SCENE + HEARD: Discover Independent Optical Opens From the Ground Up By Staff Monday, July 1, 2019 3:50 PM MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina—For Jake Sunkin, OD, independence has always been the way. In fact, Dr. Sunkin told Vision Monday, “I’m not sure I even knew optometry existed outside of private practice until I was maybe in high school.” Dr. Sunkin grew up surrounded by independent practices, namely the one his aunt and uncle owned near Akron, Ohio, where he worked as a tech in high school and during college breaks. After getting his degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry in Fort Lauderdale, Dr. Sunkin started working on his dream of opening his own independent practice. Early on, Dr. Sunkin made the decision to document this journey of literally building his practice from the ground up on Instagram. Read More.