Our Optometrists

Dr. Dennis Brtva attended Illinois State University before entering the Illinois College of Optometry.  He graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Science degree and a Doctor of Optometry degree.  Dr. Brtva has been practicing in Bloomington, IL for 19 years and in Peoria, IL for 16 years.  He is a member of the Bloomington Regional Optometric Society, the Illinois Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association.  Dr. Brtva is a past president of the Bloomington Regional Optometric Society and served as President of the Illinois Optometric Association in 2010.

Dr. Christopher Wetzler joined Dr. Dennis Brtva & Associates in July 2001.  He is licensed to practice optometry in all areas, from glasses and contacts, the diagnosis and monitoring of cataracts, macular degeneration, and diabetic eye disease, and the treatment of many eye diseases, including dry eye, eye infections, and glaucoma.  He is a member of the Tomb and Key Honor Fraternity, which recognizes those who have achieved excellence in Optometric studies and have been found to possess the character and leadership befitting a practitioner of the profession of Optometry.  He has received rigorous education and training at:

• Bachelor of Science – Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.  1995 
• Doctorate of Optometry (Cum Laude) – Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago.  2001 
• Internship:  Illinois Eye Institute, Chicago, Illinois – Prescribing glasses; diagnosis and management of eye diseases; contact lens training including soft lenses, rigid lenses, contact lenses for astigmatism, bifocal contact lenses, and contact lenses for irregular corneas; pediatrics; and low vision.  1999-2001 
• Internship:  Midwest Eye Professionals, Palos Heights, Illinois – Diagnosis and management of eye diseases.  2000 
• Internship:  Battle Creek V.A. Medical Center, Battle Creek, Michigan – Prescribing glasses; diagnosis and management of eye diseases.  2001

Kyle D. Mayginnes, OD practices primary care optometry, which includes prescribing glasses, fitting contact lenses, treatment and management of ocular diseases, and co-managing eye surgery.

Dr. Mayginnes graduated with Dean's List honors from the University of Missouri, College of Optometry in St. Louis in 1989 were he was a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society.  His undergraduate studies were at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. 

In April, 2007 he joined Dr. Dennis M. Brtva & Associates after having been in practice in the Peoria area since 1989.  He is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Illinois Optometric Association, and is a past President of the Illinois Valley Optometric Society.

Dr. Kathy Vize is originally from Normal, IL and joined Dr. Brtva and Associates in 2002. She has a Bachelor of Science degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Western Illinois University, and earned her Doctor of Optometry degree at Illinois College of Optometry in 2002.

Dr. Vize is a member of the Illinois Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association.