Wilzen Lingad, OD, moved from her home country of Switzerland to New York City on her own at age 19. She worked her way through SUNY and gained experience as an associate OD for a number of years. But the slow, early days of the pandemic got her thinking of being her own boss, and in September 2021, her year-long passion project turned into Bridges Eye Care in Queens, Long Island, New York. Sitting at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge, Bridges Eye Care started as a “blank space” with no electricity meter or water line. Dr. Lingad saw the opportunity to let her creativity run wild, even creating both hand-drawn sketches and an “entire PDF of the practice design.” Read More