Our Staff

Dr. Mumtaz Bashir is the founding member of U & M Family Eyecare. She graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry with a Doctorate of Optometry Degree in 2000. Dr. Bashir grew up in California where she graduated with honors from the University of California with a B.A in Psychobiology. She also holds a B.S. in Visual Sciences from the Illinois College of Optometry. Dr. Bashir has over 25 years of experience in the diagnosis, management and treatment of conditions of the human eye and visual system. She has extensive experience in managing childhood myopia progression, refractive surgery, pediatric optometry, specialty contact lens fits (including RGPs, Multifocals, Ortho K, Myopia Stabilization, soft lenses, Monovision) and primary care optometry. Dr. Bashir has been calling Atlanta home for many years and resides with her 4 children. She spends a lot of her free time involved in various community service organizations, but is especially involved in helping charities that support and mentor women and children. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, traveling, reading and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Nguyen was born in Vienna, Austria and moved to Lawrenceville, Georgia at the age of thirteen. While pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Biology at the University of Georgia, she worked at U&M Family Eyecare as an optometric technician where she found her passion for the profession and love of patient care. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia and moved on to obtain her Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham during which time she was a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society and National Optometric Student Association. Dr. Nguyen is a board certified optometrist experienced in primary eyecare, ocular disease, contact lenses, and pediatric optometry. She is a member of the American Optometric Association and Georgia Optometric Association. She speaks English, German, and Vietnamese fluently. In her spare time, she enjoys classical music, hiking, and spending time with her husband, family and friends. Dr. Nguyen is happy and honored to be back at U&M Family Eyecare doing what she loves.