Eye care center upgraded
Dr. Mike Dittman on Tuesday night showed off his newly renovated Dittman Eye Care, 156 N. Main St.
Members of the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, city elected officials and patients attended the grand opening for the upgraded office.
Dittman, 33, who has owned the eye care center since 2003, said the renovation was due. Besides buying the former office of Dr. Jerry Weissman in October 2003, Dittman said he bought the whole building and that it was "time to upgrade it."
Renovations began in the late spring and ended about a month ago, although Dittman and his five-member staff continued to treat patients in the back of the office throughout the project.
Dittman was sure to open up the front of the office, letting more light come through the big street windows into a new glasses showroom. In the rear of the office is a waiting area and examination rooms.
Dittman, who grew up in Karns City, graduated in 1997 from Duquesne University with a degree in biochemistry and from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia in 2001 with a doctorate in optometry.
He worked in Parkersburg, W.Va., briefly, before he bought his current practice, in which he and his staff do eye examinations, optometry surgery and work with diabetic patients and sight emergencies.
Dittman lives in Center Township with his wife, Kristie, and three children, Kira, Brianna and Kyle.
