Ian McWherter

Dr. Ian W. McWherter is an optometrist with extensive expertise in ocular disease, optometric surgery, and emerging technologies in eye care. He graduated with highest honors from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University in 2012. He was selected for the Optometric Residency Program in ocular disease at Bennett & Bloom Eye Centers, where he earned the Optometric Residency Matching Service’s Scholarship for one of the top four scores nationwide on the National Optometry Boards. After completing his post-doctoral training, he practiced in the Kentuckiana region before returning to Bennett & Bloom Eye Centers as a full-time consultative optometrist in 2014. Dr. McWherter was named “Best in Class 2012” by Vision Monday and honored as the Kentucky Optometric Association’s Young Optometrist of the Year in 2018. He won first place in the 2011 Varilux Optometry Student Bowl, a national academic competition, and is a member of the Gold Key International Optometric Honor