population growing in number and age, he said.
Biggs lives in Clarkston with his wife, Diana Biggs, and their children Andrew and Mitchell.
French lives in Lake Orion with his wife, Dr. Kathy French, and their children Nicholas and Christopher.
‘I’ve always been fascinated with the eye,? said French, graduate of Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
‘I enjoy performing surgery, teaching, community talks with groups and at senior centers,? said Biggs, also a graduate of MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Call 248-620-3000 for more information.