Our Doctors

Dr. Rebecca Uhlig is our in-house expert on eye diseases. After earning her Doctorate in Optometry from Ohio State University, Dr. Uhlig concentrated on detection and treatment of eye disease through post-graduate training in referral-only specialty clinics. She completed a residency in ocular disease at Cincinnati Eye Institute and worked in the Department of Ophthalmology at The Ohio State University Medical School. Her extensive experience in treating glaucoma, dry eyes, and other ocular pathology has allowed Hawthorne Vision Center to take our eye-health care to a higher level. A former English major, Dr. Uhlig strives for clear communication in order to develop a good patient-doctor relationship. Her friendly manner and refusal to use big “ academic words” when explaining concepts helps encourage her patients to feel comfortable discussing their concerns and personal visual needs. As a transplant to Oregon, she appreciates hearing about special places to visit or hike in the Pacific Northwest. She and her husband traded in their motorcycle for a baby several years ago, and are looking forward to going hiking & camping with the now-toddler, interspersed with quiet time at home with the cats when the toddler sleeps!

Dr. Love’s specialties include pediatrics, vision related learning disorders, and maximizing binocular vision. His relaxed attitude and quick wit put all his patients, young and not so young, at ease. Dr. Love comes to us from northern California, but spent some time on the East Coast earning his optometry degree at the New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA. His interest in the visual issues that affect children led him to additional training with a pediatrics residency program at Pacific University. Dr. Love has earned his status as a native Oregonian by volunteering at vision screenings with the Special Olympics of Oregon and participating in Lions Club events throughout the state and has provided free eye care on several trips to low-income areas of Mexico. And yes, that’s his real name! Since his spouse is also an optometrist, their three kids are perpetually bored by eye trivia.  Dr. Love is also a (nearly) everyday bicycle commuter. If you come to your appointment by bike, feel free to lock it up to Dr. Love’s bike parked in the back lot of the office, at the staple in front of the office, or in the bike lot across the street at Por que No.

Dr. McIlhattan treats the entire gamut of primary eye care, from glasses to glaucoma and contact lenses to conjunctivitis (pink eye.) A lifelong northwesterner he has lived continually in and around the Portland metro area since the 1980s. He is a graduate of Portland State University and got his optometry degree from Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove Oregon. He and his wife and daughter love to spend their time camping, biking and eating their way around the wilds of the metro area.