Dr. Elise Brisco is not afraid to take risks. In 2019, she sold her eyecare practice to launch a vision wellness brand, NearSight, all while making strides as a model.

“I combine my knowledge as an integrative O.D. and homeopath with my experience as an international fashion model to encourage people to take better care of themselves so they can enjoy life!” Dr. Brisco shares. “Health is the foundation for ultimate beauty.”

This is the impetus behind NearSight, which offers services, products, and education about vision wellness from an integrative approach.

Here, Dr. Brisco talks boxing, beauty, and Barbra Streisand. 

Your most distinctive characteristic? 

Chutzpah and kindness.

Inspiration to pursuing a career in optometry? 

I enjoy the beauty of life and vision has such a major role in enjoying life.

Most likely to splurge on? 

Travel and experiences! This enriches my mind and soul, and never expires!

Most rewarding professional accomplishment? 

Being awarded two patents for inventions that I will launch for NearSight and having patients come to me saying that I changed their life through vision and health.

Your eyecare hero? 

Linus Pauling created the term “orthomolecular nutrition.” He proposed that by giving the body the right molecules in the right concentration, nutrients could be used by people to achieve better health and prolong life. I believe that you are what you eat, movement is medicine, and that managing stress increases happiness. All this is important to your eyes as well as your body.

Song playing in the soundtrack to your life? 

“Everything” by Barbra Streisand.

Best activity to find calm? 

Boxing and playing the piano.