Growing up in Orleans, Dr Bender was a regular patient of Dr Kwasnick’s. It only seemed natural that after graduating from l’Université de Montréal in 2010, she should return to practice there. Since then, she has been proud to offer her services to the community and loves being able to see all members of the same family, and watch them grow throughout the years.

During her studies, Dr Bender participated in a humanitarian mission in Morocco, and an internship in Florida, where her patient base comprised mostly of retirees. She used that experience to visit retirement homes during her first few years in practice, and offer eye exams to residents. She is known for her thorough examinations, and her attentiveness and dedication to her patients.

She is grateful for the loyalty and trust that patients place in her, and is dedicated to providing the best care possible. “We can not only detect ocular conditions, but systemic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol and many others. It’s a privilege to be able to monitor, educate and treat all this in our patients.”

In 2018, she took over the practice from Dr Kwasnick, and building on her predecessor’s successful formula, renovated the family friendly clinic to better serve their patients. “Patients will still enjoy the personable service they’ve come to know and love, but in a new, larger, rejuvenated space.” She looks forward to welcoming all generations to her new clinic.

Jenna lives in Orleans with her husband, and can be seen gracing the soccer, and gaelic football fields in her spare time.

Dr. Ilic studied Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan and obtained a B.Sc. with High Honours in 2009. During her studies, she did research on antimicrobial resistance, molecular biology and genetics. After graduating, she studied melanoma and then focused on inflammatory responses in cystic fibrosis.

Dr. Ilic studied Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan and obtained a B.Sc. with High Honours in 2009. During her studies, she did research on antimicrobial resistance, molecular biology and genetics. After graduating, she studied melanoma and then focused on inflammatory responses in cystic fibrosis. Dr. Ilic then attended the University of Waterloo, receiving her Doctor of Optometry degree in 2014. In 2013, she trained at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, a veterans hospital, where there was a focus on ocular disease and therapeutics. She has traveled with Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) to provide eye care access to a community in Peru.,/p>

Dr. Ilic was previously involved in the Canadian Association of Optometry Students as an Inter-professional Liaison and is a current member of the Canadian Association of Optometrists, the Ontario Association of Optometrists and the Ottawa Society of Optometrists. She is also a committee member of the College of Optometrists of Ontario.

Dr. Ilic provides comprehensive eye care in English as well as Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.

In 2005, Dr. Ilic was honored to be invited to a luncheon with Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh in Regina. In her free time, she loves playing ultimate frisbee, ballroom dancing, yoga and hiking. Dr. Ilic has been awarded a brown-black belt in Martial Arts. She looks forward to caring for your eyes.