Ophthalmology Clinic

Here’s everything you need to know about our Ophthalmology Clinic

Summary

Who to refer:

Adults with significant vision loss, diabetics who have not been connected to eye care, and patients with a history of glaucoma.

When:

Last Tuesday of each month, patients to arrive at 5:00 PM, patients are seen starting at 5:30 PM

Where:

When: The clinic is every 2^nd Tuesday from 5:30-9:00pm.

Where: HealthStreet 2401 SW Archer Road GNV FL 32608

What we offer: Eye exams for children with vision problems, eye exams after a failed vision screening, free and discounted glasses

How to refer:

Use the Clinic Navigator to determine eligibility + automatically fill out a referral.
Begin to fill out the survey with the patients Date of Visit and EAC site.
You will then begin the screening question portion of the survey
- Why do we screen? The eye clinic can only see 6-7 patients every month due to the length of the full eye exam. We screen to make sure we can see the most urgent eye requests.
The screening questions have 2 outcomes:

Who:HOQI Coordinator is Lauren Cervantes

When: Last Tuesday of each month

Where: At HealthStreet at 2401 SE Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608

Appointment and walk-ins are accepted when there are no shows
The clinic schedule monthly is made up of 3 patients screened in from the EAC intake form or referral from other EAC clinics and 3 patients who were screened in through calling our Google Voicemail services.
Patients are screened in through the Clinic Navigator
Appointments are made by HOQI coordinators contacting the patients at the top of the list one week before the upcoming clinic date
Once scheduled, patients are reminded of their appointment 3 days before clinic and again the day before clinic
If a patient calls to cancel their appointment at least one day before clinic, they can be rescheduled for the next clinic date.

Complete Exams: IOP (interocular pressure) measurements, slit lamp exams, dilated fundus exams
Screening: for cataracts, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, retinal disease
Work-up: for acute eye problems (pain, vision change, trauma, etc)
Referral: to WeCare, Shands Charity Care

This clinic does not offer refractions for glasses or contact lenses.
This clinic does not see pediatric patients.
For Medicaid patients, we are scheduling them at the UF Health Eye Clinic.
For patient’s who can afford eye care we recommend refraction with a local optician or at their local Wal-Mart
For patients without resources and in need of refraction we recommend:
- Alachua Department of Social Services- Provides vision exams and eyeglasses at low costs
  218 SE 24thSt
  Gainesville, FL 32641
  (352) 264- 6750
  www.alachuacounty.us
  M-F: 8:30am-4:30pm
  Eligibility: Must be an Alachua County resident and meet financial guidelines.
- Gainesville Community Ministry Vision Clinic
  Provides eye exams and reconditioned eyeglasses, donations of $5 to cover cost of eyeglasses suggested. A Vision Clinic is offered every three months and is open to anyone. Call for information.
  238 SW 4th Ave
  Gainesville, FL 32601
  (352) 372-8162
  Gainesville Community Ministry
  M-R: 9:00am-2:30pm (main office)
  Eligibility: For uninsured Alachua County residents with no income/ working poor.
- Helping Hands Clinic First United Methodist Church-Provides referrals for eye exams and eyeglasses for the homeless.
  509 NE 1st ST
  Gainesville, FL 32601
  (352) 519-5542
  www.hhcg.org
  M: 4:30PM-7:00PM
  WOMEN’S CLINIC:
  R: 3:00pm-7:00pm
  Eligibility: Must be homeless and in need of vision care.