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Dr. Slayden joined Bennett & Bloom Eye Centers in 2018 as a consultative optometrist upon completion of the 13-month post-doctoral training in ocular disease. Originally from Hebron, KY, Dr. Slayden graduated with honors from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN, after attending the University of Kentucky for his undergraduate degree in mathematics. While attending SCO, he was awarded for clinical excellence. During Dr. Slayden’s residency training, he became extremely proficient in the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disease, dry eye disease, retinal disease, as well as the complexities of pre-and post-operative cataract, corneal and LASIK surgeries.

Dr. Sergei V. Dmitruk is an anterior segment specialist and comprehensive ophthalmologist with a focus on cataract surgery. He is also proficient in performing minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), as well as refractive surgery with Advanced Technology lenses. He completed his undergraduate education in Integrative Physiology with a certificate in Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and completed his medical education at the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Dmitruk interned at the Riverside Regional Medical Center and then completed a surgically rigorous Ophthalmology Residency Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where he received comprehensive surgical training.

Dr. Eckel joined Bennett & Bloom Eye Centers in 2021 as a consultative optometrist post his 13-month ocular disease residency. He graduated with honors from The Ohio State University College of Optometry, following a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health and minor in Business Management from Brigham Young University. His clinical training encompassed specialty clinics like ocular disease, pediatrics, vision therapy, and low vision rehabilitation. Dr. Eckel also completed externships at Salt Lake City VA and Five Points Eye Care in Athens, Georgia.