Providers
Meeting our Father & Son Team of Eyecare Doctors
Zachary B. Poole, MD
Dr. Zachary Poole is an Ophthalmologist and Cataract Surgeon. He is the son of Dr. Benjamin Poole and grandson of Dr. Edgar Poole, who both have spent years providing eye care to the area of Clover, SC.
He completed his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University in Biochemistry, with a minor in Scandinavian studies. Following college, he attended Medical School at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He then completed his residency in ophthalmology at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He also took part in a research fellowship studying dry eye at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill.
Dr. Zachary Poole is a husband, and father of 4 children. He enjoys spending time with his family, trying new restaurants, and watching sports, especially Charlotte FC soccer and Carolina Panthers football. Dr. Zachary Poole is also fluent in Finnish.
Benjamin C. Poole, OD
Dr. Benjamin Poole is an Optometrist who has been practicing for over 40 year. He was born and raised in South Carolina. He is the son of. Dr. Edgar Poole who founded Poole Eyecare, formally known as Poole Optometric, back in 1952.
Dr. Poole attended Brigham Young University for his graduate studies. He completed Optometry School at the Illinois College of Optometry in 1982, where he graduated as valedictorian.
Dr. Benjamin Poole is a husband, a father of 3 children, and is a grandfather to 8 grandchildren. During his free time he enjoys hiking in the woods, listening to audiobooks and spending time with his grandchildren.