DeKalb Optometric

Specialties

We are pleased to welcome you to our office, and would like to take this opportunity to thank you in advance for choosing us to be your family’s eye care provider. We are a practice dedicated to your family’s vision health care. Our emphasis is on maintaining good ocular health as the first step to promoting great vision and quality of life. Next to life itself, God’s greatest gift is that of sight!

Our range of services begin with comprehensive eye examinations for your entire family; from infants to adults and seniors we are dedicated to providing your family the best possible eye care. We also offer outstanding contact lens services for our patients including those with keratoconus as well as those who have had poor outcomes from LASIK and radial keratometry (RK). If you have been unable to wear contact lenses in the past please give us a call and see why we have many success stories to tell. In addition, our doctors also provided diagnosis and treatment (or referral if necessary) of

History

Established in 1949.

DeKalb Optometric has been serving the surrounding community since 1949. Our eye doctors see patients from all over Northern Illinois including DeKalb, Sycamore, Cortland, Maple Park, Malta, Rochelle, Creston, Dixon, Byron, Mt. Moris, Stillman Valley, Amboy, Davis Junction, Genoa, Kingston, Esmond, Clare, Kirkland, Kaneland, Steward, Shabbona, Lee, Waterman, Hinkley, Paw Paw, Compton, Earlville, Leland, Somonauk, Sandwich, Virgil, Lily Lake, Sugar Grove, Burlington, Hampshire, Cherry Valley, Rockford, and Belvidere.

We were founded by Dr. Donald A. Frantz, OD after returning home from WWII where he served his country by providing eye care for army air corps pilots. In 1954 Dr. Paul D. Randolph, OD joined the practice and provided vision therapy for our patients for many years. In 1959 Dr. Joe B. Ebbesen, OD and Dr. Judd R. Storey, OD merged their practice with Dr. Frantz and Dr. Randolph to form the largest eye care practice in DeKalb County. In 1967 we added our second floor to

Meet the Business Owner

Victor F.

Business Owner

Dr. Victor F. Verbic has been on our staff since September 2007. He recently became a full partner in our practice in June 2010. Prior to joining our practice, Dr. Verbic practiced in nearby Naperville, IL for 8 years. Dr. Verbic is a native of DeKalb, IL. After graduating from DeKalb High school he attended Northern Illinois University and graduated with a B.S. in biology and a minor in chemistry. Dr. Verbic completed his doctorate at Southern College of Optometry, a highly-​regarded and well-​respected eye institute in Memphis, TN. Dr. Verbic sees patients of all-​ages from infants to adults and seniors. He has special interests in treating glaucoma and providing nutritional eye therapy. He is a member of the Illinois Optometric Association and American Optometric Association. Dr. Verbic resides with his wife near downtown DeKalb and enjoys health and fitness, gardening, and growing orchids.