Dr .Thomas Prater made his final official visit to Moore Family Eyecare in Mountain Grove on June 10, bringing to an end his 27 years of serving the location. Dr. Prater will still be performing scheduled surgeries, but will no longer visiting to the location at 1902 W. 19th St. This is because of his plans to officially retire on Aug. 20.
Since 1999, Dr. Prater has partnered with Dr. Doug Moore to provide care to area patients needing cataract surgery.
His Mattax Neu Prater Springfield practice, which also opened in 1999, specializes in cataract and refractive surgery…