COVID-19 Safety Update
January 2023:
Family Eye Care of O’Fallon is now mask optional as per American Optometric Association and Illinois state guidelines.
You may still see some of our doctors and staff wearing masks from time to time as this is up to their discretion.
You may also request that your doctor and any staff member you interact with to wear a mask during your visit. We are happy to accommodate your request.
We will also keep you updated if any changes occur.
On behalf of our Family Eye Care team, we thank you for your support and promise to continue putting your health and safety first.
March 2022:
Family Eye Care of O’Fallon is happy to announce that all of our doctors and staff have now received their full vaccinations.
As we continue on our journey to safely servicing our patients, please understand the additional precautions we have implemented to keep you and your family healthy and safe:
- In order to keep a safe patient flow, we will require you to reschedule your appointment if you are more than 10 minutes late.
- Requiring patients, doctors, and staff to wear face masks while in the building.
- Minimizing the use of our waiting area – patients are taken directly to one of our 8 exam rooms for paperwork, exams and special testing whenever possible.
- Maintaining a “no visitor” policy requiring all patients over the age of 18 to come to their appointment alone unless there are special circumstances.
- Allowing one additional person in the building after exam completion to assist with eyeglass selection.
- Sanitizing all eyeglass frames that are touched in our UV sanitizer.
- Thoroughly disinfecting exam rooms and testing areas between each patient visit.
- Limiting the number of people inside the building at any given time, and enforcement of social distancing.
- We have added portable UV-Sterilizing air filters to each exam room.
Appointments are not necessary to come in and purchase / pick up glasses or contacts, but we may ask you to wait outside if overcrowding were to occur.
If you prefer curbside pickup, our staff is happy to help. Just call when you are outside our office, and we will deliver to your car.
We will also keep you updated if any changes occur.
On behalf of our Family Eye Care team, we thank you for your support and promise to continue putting your health and safety first.