AccuVision

Specialties

Dr. Doherty and his associates at AccuVISION are dedicated to provide the Chicagoland community with quality eyecare and fashionable eyewear. We feature the latest eyeglass and sunglass fashions from great looking brands like Dior, Tag Heuer, Juicy, Gucci, Maui Jim, Oakley, and Ray Ban.

Our optometrists look forward to serving all of your family’s eye and vision care needs including eye exams, contact lens exams, LASIK and cataract evaluations, and treatment of eye disease.

History

Established in 1982.

In 1982 Dr. James Doherty was offered the American Vision Center franchise in Waukegan which was the beginning of our one hour service. In 1988 a new private practice, AccuVISION, was opened in Lindenhurst. He was then offered the American Vision franchise on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. In 1995 the First Vision in Round Lake Beach was close to bankruptcy when Dr. Doherty took it over. It has now grown to become the largest optical in northwest Lake County. The Waukegan office was moved to its Gurnee Mill’s location in 2000. The patient growth at the Michigan Avenue office required a move in 2003 to double its size at a new location near the corner of Wacker and North Michigan. The newest AccuVISION opened in Mundelein in 2007 saving many of our Wauconda, Libertyville and Mundelein patients on the drive time to the other locations. Recently, the American Vision Centers on Michigan Avenue and in Gurnee Mills were renamed to AccuVISION.

Meet the Business Owner

Dr. James D.

Business Owner

Dr. James Doherty grew up in Walpole, Massachusetts, a rural suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. He was selected for honors classes starting in junior high and continued his advanced placement until his graduation from high school. He received special recognition for achieving the highest ACT test score in biology of any student at his school. Upon graduation he attended Providence College in Rhode Island majoring in pre-​medical studies. He gained early admittance in Illinois College of Optometry after achieving an average test score above the 95^th percentile on the Optometry College Aptitude Test (OCAT’s). During optometry school he took extra classes to achieve his Bachelor in Science degree in Visual Sciences and then graduated with his Doctorate in Optometry. Upon graduation Doherty worked closely with three pediatricians for five years in a family medical clinic in Chicago. While there he attended mostly to the visual needs of children from the age of two and their parents.