Meet Our Doctors
Dr. Cherri Thomas Cowan, O.D.
Upon graduation from University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984, Dr. Cherri Cowan returned to her hometown of Leesville to practice with her father, Dr. H.P. Thomas and her husband, Dr. Mark Cowan. She specializes in pediatric optometry, but sees patients of all ages. She is the mother of two children, and enjoys reading, traveling, and cooking.
Dr. Clifton Mark Cowan, O.D.
Dr. Mark Cowan began practice in Leesville at Thomas Vision Clinic in 1984 with his father-in-law, Dr. H.P. Thomas and his wife, Dr. Cherri Thomas Cowan, upon graduating from the University of Houston College of Optometry. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases (glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, macula degeneration) and hard-to-fit contact lenses. He is a native of Kentucky, but loves his adopted state of LA. He is the father of two children, and enjoys duck hunting and saltwater fishing.
In a very basic form, eyes are thought to have first developed in animals around 550 million years ago!
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