Dr. Erik Peyton

Dr. Erik Peyton attended Columbia College in Columbia, MO and spent four years playing on the golf team. At Columbia, Dr. Peyton graduated Summa Cum Laude while earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He then attended four years of optometry school at the University of Missouri- St. Louis and graduated with honors. During his clinical rotations at UMSL, he spent time at well-established private practices in the St. Louis area and at the prestigious Kansas City Veterans Affairs hospital. Dr. Peyton also received distinction for outstanding achievement in contact lenses from the UMSL faculty.

Dr. Peyton specializes in ocular disease, including treatment of dry eye and glaucoma, and specialty contact lenses. He is up to date on the latest technology in dry eye and fits contact lenses for patients with dry eye, high amounts of astigmatism, bifocal lenses, and non-surgical vision-shaping lenses. Dr. Peyton is dedicated to treating patients of all ages, and vows to give his patients not only the most appropriate treatment, but also educate them so they can better understand their eyes.  In his free time, Dr. Peyton enjoys playing golf, traveling, and cheering for his hometown St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues.