Our Doctors
The Eye Center of Parkville is happy to announce Dr. Lauren (Sharp) Seutter to our practice!
Dr. Seutter was born and raised in the Northland and is a graduate of Park Hill High School. She earned her Bachelor of Health Sciences at the University of Missouri and received her doctorate with cum laude honors from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN. Dr. Seutter trained at Children’s Mercy Hospital, The Eye Center in Memphis, and Vision Source Eyecare. She is a member of the Gold Key Optometric Honor Society, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, and Missouri Optometric Association.
Lauren, her husband, Blake, and daughter Jameson June live in Kansas City North and enjoy supporting the Northland. She serves as the KCI Rotary Secretary. During her free time, Lauren enjoys mission trips, crafting, being in the sun, and cheering on the Chiefs and Royals.
Dr. Seutter has practiced several years in the Northland and is excited to join the team at The Eye Center of Parkville. Dr. Lauren Seutter practices full-scope family optometry, with a special interest in pediatrics. She is an InfantSEE provider and specializes in working with children as young as three months old, to treat strabismus (eye turn), amblyopia, and other accommodative conditions.
Nicole Verachtert, OD
Nicole D. Verachtert, O.D. specializes in comprehensive eyecare, contact lens care, pediatric care, and the diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease.
Dr. Verachtert earned her undergraduate degree in Biology at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles where she was awarded the Mayor Richard Riordan Epic Award for outstanding community service. Dr. Verachtert received her Doctorate from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1998. Her medical education was enhanced by fulfilling interships in ocular disease at the Veterans Administration Clinics in Hampton, VA, and Huntington, WV. She received additional contact lens, pediatric, and low vision training; and received the Pediatric and Binocular Vision Achievement Award. She is a member of the National Honor Roll and Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.
Dr. Verachtert has lived in Parkville since 2001. While away from work, Nicole enjoys spending time with her husband Tony, daughter Lauren and son Nathan and dog Olive.
Stephanie Staatz, OD
Stephanie A. Staatz, O.D. specializes in comprehensive eyecare, contact lens care, pediatric care, and the diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease.
Dr. Staatz earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. She graduated Cum Laude with her Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago in 1997, plus completing an additional Bachelor of Visual Science degree. Her medical education was enhanced by fulfilling interships at Westside VA and Gilchrist-Marchman Rehabilitation Center. Outstanding honors included recipient of the Lawrence P. Feigenbaum Clinical Excellence Award, the Council on Ethics Professionalism Award and Beta Sigma Kappa International Honor Society.
Dr. Staatz has lived and practiced in the Northland for the past 20 years. While not at work she enjoys spending time with her husband Scott and their three children Mason, Rylee, and Ellie and dogs Beegee and Lily. She is a member of Liberty United Methodist Church and enjoys involvement within the Liberty and Parkville community.