Jennifer Planitz, O.D.

Rio Vision Source, Rio Rancho, NM

Dr. Jennifer Planitz is a board certified Optometric Physician. She is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Optometry, with residency training in ocular disease and pathology through the University of Houston. Dr. Planitz served as the first female president of the New Mexico Optometric Association. She has also been a clinical examiner for the state board, and has chaired the See to Learn, Healthy Eyes Healthy People, and InfantSEE task forces. Dr. Planitz is a Vision Source administrator for the state of New Mexico. She has received the Optometrist of the Year award, the Optometry in Action award, as well as the Vision Source New Administrator of the Year award. Dr. Planitz was recently named one of the "Top 50 Women in Optical" by Vision Monday Magazine.

Dr. Planitz lectures nation wide on such topics as practice management, computer software systems, and managed care. In her spare time Dr. Planitz enjoys Jazzercise, dog walking, and spending time with her two teenage children.