Dr. Robert Rainer, Optometrist

Dr. Rainer is a Richmond native. He attended J.R. Tucker High School, and then University of Richmond followed by VMI on wrestling scholarships. He is in J.R. Tucker's Sports Hall of Fame. He is a 1989 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia where he was awarded clinical honors. In 1990 he joined with James River Eye Associates and is now sole owner under its new name of West End Eye Care. He has been a member of the American and Virginia Optometric Associations and Richmond Optometric Society since 1985. Dr. Rainer is board certified to treat eye diseases including glaucoma. He has been trained as a co-manager on the latest refractive surgery techniques with some of the area's best surgeons. He and his wife have both had LASIK themselves. Dr. Rainer has been the eye doctor for University of Richmond sports since 1989.

He and his wife, Karen, have three children, Rachel, Rebecca, and Kathryn.