Dr. Stephen Bolick, Chairman and CEO of Eye Care Associates, is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Bolick has lectured and written nationally on practice management, contact lens care, and refractive surgery consultations.

Dr. Bolick founded Eye Care Associates in 1978 with the goal of providing quality, comprehensive eye health services to families in the Raleigh area of North Carolina coupled with a dedication to community outreach.

Thirty years later, Dr. Bolick is proud to work with an elite group of associates and he firmly believes the doctors of Eye Care Associates provide the finest eye health care in North Carolina.

Dr. Michael Peters graduated from West Virginia University and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He joined the Eye Care Associates staff in 1988 and currently helps direct our Sportsvision program. He is the team eye doctor for the Carolina Hurricanes and has consulted for players in the following organizations: Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Philadelphia Flyers, Atlanta Thrashers, Raleigh Express and Raleigh Wings. He also is involved with Sportsvision therapy geared to help athletes in golf, soccer and tennis. Dr. Michael Peters is accepting new patients.

Dr. Caroline Silver joined Eye Care Associates in 1991. She practices in one of our Cary offices at the new Centrum at Crossroads location. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Silver specializes in contact lenses. Dr. Caroline Silver is accepting new patients.

Dr. Benjamin Lee has been a member of Eye Care Associates since 1993. He is also a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Pennsylvania School of Optometry. Dr. Lee offers expanded evening hours in our North Raleigh office. He specializes in contact lenses and is also available for children screenings. Dr. Benjamin Lee is accepting new patients.

Dr. Alecia Barnes graduated from NC State in Raleigh, and Southern College of Optometry in Tennessee. She practices in the West Raleigh office at the Villages of Townridge, and is available evenings and Saturdays. Dr. Alecia Barnes is accepting new patients.

Dr. Altagracia Lopez is originally from Carlstadt, New Jersey, and joined Eye Care Associates in 2000. She is a graduate from Rutgers University and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Lopez practices in our Crescent Commons office in Cary. Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Lopez is also available to our Spanish speaking community. Dr. Altagracia Lopez is accepting new patients.

Dr. Steele received her undergraduate degree from Meredith College and then completed her optometry degree at Southern College of Optometry. Expanding her clinical knowledge of refractive surgery, Dr. Steele completed a postdoctoral fellowship on LASIK surgery in Orlando, Florida. Along with her regular patient care duties, Dr. Steele is currently the coordinator of pediatric vision therapy in our Eye Care Associates North Raleigh office. Dr. Amanda Steele is accepting new patients.

Dr. Jeffrey Strand is a native of Raleigh. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Nova Southeastern College of Optometry. Dr. Strand recently received an award for "excellence in contact lens fitting" presented by Alcon, and is a member of Beta Sigma Kappa, the national optometric honor society. Dr. Strand is currently accepting patients in Eye Care Associates' East Wake office located in Zebulon.

While Dr. Kate Whittington joined Eye Care Associates as an optometrist in 2003, she has actually been affiliated with the practice since 1996. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she worked for Eye Care Associates for over three years in several areas - as an optometric technician, an employee trainer, and also as an office manager. She returned to school and obtained her doctor of optometry degree at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Whittington is currently accepting new patients at the Brier Creek office.

Dr. Sherry Briggs joined Eye Care Associates in 2004. She is a graduate of N.C. State University in Raleigh and the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. She practices in multiple locations throughout Raleigh and Cary. Dr. Briggs is available for evening and Saturday appointments and is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Daniel Gray, originally from Akron, Ohio, joined Eye Care Associates in 2003. He completed his undergraduate degree from NC State University and obtained an Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Gray practices in multiple offices in Raleigh and Cary and is accepting new patients.

Dr. Jason Price is a native of the Cary area. He received his undergraduate degree from NC State University in 1999. Dr. Price received his doctor of optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2003. He then completed a post-doctorate residency program in Primary Care Optometry at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia, where he enhanced his clinical knowledge of glaucoma and ocular disease treatment and management. Dr. Price sees patients in a number of Eye Care Associates offices including the Louisburg practice. He is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Artis Beatty is a North Carolina native and grew up outside of Fayetteville. He is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Beatty received a masters of science and his doctor of optometry degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He practices in multiple offices throughout Raleigh and Cary. Dr. Beatty is available for evening and Saturday appointments and is accepting new patients.

Dr. Wells attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and completed his Doctor of Optometry degree at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. He has served as a consultant on several panels for contact lens and lens solution manufacturers. He began practicing in the Triangle area in 1980, and has been part of the Eye Care Associates team for almost two years. Although a general optometrist, the bulk of his practice has been spent in contact lenses, injury and trauma, and eye care for the older adult.

Dr. Blair Stone received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her doctor of optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Stone also completed a post-doctorate residency in Low Vision Rehabilitation at William Feinbloom Rehabilitation Center at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia. Dr. Stone sees patients at our Knightdale office and is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Lisa Fuller is a native of Hope Mills, North Carolina. She received her undergraduate degree from High Point University in 1998 and then worked as an optometric technician for three years before entering optometry school. Dr. Fuller graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry in 2005. She went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in primary care and low vision at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Lake City, Florida. Dr. Fuller practices in multiple offices throughout Raleigh and Cary and she is currently accepting new patients.