About Us

Meet Our Eye Doctors & The Bailey Eye Care Family

Meet our Eye Doctors

Melissa L. Leoni, OD

Dr. Leoni was born and raised in Healdsburg, California. She is a graduate of the University of California, Davis and the Illinois College of Optometry. She completed a post-doctorate residency in Ocular Disease at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, WV. She practiced in Charleston, WV for two years prior to joining Bailey Eye Care.

She was the Education Chair for the West Virginia Association of Optometric Physicians (WVAOP) from 2008-2012. In 2011 the WVAOP named her ‘Young Optometrist of the Year’. In 2011 she was appointed a board trustee for the WVAOP, was the President of the Executive Board in 2018 and is currently the Sponsorship Chair for the Association.
Dr. Leoni enjoys hiking, camping, traveling and spending time with her husband, Sean Wilson, their daughters, Madison and Sydney, and her adorable Boston Terrier, Gus. She joined Bailey Eye Care in 2007 and purchased the practice in 2014.

Kayla Campbell, OD

Dr. Campbell was born and raised in West Virginia. She is a 2006 Parkersburg South High School graduate. Dr. Campbell graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in both Chemistry and Biology from Alderson Broaddus University. In 2014 she received her Doctor of Optometry Degree from Indiana University School of Optometry.

Dr. Campbell has been with Bailey Eye Care since 2015. She provides patients with comprehensive eye care. She also evaluates pediatric and diabetic patients, treats several ocular diseases, and fits many types of contacts, including scleral lenses. Most recently, she has started a specialty dry eye clinic where she specializes in the management of dry eye disease.

Currently, she is the Vice President of the West Virginia Association of Optometric Physicians. She is also an active committee member of the American Optometric Association. She received the WV Young Optometrist of the year in addition to Young Optometrist of the South in 2018.

In her free time she enjoys camping, hiking and spending time with her husband, Nathan; children, Dawsen and Nala.

Dr. Epling

Dr. Epling was raised in Matewan, WV. She is a 1989 graduate of Matewan High School. She then went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Fairmont State University in Fairmont, WV. In 2000 she earned a doctor of optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia. Pa Dr. Epling has practiced in the area since 2000 and joined BEC in 2020. Her practice includes full scope comprehensive eye care, contact lens fitting, and diagnosis and management of ocular disease.

She is a member of the VVVAOP. In her free time she cnjoys spending time with her husband Chris and daughters Kacey, Kailyn, Brinley, and Braley.

Bryce Peek, OD

Dr. Bryce Peek is a native of southern West Virginia, graduating in 2014 from Princeton Senior High School. He continued his education at Concord University where he graduated Cum Laudae with a degree in Pre-Professional Biology. He completed his post-graduate education at the Kentucky College of Optometry where he graduated Summa Cum Laudae and was a member of Beta Sigma Kappa honor society.

He joined Bailey Eye Care in 2021 examining patients for routine comprehensive eye care. He also evaluates pediatric patients, manages and treats several ocular diseases, fits several types of contact lenses, utilizes advanced techniques to treat dry eye, and has found interest in myopia control.

Dr. Peek is an active member of the West Virginia Association of Optometric Physicians. In his free time he enjoys watching sports, spending time outdoors, and spending time with his wife, Sarah.