Our Doctors
Dr. Jeffrey S. Hackleman
Comprehensive Optometry
Dr. Hackleman is a family practice optometrist whose primary practice interests include routine and specialty contact lens fitting, ocular surface disease, and dry eye disease treatment. He is an active member of the American Optometric Association and the Georgia Optometric Association, where he has served in various leadership roles. In 2014, Dr. Hackleman was elected by his colleagues to be President of the Georgia Optometric Association, representing his profession and eye health causes throughout Georgia and the United States, and continues to chair the GOA Leadership Academy, fostering professional and leadership development among his colleagues.
Dr. Hackleman has served as a clinical investigator for the CIBA Vision Company and continues to provide consultative expertise to the eyecare industry on various topics. Dr. Hackleman was honored to receive the Georgia Young Optometrist of the Year Award in 2006, the Early Professional Achievement Award from The Ohio State University College of Optometry in 2015, and the Georgia Optometrist of the Year Award in 2019. Further Dr. Hackleman was appointed by the governor to the
Georgia State Board of Optometry in 2019.
The son of a career Air Force officer, Dr. Hackleman moved throughout the United States and Europe during childhood but is proud of his Macon, Georgia, birthplace. Before returning to Georgia, Dr. Hackleman received his BS in Neurobiology from Purdue University. Subsequently, Dr. Hackleman received his Doctorate from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. During his professional training, Dr. Hackleman completed his internships at the prestigious Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Hampton, Virginia, and a refractive surgery internship at TLC Vision Center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Hackleman, his wife Tricia, and their two girls Claire and Paige have called Oconee County home since 2007, and are thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful community.
Dr. Marcy McKibbon
Comprehensive Optometry
Dr. Marcy McKibbin is an experienced primary care Optometrist specializing in contact
lens fitting, refractive surgery and dry eye solutions. She was one of the first
Optometrists in Georgia to be trained to use intense pulsed light (IPL) for dry eyes. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
before pursuing and completing her Doctor of Optometry degree at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. She completed her externships at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, TN and at a private practice in Port Richey, FL (Dr. Mark Mathews, ret.)
Dr. McKibbin grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan but has been a resident of Georgia for
more than a decade. She is a newcomer to Oconee County and she loves the
community. Outside of her professional life, Dr. McKibbin is a wife and dedicated
mother to two tween daughters. Her family shares a mini-farm with horses, cows, dogs, cats and guinea pigs. She also actively volunteers with Atlanta Lab Rescue, where she fosters puppies and facilitates adoption screenings.
Dr. Paige Bush Foster
Comprehensive Optometry
A native of south Georgia, Dr. Paige Foster has been providing comprehensive eyecare in her home state for the past twenty four years. She has spent her career in a private optometric practice setting where she has specialized in the medical management of glaucoma and ocular disease, contact lens fitting, and providing primary eyecare to her patients. She has been an active member of both the Georgia Optometric Association as well as the American Optometric Association. Dr. Foster served as Continuing Education Chairman for the GOA for fifteen years and currently serves as Chairman of Optometric Education for SECO International, LLC. She has been honored as the Young Optometrist of the Year (2001) and the Optometrist of the Year (2010) by the Georgia Optometric Association.
Dr. Foster received her Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University. She then attended the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee where she obtained her Doctor of Optometry degree in 1997. During her time at SCO, Dr. Foster completed externships in ocular disease at Omni Eye Services of Atlanta and Clayton Eye Center in Stockbridge, Georgia. After graduating from SCO, Dr. Foster continued her training further by completing an ocular disease residency at Omni Eye Services of Atlanta.
Dr. Foster is the proud mother of two sons, Graham and Mason. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, tennis, hiking, and college football.
