Dr. Yonatan, a long-term resident of Chicago’s northern suburbs, is the President of The Eye Site. One of the most highly respected and well-liked optometrists in the North suburbs of Chicago, Dr. Yonatan received her bachelor’s degree from Loyola University and completed her optometric training at the Illinois College of Optometry. Her clinical rotations have included work at the Illinois Eye Institute, Sydney Hillman Health Center and the North Chicago Veteran’s administration. Prior to joining The Eye Site, Dr. Yonatan worked with Chicago Cornea Consultants, one of the Midwest’s leading surgical vision correction practices.
Over the course of her career, Dr. Yonatan has worked extensively with patients requiring specialty contact lens fittings including patients with various corneal diseases, patients that have undergone corneal transplants, and patients that have had cataract surgeries and refractive surgeries. In addition, Dr. Yonatan has obtained extensive experience in emergency eye care, worked with patients requiring care for Glaucoma and other ocular and retinal diseases, and has received training in Pediatrics with a focus on binocular vision and low vision.
A member of both the Illinois Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association, and a participating doctor in Surgicaleyes.com, Dr. Yonatan was originally born in Tel Aviv, Israel. She spent much of her childhood in Melbourne, Australia, before moving with her family to the Chicago area in her teens.
Dr. Melvin Hoffman, O.D.
Dr. Hoffman, a Chicago area native who originally founded The Eye Site over ten years ago, has been practicing optometry in and around the Chicago area for approximately thirty years. Over the course of his career, he has obtained significant experience in contact lens, cataract and refractive surgery co-management. A charter member of the International Orthokeratology Society, and a member of the International Society of Refractive Surgery, the National Eye Research Foundation, the Illinois Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association, Dr. Hoffman received his bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois and completed his optometric training at the Illinois College of Optometry.
Cris Gennett
Cris Gennett has been involved with The Eye Site since it originally began operations at its current location over ten years ago. As the Office Manager for the practice, she is a central figure in much of the invisible, but vitally important day-to-day operations of the company, and is the direct point of contact for the all scheduling of appointments with optometrists. Prior to joining The Eye Site, Ms. Gennett worked in a Dental Practice in California.