Santosh Nuchikat, O.D.

Dr. Hildenbrand received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana. She attended the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, Illinois where she received her Doctoral Degree. She received several honors including two academic awards in addition to induction into the Beta Sigma Kappa and Tomb & Key Academic Societies. Dr. Hildenbrand completed her Ocular Disease Externship at Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital in Olympia Fields, Illinois.

Dr. Barfell joins Cincinnati Eye Institute as a Cataract and Refractive Surgeon specializing in Laser Vision Correction. He completed his undergraduate degree at Cedarville University and received the prestigious President’s Trophy for the 2011 graduating class, awarded to one male and one female student who demonstrated leadership, campus involvement, and academic achievement. He then attended the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where he participated in research involving prosthetic corneal transplants, sparking his interest in Ophthalmology. He graduated in the top quartile of his class.

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.