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==Littlefield family==
Dr. Ralph Littlefield started an optometrist business in the Kansas City metro in 1909, succeeded by his son, grandson and great-grandson. The latter, Dr. David Littlefield, retired in July 2024, mentoring the current owners of [https://midwestfamilyeyecare.com/dr-david-littlefield Midwest Family Eyecare] after forty years in practice.
Dr. Lawrence Littlefield was the first optometrist in the KC metro to start fitting customers with contact lenses in the 1950's, and has patents on contact lens manufacturing machines, as per [https://www.yelp.com/biz/littlefield-optometry-kansas-city Yelp.com], mentioned in '25 by Alice Strayer.
* Dr. Ralph E. Littlefield '''+1946-1952+'''
