PHYSICIANS
Dr. Kayla S. Melton, BS, OD
Dr. Kayla Melton graduated from Rhodes College, Memphis, TN with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1997. She attended Southern College of Optometry and obtained her OD in 2001. Upon graduation Dr. Kayla began work in Public Health Optometry as a civil servant with the Public Health Service in Montana. There, she cared for thousands of patients in the Indian Health Service system.
Dr. Kayla currently practices Primary Eye Care with Eye Surgery Consultants of Poplar Bluff, where she provides families with the best possible eye health care. She is 'on-call' for eye emergencies on alternating weekends.
Dr. Derek J. Melton, BS, OD, FAAO
Dr. Derek Melton graduated from the Southern College of Optometry in 1998. Since then he has focused on service to the patient communities he has served in as a civilian, a uniformed Public Health Service Officer (Naval Reserve), an officer of the Air Force Reserves, and as a federal and state contractor. Dr. Derek believes in practicing “painless” eye care as much as possible.
He provides direct patient care 5 days a week to the Poplar Bluff community as the director of Melton Eye Care, as well as seeing patients on a contracted basis as needed and monthly in southern Indiana.
Melton Eye Care provides optical goods, such as complete frame and lens packages, as well as contact lenses to the southeast Missouri area as well.
Ms. Debbie Thatcher, Optom Assist., Offc Manager
Ms. Thatcher is an ASU graduate with a BS in Finance in addition to her 6 month certification in perimetry and optometric assisting.
