In November of 1968, Howard Nordyke opened Howard's Optical at Parklane Shopping Center. Howard brought with him 14 years experience from working for Bausch & Lomb as the lab manager then working as Dr. Jack Landis optician. When he retired, Howard had spent 56 years in the optical industry.

Today Howard's Optical is owned by Mehdi Charmchizadeh, along with Linda Charmchizadeh and Belinda Payne. Together they continue the heritage of quality, service and integrity.

To learn more about our staff, click on the location boxes below and read about each store’s team members.