Grey Bruce LASIK

SPECIAL INFORMATION
FoR the COVID-19 pandemic

Below is important information if you are a patient of Dr. Orr's
for any eye treatment.

This page also covers patients considering LASIK.

LAST UPDATED: 26 March 2020, 14:00 pm.

if you RECEIVE eye injections:

We are still currently providing injections, all injections are being performed at our clinic, not the hospital.
We will be calling you with your new arrival time.
Every person entering the building will be screened (see below):
- Any contact with anyone who has tested positive for Covid-19?
- Any of the following symptoms: cough, fever, shortness of breath, sore throat?
- Travel outside of Canada or contact with anyone who has traveled outside Canada in the last 14 days?
- If you answer YES to any of the above you will need to stay home and contact us once you are free of the relevant condition/symptoms for 14 days.
We have no waiting area.
- No more than six patients will be in the building at any one time.
Washrooms are unavailable, except for dire emergencies
Drivers:
- Unless your patient requires mobility assistance you will wait in your vehicle
- Please stay on site. Visits are expected to be around 20 minutes only.
  Patients will be asked to leave the building once their injection is complete.

If you cannot make your appointment for any reason, please let us know.
When emailing please include your full name and date of birth.

Email Us (best)

Or call (519) 371-8096

screening process on arrival:

Your temperature will be taken with a no-touch thermometer
You will be asked if you have any of the following symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath.
You will be asked if you or anyone you have had close contact with has been outside of Canada in the last 14 days.

If your temperature is under 37.3 degrees and you answer no to questions 2 and 3 you will be granted access.
If not, you will be asked to leave and call us to reschedule your appointment once you are free of the symptoms or conditions for 14 days.

If you know you will not pass the screening tests, please contact us.
When emailing, please include your full name and date of birth.

Email Us (best)

Or call (519) 371-8096

once inside the clinic:

We expect you to be in the clinic for much less time (less than 30 minutes).

There will be no waiting room
After registering you will enter directly into a vision-testing room
Afterward you will go directly to your injection room
Talking will be kept to a minimum
Once you have had your injection you will be free to leave.
(If you require a taxi you will need to wait in the entranceway.)

all other (non-urgent) appointments:

These are now cancelled and will be rebooked as soon as possible.

You will be notified by phone

This has been decided on a provincial level:

To ensure as little social interaction as possible and
Increase availability of our surgeons for hospital work if required

lasik INQUIRIES and consultations:

We can still answer your questions about LASIK over email - contact us HERE
We are unable to provide complimentary consultations at this time

We appreciate your patience and cooperation for this unprecedented time. We hope you all stay healthy and we look forward to when things can begin returning to normal.

Call us today: (519) 416-2020 (all LASIK inquiries)
Medical line: (519) 371-8096 (all general inquiries)

email: consultations@greybrucelaser.ca