Is your eye doctor’s appointment is coming up? Are you worried about going to the eye clinic during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Rest assured, keeping our patients and staff safe is our top priority.
We anticipate that this outbreak will continue for awhile and do not want our patients to neglect their eye care needs during this critical time. Our optometric clinic has adopted several measures to protect our patients and staff from potential exposures to COVID-19 during this time of uncertainty.
Guidelines for slowing the spread of this pandemic are rapidly changing.
Please pay close attention to local regulatory changes to get the most up-to-date information on whether practices can still remain open.
Precautions Our Eye Clinic is Taking to Limit COVID-19
We employ a strict policy that mandates that all eye doctors, opticians, staff and patients not enter our office if they are feeling unwell or have a fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, shortness of breath, or have been exposed to a known case of COVID-19 or traveled outside of the country within the last 14 days.
The staff may ask you to wait outside rather than in the waiting area in order to protect yourself and others from any circulating germs. Furthermore, we are trying to schedule our appointments every half hour so that our waiting room remains as empty as possible.
During your Eye Exam
- The eye doctor will use a special plastic barrier called a slit lamp breath shield
- The eye doctor will wait for your slit lamp eye exam to be over before speaking with you or answering any questions you may have.
- We sanitize all equipment, front desk counters, telephones, pens, door handles and frames with antibacterial wipes.
- All staff members are required to wash their hands after contact with each patient and throughout the day.
Our office is equipped with several sanitizing stations. - We will sanitize all frames that patients handle while in the optical
- We will not be shaking hands with our patients during this time
Reduced Hours
Week of March 30–April 5th
- Monday, March 30th – 12–1:30pm
- Tuesday, March 31st – 11–2pm
- Wednesday, April 1st – CLOSED
- Thursday, April 2nd – 12–2pm
- Friday, April 3rd – 11–3pm
- Saturday, April 4th – 9–2pm
Week of April 6–12th
- Monday, April 6th – CLOSED
- Tuesday, April 7th – 11–2pm
- Wednesday, April 8th – 11–2pm
- Thursday, April 9th – CLOSED
- Friday, April 10th – 11–3pm
- Saturday, April 11th – 9–2pm
Please call Spektacles Optometry & Eyewear at 760-452-2895 with any questions or concerns that you may have. If you feel its best for you or a member of your family to reschedule your appointment, we encourage you to do so.
To stay abreast of the coronavirus pandemic, please visit the following official health organizations:
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) at CDC.gov
- World Health Organization (WHO) at WHO.int
Thank you and stay safe.