Grey Bruce LASIK

SPECIAL INFORMATION
FoR the Dec/Jan LockDown #2

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

LASIK UPDATE:
Booked LASIK procedures are continuing.
LASIK consults are on hold for January.
(More details below.)

LAST UPDATED: 24 December 2020.

Please watch this two-minute video before entering:

if you RECEIVE eye injections:

Eye injections are an essential service, we are still currently providing injections
Screening is the same as it has been since March 2020:
- Have you had any contact with anyone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 14 days?
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
  Cough (new or worse), fever, shortness of breath (new or worse), sore throat?
- 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 a waiting area, masks provided, social distance rules applied.
- No more than 16 patients will be in the building at any one time
- The Retina Centre is large enough to maintain social distancing easily
Washrooms are available, but are 'use at your own risk' (cleaned daily, not per person).
Drivers:
- Unless your patient requires mobility or cognitive assistance you will wait in your vehicle
- Please stay on site. Visits are expected to be around 35-55 minutes.
  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:
For injection-related calls: (226) 256-8327
For LASIK queries: (519) 416-2020
All other medical queries: (519) 371-8096

lasik Procedures and consultations:

If you have a LASIK treatment booked, we are able to continue and will also be able to conduct your follow-ups.
(We have been maintaining the highest standards of infection control since March, these will continue.)
If you have your follow ups booked with an optometrist that is closed for the lockdown, please let us know.
We are pausing LASIK consultations for January.
To see if you are a potential LASIK candidate you can still check the online test HERE.
To book a complimentary consult you can (tentatively) book a date in February HERE.
If you have a consultation booked for January, we will be reaching out to you to rebook.
Please check this page again for updates; we update this page as soon as circumstances change.

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.

If your temperature is under 37.3 degrees and you answer no to question 2 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
The injection line:(226) 256-8327
Other medical:(519) 371-8096
LASIK queries:(519) 416-2020

all other (non-urgent) appointments:

These are continuing.
Please let us know if you are unable or uncomfortable keeping your appointment.

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)
Injection line: (226) 256-8327 (regular injections)
Medical line: (519) 371-8096 (all other inquiries)

email: consultations@greybrucelaser.ca