Meet the Team...

Our Friendly Staff

When you arrive at Drs. Dobbins & Letourneau, you will be greeted by our friendly and experienced team. Our technicians will help you select frames, teach you how to insert contacts, and answer all of your questions.

Dr. Jake Letourneau

Born in Concordia, Kansas, Letourneau attended the University of Kansas as an undergraduate. A talented athlete, he found a place on KU’s football team. You may remember him as free safety #39. Letourneau was awarded Big XII Academic All Conference and District 6 Academic All-American. He received his bachelors degree in human biology in 2003.

After graduating from KU, Letourneau went on to study optometry at the University of Alabama - Birmingham - one of the top medical schools in the country. While at UAB, Letourneau became involved with Student Volunteers for Optometric Services to Humanity (SVOSH). The mission of SVOSH is to facilitate the provision of vision care worldwide to people who can neither afford nor obtain such care. While volunteering with SVOSH, Letourneau traveled to Costa Rica, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic to provide eye exams and distribute glasses to the underprivileged.

Dr. Letourneau enjoys all aspects of optometry and is especially interested in working with athletes and with individuals with ocular disease.

Dr. Kent Dobbins

Growing up in Lawrence, Dr. Dobbins participated in baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics and track. At Lawrence High School, he competed in football, track and gymnastics before continuing the latter sport at Kansas University.

After graduating from KU, Dobbins moved to Memphis where he completed a four year degree in Optometry.

Sports and fitness continue to play am important role in Dobbin's life to this day. He competes in participates in four to six triathlons a year that take him all over the globe to places such as Sweden, Germany and Canada.