Update For Our Patients - July 2020
- We are now offering a special price on LASIK laser vision correction. Our comprehensive, all-inclusive, LASIK with either Dr. John Meyer or Dr. Guru Pattar, is now specially priced at $995 per eye. To qualify, call us at 502-589-1500 and place a $100 deposit. When we reopen our practice for all eye care, we will contact you to set up your LASIK evaluation. For any reason, if you do not have LASIK with us before December 31, 2020, we will refund your deposit. This offer is backed by The Doctors of The Eye Care Institute so that means there are no surprises, unusual conditions, or hidden catches. This offer expires July 31, 2020.
- We are offering telehealth visits. There are several eye conditions for which we can diagnose and treat you using your iPhone or Android. However, please understand the Telehealth visit is not a substitute for a complete, dilated eye exam in the offices of an eye doctor. Over the phone, we cannot check your glaucoma pressure, determine changes in vision or ensure your eye health for diabetic eye disease, macular or retinal conditions. We find that telehealth is best for new pain, red eyes, and similar urgent issues. If you wish to schedule a telehealth visit, please call us at 502-589-1500. In most instances, our staff will obtain your consent for the visit before your video visit with our doctors.
- All persons entering our building, including patients, staff, doctors, and family members will have their temperature checked and will be asked COVID 19 screening questions. Persons with a fever or who might have exposure to COVID 19 will not be permitted to enter. Patients with these circumstances will be referred for testing and will have their eye visit rescheduled.
- As patient volume increases, we are offering a parking lot texting service. You will be asked to remain in your car until the technician is ready to take you to an exam room. This lessens your social interactions with others by limiting the use are common waiting room areas. Specifics of this will be explained to you prior to your appointment.
- Masks are required to enter our facility. If you do not bring a mask with you, we will provide one.
- Family and friends of patients are not allowed to enter the building with our patients unless needed for patient escort of if the patient is a minor.
- Our staff received full pay and full benefits while the practice was shut down during the pandemic. On June 15, 2020, all staff returned to their regular work hours, or working their regular scheduled hours, at home. All of our doctors are on call, on our usual rotating schedule.
- If you wish to refill your contact lens prescription, you can order them by following this link, or by calling us. As long as you have had a contact lens exam within the past 2 years, we will refill your contact lens prescription for a maximum 3 month supply, however, if your contact lens prescription is over 1 year old, you will be asked to schedule a contact lens exam within 3 months of us resuming regular eye care visits.
- Our clinical trials division, Butchertown Clinical Trials, employs two family practice doctors and an internal medicine doctor, working with our practice. With the aid of these doctors, we are monitoring 9 Coronavirus COVID 19 clinical trials and we hope to participate in one, or more, of the vaccines that will soon be tested in clinical trials along with participating in several COVID 19 specimen collection trials.
If you have additional questions, please contact us during our normal business hours at 502-589-1500. Thank you for placing your trust in The Eye Care Institute.
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LASIK
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Dry Eye Disease
Watery, gritty sensation, scratchy feeling, burning eyes?
Now your doctors of The Eye Care Institute, may have the answer for you. We have taken a leadership position in becoming one of the first in the region to offer LipiView II and LipiFlow to diagnose and treat Dry Eye (Meibomian Gland) Disease.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is usually associated with an elevated pressure of the eye. Untreated glaucoma can lead to blindness.
Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the optic nerve (the nerve that connects the eye to the brain). In glaucoma, the optic nerve becomes progressively damaged, leading to a loss of sight. Many people have what are considered high intraocular pressures with no signs of glaucoma.
LASIK Leaders in Louisville
We are eye physicians and surgeons in Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana. In practice since 1984, we have performed over 9,000 laser vision correction procedures and over 100,000 cataract extractions and other surgical procedures. Our Louisville eye doctors have a combined experience level exceeding 120 years, including over 80 combined years of eye surgery experience.
The Eye Care Institute of Louisville offers all eye services including LASIK, laser cataract surgery, ReSTOR lenses for distance and near vision and many other vision correction options. We offer laser surgery for medical eye conditions as well as care and surgery all eye diseases including cataract, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and macular degeneration. We perform advanced corneal transplants. We offer routine and family eye exams and contact lens exams from our Louisville Eye Doctors. Our optical shop features the latest in designer eyewear, and you can order your contact lenses from us in person, by phone or online. We also offer Botox injections and Latisse for thicker, fuller eyelashes.
Cataracts
Blurred vision, trouble driving at night due to glare?
The most common symptom of a cataract is blurred vision which cannot be corrected by glasses. Many people with cataracts will notice trouble driving at night due to glare from headlights and street lamps. As there are many causes of blurred vision, an eye doctor should examine your eyes to determine the cause of your symptoms.
The Eye Care Institute conducts research studies and clinical trials to maintain our reputation as the Leader in LASIK® and vision care.
Interested in participating in our clinical trials?
Leaders in LASIK ®
The Eye Care Institute is the best in LASIK laser vision correction procedures in Louisville.
John C. Meyer, MD has performed over 7,000 laser vision correction procedures. He first used the excimer laser while completing his Fellowship in Refractive Surgery and Corneal Diseases at Emory University during 1994 and 1995. As such, he is one of the first doctors in the country to have had access to an excimer laser. LASIK is a great option but we also offer many other vision correction procedures that may be right for you.
We are excited to have Dr. Pattar join our team as our newest LASIK Doctor to the Louisville area.
You could WIN FREE LASIK at The Eye Care Institute.
The Eye Care Institute
The Eye Care Institute of Louisville offers all eye services including LASIK, laser cataract surgery, ReSTOR lenses for distance and near vision and many other vision correction options. We offer laser surgery for medical eye conditions as well as care and surgery all eye diseases including cataract, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and macular degeneration. We perform advanced corneal transplants. We offer routine and family eye exams and contact lens exams. Our optical shop features the latest in designer eyewear, and you can order your contact lenses from us in person, by phone or online. We also offer Botox injections and Latisse for thicker, fuller eyelashes.
