Dr. Brian S. Thamel

Optometrist

Dr. Brian S. Thamel has been in practice for over 35 years graduating with honors from the New England College of Optometry in 1988. He is an honors graduate of Clark University in 1984. He practiced with his father, Dr. Theodore Thamel until he retired and currently practices with his wife, Dr. Valarie A. Ricciardi, his niece, Dr. Nicole Cerio and his daughter, Dr. Lauren Thamel. Dr. Thamel is a member of the American Optometric Association, Massachusetts Society of Optometrists of which he is a past president, Optometric Extension Program and the Optometric Vision and Rehabilitation Association. Dr. Thamel specializes in children’s vision and learning related vision problems. They recently opened the Vision Rehabilitation Center across the street from the main office where they provide Vision Therapy to treat children and adults with vision problems, and dry eye treatments.

He is currently a consultant at the New England Center for Children providing eye care for autistic children and Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital providing care for traumatic brain injury and stroke patients. He is also the medical director and administrator for Vision Source in Massachusetts with his wife and he is on the advisory board for the Northeast. They have also received the award for administrators of the Year for the Northeast. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, pottery, traveling and spending time with his four granddaughters.