Dr. Lacie Hale is a 2017 graduate of Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Dr. Hale completed rotations at W.W. Hastings Hospital and Cherokee Nation Rural Eye Clinics. Upon graduation, Dr. Hale has been serving the Joplin community since 2017.

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In September 2022, Dr. Hale opened Hale Vision located on Main Street in Joplin, Missouri. The practice specializes in primary care, cataract management, dry eye care and treatment, glaucoma and macular degeneration management, and speciality contact lenses.