Jessica Hildenbrand, O.D.

Evelyne Mechas, OD was born in Canada and raised in Lexington, Kentucky where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Spanish at The University of Kentucky. After her undergraduate studies, Dr. Mechas moved to Columbus and received her doctorate from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Mechas continued her education by completing an Ocular Disease Residency Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. She is happy to return to Ohio and serve the Cincinnati community. Dr. Mechas has experience in comprehensive exams- including glasses and contact lenses, ocular emergency visits, diabetic eye exams, dry eye treatment, macular degeneration, and has a passion for managing glaucoma.

Dr. Matthew Ritter has been practicing in the field of Optometry since graduating from Ohio State in 2002. He splits his time between working at the Cincinnati Eye Institute’s glaucoma clinic and local private practices in Blue Ash and Deerfield Township. He is certified by the International Board of Optometric Examiners in the treatment and management of ocular disease.

Brian K. Kuhlman, O.D. joined Cincinnati Eye Institute (CEI) 2004 to provide Optometric services and to assist in the Glaucoma Clinic, working closely with Anup Khatana, MD. He received his Doctoral Degree from the Ohio State University in 2003, where he also worked on his undergraduate education. During his training, Dr. Kuhlman completed his Externship at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Upon graduation, he completed a 13 month post-Doctoral Residency at CEI, focusing on the management of ocular disease.