Meet the Doctors

Dr. Mark Dworsky earned his Doctorate of Optometry from the University of Houston College Of Optometry. He practices full scope optometry and has established himself as a specialist in the areas of diagnosis and management of ocular diseases, contact lens evaluation, particularly specialty fits with keratoconus and post corneal transplants, refractive eye surgery consultation and care, and computer vision syndrome. He is currently a participating member of the American Optometric Association, the Texas Optometric Association, and the Central Texas Optometric Association.

Dr. Dworsky was born and raised in Houston, Texas before moving to Midland, Texas during high school. Upon graduation he attended Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas where he went on to play varsity baseball and graduate with a degree in psychology. Still an avid sports fan he enjoys jogging and golfing in his spare time and spending time with his young daughter.

Dr. Shannon Kerns earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned her Doctorate of Optometry at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Kerns graduated with clinical honors at multiple rotation sites around the country. In addition, Dr. Kerns is a certified Therapeutic Optometrist, as well as an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. Both distinctions enable Dr. Kerns to provide full scope comprehensive optometric exams for her patients in primary care, contact lenses, and the treatment and management of ocular diseases.

Dr. Kerns, originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, moved to Lago Vista with her husband, a Texas native, in 2006. 'The reason I chose to live and practice in Lago Vista is because the city is gorgeous and I truly enjoy the genuinely friendly people that live here! There's no place else that I'd rather be!'

Dr. Kayla A. Kindla is a Therapeutic Optometrist and an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. Dr. Kindla has a keen interest in specialty contact lenses, disease management and treatment, LASIK and cataract evaluation and post operative care, as well as pediatric care including myopia management. 

Dr. Kindla is a Texas native who graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Vision Science and continued on to earn her Doctorate of Optometry from the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry. Dr. Kindla completed two externships at William V. Chappell Jr Veterans Outpatient Clinic in Daytona Beach, Florida with a concentration in ocular disease and postoperative care and at Community Eye Clinic in Fort worth, Texas with concentration in ocular disease and specialty contact lens fittings. 

Dr. Kindla is the current 2022-2023 President of the Central Texas Optometric Society and an avid Texas Optometric Association member. Dr. Kindla enjoys spending her time traveling with her boyfriend and outdoor time with her two dogs, Doug and Duke.