SCENE + HEARD: Discover Women In Optometry: 3 Years to Ownership—The Story of Kind Eyes By Staff Wednesday, September 25, 2024 10:10 AM When Kinjal Bhatt, OD, opened the doors to Kind Eyes in Chicago, Illinois, on June 29, 2024, it was a long-awaited celebration. The journey to get there was one of resilience over three years of planning, searching, many hurdles and, finally, success. “It was nothing like I expected it to be like,” Dr. Bhatt says. “I was just an optometrist before; now I’m the optician, optometrist and secretary doing everything. It forces me to think in a different way, and I enjoyed that.” The beginning of Dr. Bhatt’s path to ownership moved slower than she expected, she says. Read More