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Our Optometrists

Our optometrists takes the time to explain the results of your eye exam, describe your options and listen to your eye care needs. Because maintaining good eye health is an ongoing partnership, we encourage you to ask questions and share your health information, which could be vital to monitoring, diagnosing and treating potential vision problems.

Meet our providers:

Nathan Corbell Ph.D., O.D.

Nathan Corbell Ph.D., O.D.

Dr. Nathan Corbell is an optometrist at Seacoast Vision Care in Scarborough, ME. He was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas where he attended Catholic High School for Boys. In 1990, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Centenary College of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. In 1999, he received a Ph.D. focusing on molecular genetics of bacteria from the department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University. He has authored and co-authored several journal articles regarding bacterial antibiotic synthesis.

He decided to pursue a new career and graduated in 2001 from New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts where he received clinical honors for his patient care. Dr. Corbell is a member of the American and Maine Optometric Associations. Dr. Corbell is an active member of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitative Association (NORA). Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation is an individualized treatment regimen for patients with visual deficits as a direct result of traumatic brain injury including concussions and other neurological issues. Dr. Corbell has provided treatment for patients with visual field loss, double vision, visual balance disorders, visual midline shift syndrome, post trauma vision syndrome, and reading disorders.

Prior to founding Seacoast Vision Care, he worked at Family Eye Care in Saco, Maine. Dr. Corbell was the first Optometrist hired by Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor, Maine. Before moving to Maine, he owned a successful practice in Albany, Oregon.

Dr. Corbell, his wife Ruth, and their son reside in Cape Elizabeth. When not at work, he enjoys taking long walks on the beach with his family, scuba diving in Bonaire, making pottery, and working with glass. In his leisure time, he enjoys sitting on his deck with friends and family gazing across the shipping channel of the Atlantic Ocean.

Nathan Corbell, Ph.D., O.D.

Michelle Blew O.D.

Michelle Blew O.D.

Dr. Michelle Blew is an optometrist at Seacoast Vision Care in Scarborough, ME and sees patients of all ages.  She grew up in the midwest and graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and a minor in Psychology.  In 2010, she graduated cum laude with a Doctorate of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago.  She completed an ocular disease residency at the VA Boston West Roxbury Division in 2012. 

Dr. Blew served as the Director of Eye Care Services at the Lynn Community Health Center from 2012-2015.  Dr. Blew was a staff optometrist at VA Central Western Massachusetts's Worcester Outpatient Clinic from 2015-2018.  Most recently, Dr. Blew provided optometric care at the Lowell Community Health Center, where she additionally coordinated the Eye Care Center's Clinical Education Program.  

In contribution to her profession, she has participated in the clinical education of optometry students as an adjunct faculty member at the New England College of Optometry, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Illinois College of Optometry and the Southern California College of Optometry.   She was recognized as one of the 2014 NECO Clinical Preceptors of the Year. Dr. Blew is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Optometry and a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry.  Professional interests include the study, diagnosis, and management of ocular manifestations of systemic disease. 

When not in the clinic, Dr. Blew enjoys her time at the beach with family, friends and her black lab, Dewey.  

Dr. Corbell In The News:

A Compassionate Visionary:
Dr. Nathan Corbell Helps Concussion Patients See a Clear Path to Recovery