![]() ![]() To schedule an appointment with any of our three retina specialists, call 54 and you will be seen promptly. Our Retina Specialists also see patients who come from the surrounding areas for specialized treatment, including Corvallis, Albany and Lebanon. Our team of Retina Specialists provide the highest level of retina care at our Eugene Eye Clinic, our Springfield Eye Clinic, our Florence Eye Clinic, our Roseburg Eye Clinics, our Newport Eye Clinic and our North Bend Eye Clinic Location. Retina Specialists are highly trained, and their training generally includes: 4 Years of Undergraduate Schooling 4 Years of Medical School 1 Year Internship 3-4 Years Ophthalmology Residency 1-2 Year Retina-Vitreous Fellowship Some Retina Specialists have additional fellowships, in Uveitis for example, which offer further sub-specialty training and expertise. To learn more about COVID-19, please visit you been referred to a Retina Specialist or are you wondering what a Retina Specialist is?Ī retina specialist is a medial doctor with specialized training and expertise in ophthalmology with a sub-specialty in the medical and surgical treatment of the retina and vitreous. If you have any questions, please call the clinic. ![]() We are committed to maintaining the safety and health of our patients and staff while continuing to deliver exceptional care. After each patient leaves a work up or exam room, everything the patient touched is cleaned with alcohol or disinfectant based cloths or sprays.Īll physicians and staff are screened for presence of fever at the beginning of each day before seeing patients. We have increased our cleaning protocols as well throughout the clinic to reduce risk to our patients. Children who are not patients are not allowed in the examination area and will be required to wait in the main waiting room with a supervising adult.Īll patients and visitors will be provided with hand sanitizer upon arrival at the clinic as well as in all other patient areas. We prefer no more than one adult visitor to accompany a patient from the main waiting area into the treatment area. Screening of all patients and visitors for symptoms or risk factors when they arrive at the clinic at the check in desk.The screening will include an evaluation for the presence of a fever of greater than 100 degrees F, cough, recent exposure to someone with Covid, or recent travel outside of the area.Īny patient or visitor that is found to have a fever will be asked to leave the clinic and contact their primary care physician.Patients with a fever will also be asked to call Premier Retina Specialists and speak with their physician’s technician to discuss timing of a rescheduled appointment.Īny visitor with a fever, who has accompanied a patient, will be asked to wait outside of the facility (such as in their vehicle) while the patient that they accompanied is evaluated and treated.Īny patient or visitor that is found to be fever free but with a cough will be asked to continue wear a disposable face mask during their visit to the clinic and to try to sit as far away from other patients as possible. Our physicians, led by Director Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD,and Associate Director Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH,are experts in treating the full spectrum of diseases. If you are being seen at our clinic, we are taking additional precautions to reduce the spread of Corona-virus and other infectious agents including:ĪLL EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES DURING FACE TO FACE INTERACTION UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED. If you have a question concerning your clinic visit, please contact is at 43 for guidance. Therefore, we will continue to remain open to provide care to new and existing patients in our office. However, because most of our patients have retinal disease that, if untreated, would result in vision loss, we consider the care of all our patients to be urgent or emergent. We have been advised by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Centers for Disease Control to cease providing any treatment other than urgent or emergent patient care immediately. Regarding the continued COVID-19 outbreak in our country and community, we have made certain operational changes involving eye care at our clinic. Corona-virus (COVID-19) Update for Patients and Visitors ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |