Dr. Farris was born in Tulsa, OK graduating as "Boy of the Year" in a senior class of over 700 students in 1969 from Will Rogers High School with numerous scholastic and academic awards and honors. He went on to attend The University of Tulsa with scholarship where he received the Bachelor of Science degree in 1973. He then attended Oklahoma State University where he was awarded the Master of Science degree in 1974. After O.S.U., he was accepted as one of only 5 contract students from Oklahoma to attend The University of Houston College of Optometry where he graduated with his Doctor of Optometry degree as part of an accelerated program 6 months early in December, 1977. He was licensed to practice by the Oklahoma Board of Optometry in early 1978 and started private practice in Tulsa. As a result of annual continuing education courses, he continues to provide up-to-date extensive primary diagnostic and therapeutic family vision care. His practice has grown as a result of professional patient care and the resulting "word-of-mouth" referrals by satisfied patients. He's a member of the AOA & the Okla. Assn. of Optometric Physicians.