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Your Optometrist in Pueblo West, CO.

Call us at (719)582-1525 today.

Welcome to Southern Colorado Eye Care in Pueblo West. Dr. Derek Ashby and the Southern Colorado Eye Care team strive to provide the finest in optometry services. We invite you to browse our website to learn more about our optometry services, and invite you to join our patient family by scheduling an eye exam appointment at our Pueblo West office.

Southern Colorado Eye Care is a full service eye and vision care provider and will take both eye emergencies as well as scheduled appointments. Patients throughout the Pueblo West area come to Southern Colorado Eye Care because they know they will receive the personal attention and professional care that is our foundation. Dr. Ashby and our team are dedicated to keeping our patients comfortable and well-informed at all times. At Southern Colorado Eye Care, we will explain every exam and procedure and answer all of our patient's questions. Additionally, at Southern Colorado Eye Care, we offer vision financing options and will work with vision insurance providers to ensure good eye health and vision care for all of our patients.

Our Approach to Optometry

Our one-on-one approach to optometry makes Dr. Ashby and the Southern Colorado Eye Care staff the eye and vision care providers of choice in the Pueblo West area. Our Pueblo West optometrist offers the following services: complete eye exams, contact lenses, glasses, glaucoma testing, and pre- and post-operative care. For a complete list of services, visit our services page or call our Pueblo West office at (719)582-1525.

At Southern Colorado Eye Care, we are dedicated to providing high-quality optometry services in a comfortable environment. Call us at (719)582-1525 or schedule an appointment today online.

Dr. Derek Ashby OD 
Pueblo West Optometrist | Southern Colorado Eye Care | (719) 582-1525 

50 E. Hahn's Peak Ave, Ste C
Pueblo West, CO 81007

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  • Dr.
    Derek Ashby
    OD
    Optometrist/Owner

    Dr. Ashby is an Optometrist in  Pueblo West providing complete eye care services for  the surrounding communities. He obtained his doctor's  degree from Pacific University College of Optometry and  completed externships at the Salt Lake Veterans Affairs and  Eye Institute of Utah.

     Dr. Ashby has been practicing in  Southern Colorado since 2008. He and his lovely wife,  Megan, live in Pueblo West with their son, Tate. He enjoys  riding dirt bikes, boating, snowboarding, sports and being  outdoors in general. Dr. Ashby has been  traveling to Jamaica since 2010 and doing eye exams for one week each year. He enjoys providing a much needed service to people in need. 

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  • "I thought everyone at Southern Colorado Eye Care was great. I especially liked the Nurse and Doctor that checked my eyes because they explained everything that was going on as they were going through the process."
    Janette B. / Pueblo West, CO

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