About Us

Dr. Theodore Cummings began this practice in 1952 and was joined by Dr. Willard Hamilton in 1972. The business moved to it’s current location in 1984 in the former Hotel Caribou, now known as One Vaughn Place. Drs. Savage and Jandreau joined the practice and in 2010 our name was changed to Caribou Eyecare. Dr. Hamilton and Dr. Savage are now happily retired and Dr. Rachel Bradford and Katherine Nickerson have joined Dr. Jandreau to provide care 5 days a week in Caribou and Presque Isle.

Dr. Daniel Jandreau went to the University of Maine at Farmington after graduating from Washburn High School, and also attended the New England College of Optometry, graduating in 1995.

Dr. Jandreau joined our practice in 2000 after he spent a couple of years practicing in upstate New York. He has 3 daughters with his wife Stacy.

Dr. Daniel Jandreau

Dr. Rachel Bradford obtained a bachelors of science in Chemical Engineering while completing courses toward pre-medical sciences at the University of Maine in 2017. She went on to work as a process engineer in the pulp and paper industry before exploring a career in the medical field as an ophthalmic technician with Northern Light Health.

Her passion for eye care and rural medicine led her to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences where she graduated in 2023 with a Doctorate of Optometry and Master of Public Health.

She previously provided tele-optometry services in rural and under-served areas across 5 different states before joining Caribou Eyecare to return to her roots and serve the populations of Aroostook County, Maine.

She and her husband enjoy raising their three young children and spending time in the great outdoors, as well as with their family and local church.

Dr. Rachel Bradford

Dr. Katherine Nickerson – As a proud native of Aroostook County, she has been working in the field of optometry since age seventeen,
beginning with Dr. Bob Ellis in Houlton.

After graduating from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Science in biology, Dr. Nickerson went on to obtain her Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry in Boston.

Following graduation, she began her residency at VA Maine, seeing
patients at the Bangor and Togus locations with a focus on ocular
disease as well as primary care. Following residency, Dr. Nickerson
practiced in Portland for 10 years.

Dr. Nickerson’s interests include pediatric optometry and binocular
vision management as well as diagnosing and treating conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and dry eye. Dr. Nickerson enjoys providing comprehensive vision care to patients of all ages.

In her free time Dr. Nickerson enjoys singing, traveling, hiking,
photography, and working at McElwain Strawberry Farm where she lives with her family.

Dr. Katherine Nickerson