A native of Santa Fe, Dr. Tachau received his undergraduate training at    New Mexico State University and graduated in 1983 from Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon. He opened his own practice in 1990. Additionally, Dr. Tachau received post-graduate training in the use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents and lasers. Dr. Tachau has particular interest in contact lenses and perioperative surgical eye care. Dr. Tachau utilizes his extensive optometric experience by offering comprehensive eye exams, contact lens evaluations, refractive surgery consultation and co management, as well as the medical management of glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and the treatment of infections and dry eye. He is a member of the New Mexico Optometric Association and has been a member of the American Optometric Association for 28 years.