Our Doctors

Dr. Grace Dorado

Dr. Grace Dorado is a skilled and compassionate optometrist proudly serving the Northeast Florida community. Born in San Diego and raised in a Navy family, her early life took her from Japan to Rhode Island before settling in Northeast Florida. After attending the University of North Florida,  and she graduated from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1991.

With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Dorado provides personalized, comprehensive eye care to patients of all ages. She has a special interest in fitting contact lenses and helping patients find comfortable, effective vision solutions tailored to their lifestyle.

Outside the office, Dr. Dorado enjoys traveling, spending time in her pool, walking along the beach in search of shark teeth, and relaxing with her family. She’s proud to call Northeast Florida home and values the deep connections she’s built within the community.

Fun Facts about Dr. Dorado

  • Favorite Food: Tex/Mex

  • Favorite Movie: Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz

  • Languages: English, Tagalog

  • Something you may not know about her:July 2025 - First medical mission in Chisec, Guatamala, helping people see!

Dr. Natalie A Knabb

Optometrist

We are pleased to announce the addition of Natalie A. Knabb, O.D., to our eye care team! Dr. Knabb, a board-certified optometrist, began her training at University of California Santa Barbara with a BA in Biology and continued on to Nova Southeastern College of Optometry, graduating with a Doctorate of Optometry in 2010. Dr. Knabb’s special interests include primary eye care, pediatrics, specialty contact lens fittings, pre- and post-operative care of cataract and refractive surgery patients, and emergency eye care. Currently, she sees patients at the Visionworks at Town Center in Jacksonville. 

“I am excited and blessed to be joining Dr. Dorado's practice. It's an honor to work alongside her- I look forward to continuing to bring outstanding, high-quality eye care to our patients.  I enjoy working alongside experienced physicians who pride themselves on attention to detail and top-notch patient care.”

Prior to joining Visionworks at Town Center, Dr. Knabb worked at Baker Vision Care, PRA Health Science, the Lasik Vision Institute, and has over 15 years of work experience in retail commercial optometry. 

When she’s not working, Dr. Knabb enjoys the outdoors – hiking, swimming, and boating with her husband and 10 yr old daughter Keira. She also loves watching a good movie and has recently taken up cooking. 

 Fun Facts about Dr. Knabb

  • Favorite food: Indian, Japanese.

  • Favorite movie: The Great Gatsby

  • Languages besides English: Spanish, Polish 

  • Favorite Book: Catcher in the Rye

  • Something you may not know about her: She lived in Japan