Season Four of of the Emmy-winning television series VICE on HBO features a compelling segment titled “Beating Blindness” that features Medical Eye Center’s cornea specialist, Dr. Matt Oliva. Correspondent Isobel Yeung travels to Ethiopia to meet Dr. Oliva while working with the Himalayan Cataract Project. While in Ethiopia, Isobel shadows Dr. Oliva and the surgical team as they perform nearly 700 surgeries over the course of a week.
Due to unforeseen events, our optical department has limited staffing. Our Medford Optical shop will be closed on Friday 1/8. From January 4 – January 15, we will not have an Optician in our Grants
With recent surges in positive COVID-19 cases locally, in the US, and internationally, Medical Eye Center is re-implementing enhanced screening protocols to ensure our patients’ health and safety. At the beginning of the pandemic, we
Medical Eye Center extends a warm welcome to our newest doctors, Dr. Lacey Echalier and Dr. Poorav Patel. Dr. Patel’s broad area of focus includes glaucoma, medical retinal conditions, clinical research, cataracts and general ophthalmology.