Member Profile – Matt Downs, OD
Where are you from
Born in Estherville, Iowa, raised in Butterfield, Minnesota
Where do you currently live?
Mankato, Minnesota
Where do you currently practice?
Carlson-Tillisch Eye Clinic in Mankato and New Ulm
What schools did you graduate from (undergrad and postgrad)?
St. John's for undergrad, Indiana University for optometry school
What do you like to do when you're not working?
I enjoy hanging with my wife, Lynn, and my three kids (when they are home). I also like golfing, mountain biking, bird watching, skiing, traveling and gaming.
What leads you to continue serving your community as an optometrist?
Our world is so visual, I love making my patients' lives better by helping them see as well as possible.
If you weren't an optometrist, what would you be?
A race car driver!
What drives you to continue your membership with the Minnesota Optometric Association?
I want to leave the profession in a better spot for the betterment of the patient.
What cause means the most to you right now? Does not have to be optometry related, but can be.
Along with many other eye care professionals, I'm working to limit the severity of myopia in our young patients.
What fun fact would you like to share about yourself?
I've raced against the likes of Alfonso Ribeiro and Patrick Dempsey.
Please list any professional accolades you have been awarded.
Our clinic won an honorable mention award for best optical from INVISION Magazine a few years back.
