Dr. Ralph Melvin Butler O.D.
Optometrist | Corneal and Contact Management
401 Supercenter Dr Walmart Vision Cente Jefferson City MO, 65101About
Dr. Ralph Butler is an optometrist practicing in Jefferson City, MO. Dr. Butler specializing in providing eye care services to patients. As an optometrist, Dr. Butler performs eye exams, tests vision, corrects vision by prescribing eye glasses or contacts, detects certain eye disorders and manages and treats vision problems. Optometrists often work closely with ophthalmologists who may need to further treat patients with surgical procedures.
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Dr. Butler was very skillful and patient in providing difficult contact lens prescriptions for 5 years of my serious eye disease that eventually required corneal transplants.
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