Corona-virus (COVID-19) Update for Patients and Visitors

Dear Patients and Visitors,

Regarding the continued COVID-19 outbreak in our country and community, we have made certain operational changes involving eye care at our clinic.  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.  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.  Therefore, we will continue to remain open to provide care to new and existing patients in our office.  If you have a question concerning your clinic visit, please contact is at 432-617-0181 for guidance.

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:

ALL EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES DURING FACE TO FACE INTERACTION UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED.

1. 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.

2. Any 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.

3. Any 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.

4. Any 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.

5. We prefer no more than one adult visitor to accompany a patient from the main waiting area into the treatment area. 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.

6. All patients and visitors will be provided with hand sanitizer upon arrival at the clinic as well as in all other patient areas.

7. We have increased our cleaning protocols as well throughout the clinic to reduce risk to our patients. After each patient leaves a work up or exam room, everything the patient touched is cleaned with alcohol or disinfectant based cloths or sprays,.

8. All physicians and staff are screened for presence of fever at the beginning of each day before seeing patients.

We are committed to maintaining the safety and health of our patients and staff while continuing to deliver exceptional care.  If you have any questions, please call the clinic.  To learn more about COVID-19, please visit cdc.gov. 

We appreciate your patience.                                                     Updated 10/22/2021