Dr. Ronald Cope was born and raised in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, graduating from Carl Sandburg High School. He completed his undergrad at Northern Illinois University, and received his Doctor of Optometry degree from Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago.

Dr. Cope and his wife Debbie, also an optometrist, have been married since 1987. They had a practice together in Midlothian, Illinois for over 30 years. They have one son, graduating from ASU in 2025.

After years of visiting relatives in Arizona, they decided to make the move out west in 2022, building a home in Maricopa. They love the community and are very happy to be part of the great growing town. Dr. Cope looks forward to meeting new patients daily, and seeing previous patients return.