Dr. Etienne Bingham, OD is a Namibian-born optometrist whose passion for eye care was shaped by growing up amid the vast savannas and wildlife of southern Africa. Raised in one of the world’s most striking arid landscapes, he developed a deep appreciation for nature, exploration, and community – values that continue to influence both his personal and professional life.
In 2008, Dr. Bingham began his journey in eye care at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Optometry. Motivated by a desire to provide care to underserved and remote communities in his home country, he pursued advanced clinical training and continuing education from international leaders in primary care optometry to broaden his expertise.
After moving to the United States to attend the New England College of Optometry, he earned his Doctor of Optometry degree. During an externship rotation in Alaska, he found a landscape and spirit of adventure that reminded him of home. Dr. Bingham enjoys the diversity of optometric care and values the meaningful relationships built through patient interactions. He takes a special interest in specialty contact lens fittings and the diagnosis and management of ocular disease.
In his free time, Dr. Bingham is a true outdoorsman and global traveler who enjoys fishing, scuba diving, camping, climbing, and motorcycle adventures. Whether exploring remote landscapes or working on engines, he is most at home in the outdoors and is continually seeking his next adventure under the open sky.
A trueborn Alaskan with deep roots in the Mountain West, Dr. Jacob Frank grew up in Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming. He attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and Health before pursuing his Doctor of Optometry degree at Pacific University College of Optometry in Oregon. During his time in Oregon, he met and married his wife, Dr. Kara Reynolds, OD and together they began to build their family and careers.
After graduating, he completed a residency in Ocular Disease at the Eye Foundation of Utah in Salt Lake City. Feeling called back to the Last Frontier, in the spring of 2010, he and Dr. Reynolds made their way to Alaska and quickly realized that the Mat-Su Valley is where they wanted to establish their practice and family.
When he’s not seeing patients, you’ll find Dr. Frank spending time with his wife and sons – he is a definite outdoorsman and loves hunting, fishing, flying, and taking advantage of all the great benefits that living in the Last Frontier oƯers.
Dr. Reynolds is a native Oregonian who discovered her passion for eye care at an early age while growing up in the small town of Baker City. She received her undergraduate education at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, and stayed there to earn her Doctorate from the School of Optometry. Proving to be rewarding in more than one area, Pacific University is also where she met her husband and practice partner, Dr. Jacob Frank, OD.
After she and Dr. Frank both completed residencies in Ocular Disease at the Eye Foundation of Utah, they ventured to Palmer, Alaska in the spring of 2010 to establish roots in a place that reminds her very much of her hometown. She enjoys caring for patients of all ages, with special interests in dry eye disease, glaucoma, contact lenses, and pediatric eye care.
Outside the clinic, Dr. Reynolds likes spending quality time with her husband and sons. She is an avid reader, enjoys doing yoga, and anything allowing her to utilize her creativity – crafting, painting, DIY, etc. She and the boys love taking in the great outdoors and classic Alaskan outdoor activities like hiking and gardening.
