Dr. Michael Lange, Ocala optometrist with Lange Eye Care and Associates has offices in Ocala, Gainesville, The Villages, Inverness, Summerfield, Williston and Clearwater

Dr. Michael P. Lange, eye doctor with Lange Eye Care and Associates in Ocala and Gainesville, Florida, was born in Metairie, Louisiana, in September 1961. He was a very competitive athlete growing up and learned the importance of good eyesight and proper nutrition at a very early age. Dr. Lange played football, basketball, baseball and ran track in elementary, junior high, and high school but his real passion was motocross. Dr. Lange was a competitive motocross racer in his teens until an unfortunate racing accident ended his motocross career in 1979.

Dr. Michael Lange, Ocala optometrist, received two undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Physiological Optics before graduating from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1992. He passed boards in Florida and became a Board Certified Optometric Physician in Florida in 1992. Dr. Michael Lange went back to his home town for six months to practice in New Orleans before moving to Ocala, Florida, to open his first private practice on March 15, 1993.

Dr Michael Lange, Ocala optometrist, is also an extreme sports enthusiast

Always an enthusiast for extreme sports, Dr. Lange continued to be competitive in mountain biking and road biking during his educational years and really learned the power of proper nutrition throughout this period. He experimented with a variety of diets and supplements to try to maximize his own personal athletic abilities. He began to read every book and go to every seminar he could on nutrition for promoting total body health.

Ocala optometrist receives national attention with radio show Ask The Doctor

Dr. Michael Lange, the Ocala eye doctor, started a live call in talk show on eye care and nutrition in May 1993 called "Ask The Doctor". This talk show has been a huge success at promoting Dr. Lange's philosophy of eye care and has gained Dr. Lange national attention. This talk show can now be heard on multiple networks throughout South Florida and on live video streaming over the world via the Internet. Dr. Michael P. Lange states, "I was in the right place at the right time."

Lange Eye Care enjoys rapid expansion

Dr. Michael Lange expanded Lange Eye Care and Associates and by 2010 had nine locations throughout Florida and has developed one of the largest solely owned eye care centers in Florida. Michael P. Lange O.D., has worked 18-20 hours a day seven days a week to get to this point. Dr. Michael Lange has established a tremendous reputation as a doctor that sincerely cares about his patients, going that extra mile and doing what ever it takes to get the job done and make the patient happy. Lange Eye Care and Associates has close to twenty optometric physicians and ophthalmologists on staff and can handle almost every eye condition that comes through the door. Dr. Michael Lange, the Ocala eye doctor, continues to offer the highest quality eye care and customer service available in the industry. Dr. Lange has always believed in promoting proper nutrition to his patients and continues to practice what he preaches.

Certified Nutrition Specialist in 2008

Dr. Michael Lange became a Certified Nutrition Specialist in 2008 making him one of four optometrists in the country to obtain this goal. Dr. Lange started the Fortifeye Vitamins company in 2005 and continuously does research on absorption and bio availability of nutrients to aid in the development of his Fortifeye line of vitamins. He regularly travels the world on research trips in the quest of more knowledge and to improve his vitamin formula. Dr. Lange is rapidly becoming one of the leading authorities on nutrition and ocular health. He empowers his patients to take control of their health and teaches them to be proactive in their current and future eye and total body health.

Dr. Michael Lange, Ocala optometrist and leading nutrition specialist

Patients come from all over the south to have an appointment to see Dr. Michael P. Lange the Ocala eye doctor and nutrition specialist. He has a loyal following of patients that have been with him since he opened his doors in 1993. Dr. Lange has many ongoing clinical studies utilizing the latest in nutrition and the most advanced intracellular blood testing methods to continuously enhance his Fortifeye vitamin formulas. Dr. Lange promotes his philosophy of total wellness at conferences and lectures, on talk shows, the Internet, magazine articles and one-on-one with the patient.

Michael P. Lange OD, CNS is now chairman of multiple eye care companies and sits on many advisory boards in the eye and nutrition industry. Marion County has become home to Dr. Michael Lange. Ocala, Florida, is now the corporate headquarters for Lange Eye Care and Associates and Fortifeye Vitamins. Patients can learn more about Dr Michael Lange and Lange Eye Care at www.LangeEyeCare.com. Michael P. Lange, the Ocala optometrist with Lange Eye Care has always believed in giving back to the community, which in turn has made him a very successful eye doctor throughout South Florida.

Programs for children with vision needs

Dr. Michael Lange and Lange Eye Care started a program in 1993 that gives free eye exams and free glasses to children whose families are not able to afford proper eye care and eyewear. Dr. Lange really wants the best for all of his patients’ total health and ocular health no matter what their age or income.

Dr. Michael Lange, Ocala optometrist, opens new locations in Gainesville, The Villages, Inverness, Summerfield, Williston and Clearwater

Lange Eye Care and Associates has nine locations in Florida with offices located in Gainesville, Ocala, The Villages, Inverness, Summerfield, Williston and two in Clearwater. Lange Eye Care locations are state-of-the-art eye care centers which all have large in-house optical services with on site optical labs. The Lange Eye Care centers in Gainesville, The Villages and Clearwater also have state-of-the-art Lasik surgery centers. Dr. Michael Lange’s eye care centers can take care of the most complicated eye surgeries or the simplest routine eye exam, from pediatric to geriatric and everyone in between.

Dr. Michael P. Lange, Ocala optometrist, is still involved in many extreme sports like motocross, mountain biking, road biking, snow skiing, scuba diving, car racing and also enjoys a good game of tennis. Dr. Lange enjoys spending any free time with his wife and two children. He is in one of the offices almost on a daily basis seeing patients or involved in some form of research. Dr. Michael P. Lange, the Ocala eye doctor, has raised the bar in eye care and brings hope to many patients that have just about given up.

More information: Dr. Michael P. Lange is a Board Certified Optometric Physician and a Certified Nutrition Specialist who started Lange Eye Care and Associates in Ocala, Florida, in March 1993. Lange Eye Care has grown to nine locations throughout the state of Florida with three Lasik centers. The Lange Eye Institute at The Villages in central Florida is home base for many of the nutritional studies that inspired the Fortifeye Brand of vitamin supplements. Dr. Lange is one of the first doctors in the industry to utilize intracellular blood tests and blood absorption studies to improve the Fortifeye vitamin line. Dr. Lange travels the world for nutritional research gathering valuable information to continuously improve Fortifeye vitamin formulations. Dr. Lange is still involved in the clinical practice of eyecare. He is a guest lecturer, contributing author to many eyecare magazines, and a daily syndicated talk show host of ‘Ask The Doctor’ which broadcasts every weekday at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. from Tampa Bay on radio stations throughout the country and video streaming all over the world via the Internet. Detailed information on the nutritional research Dr. Lange has been involved in, and the eye vitamins and whole body formulas he has formulated, are here at www.Fortifeye.com. If you are looking for a great group of eye doctors in Florida go to www.LangeEyeCare.com. For more, read this article about Dr. Michael Lange, Ocala optometrist involved in research on nutrition and UV protection, see the biography of Dr. Michael Lange, Ocala eye doctor (optometrist), or visit the blog of Dr. Michael Lange, Ocala optometrist.