Meet Our Team

Fellow, American Academy of Optometric Medicine and Surgery (FAAOMS)

Dr. Lamigo grew up in Anchorage as a patient of Southside Eyecare, which sparked her interest in eye care. She completed a BS degree in Biological Sciences and Chemistry at San Jose State University in California. She then obtained her doctorate at Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry, where she was awarded the Founding Dean Scholarship.

She completed her clinical training at a cataract surgical center in Florida, a Veterans hospital in New Jersey (focusing on glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy), a pediatric clinic in Colorado (focusing on strabismus, amblyopia, and vision therapy), and a Marine Corps-Naval Hospital in California (focusing on pre-LASIK exams and eye injuries).

Dr. Lamigo is passionate about bringing eye care to those in need. She participated in several humanitarian outreach projects, including traveling to Peru and El Salvador. As a health advocate, she enjoys educating others about eye care and nutrition.

She is qualified to prescribe therapeutic agents for treatment of ocular diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and dry eyes. She is Alaska Board approved and certified to perform laser procedures such as yag capsulotomy for after-cataract surgery and selective laser trabeculoplasty for glaucoma. She achieved her fellowship in laser and eyelid lesion removal from the American Academy of Optometric Medicine and Surgery (FAAOMS). She is certified to perform photofacial "laser" using the Cynosure IPL for treating ocular rosacea. She is also certified to perform dry eye treatments such as Systane iLux. Dr. Lamigo is an active member of the Alaska and American Optometric Associations.

In her spare time she enjoys hiking with her family, oil painting, snowboarding, and doing crafts with her children.

Languages: English (fluent), Tagalog (conversational), Spanish (proficient in eye exams)

Growing up in Southern California, Dr. Stemmle worked in the family business of making hard and gas permeable contact lenses; sparking her interest in specialty contact lens designs.

Dr. Stemmle graduated from UC San Diego and received her doctorate from Southern California College of Optometry. She spent a year teaching in the contact lens clinic at grad school and working as a contact lens fitting consultant for a large soft contact lens manufacturer. Her research topic was on gas perm contact lens flexure on corneas with increasingly high astigmatism. She received the Allergan Contact Lens Research Award for outstanding research and expertise in the fitting of contact lenses.

She joined Southside Eyecare in 1985. She has served as president of the Alaska Optometric Association and belongs to the Scleral Lens Society.

Dr. Stemmle enjoys challenging contact lens fits and receives state-wide referrals of patients who have not been able to achieve good vision with regular contacts. Many of these patients have had corneal transplants, keratoconus, or extreme dry eye problems. Dr. Stemmle fits "medically necessary" lenses for patients with extremely irregular eye shapes or prescriptions.

In addition to doing regular exams, Dr. Stemmle treats eye infections, provides care for diseases such as glaucoma, diabetes, and macular degeneration, and prepares patients for LASIK and cataract surgery. She is certified to use the Cynosure IPL laser, iLUX, and the Ellex YAG/SLT laser. Dr. Stemmle welcomes new patients and their families.

Great eye care takes a whole team. Here is who looks after you at each step of your visit.

1. Before you arrive: our front desk team schedules your visit and can check your insurance, so you have a better idea of what is covered before you come in.

2. Check-in: they greet you, confirm your information, and get you settled.

3. Pretesting: our technicians take your preliminary measurements and prepare you for the doctor.

4. Your exam: Dr. Lamigo or Dr. Stemmle examines your eyes and walks you through what they find.

5. Eyewear and checkout: our opticians, who are board certified through the American Board of Opticianry, help you choose frames and lenses, then fit and adjust your glasses in our on-site lab.