Chen Eye Center

10/07/2021

Another lucky week in vero beach while it’s raining in Atlanta

10/16/2020

A young patient with covid 19 developed central retinal vein occlusion with loss of vision , no other medical problems noted.

05/26/2020

We are seeing routine care patients! Please see the following for our updated hours. If you have any questions, please call our office. Thank you!

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 8:30 AM – 4 PM
Tuesday & Friday 8:30 – 12 PM
Monday – Friday 8:30 – 3 PM (Open for testing and pickup)

04/17/2020

Do you know you can do a telehealth exam with us? This is an excellent way for you to speak to Dr. Chen from your house for minor complaints. Right now, most insurances are covering this service at 100%! In the case that we can't resolve your problem via video chat, we can schedule an in-person exam. Please call our office if you are interested!

Watch this video to learn how to use your patient portal for telehealth.

04/13/2020

COVID-19 UPDATE

We are only seeing emergencies and urgent patients in accordance with the CDC and American Academy of Ophthalmology guideline. We have also revised our hours because of the decrease in patient volume. Thank you for your understanding during these difficult times.

We will not be able to see patients with the following symptoms.

Fever
Cough
Shortness of breath


We will not be able to see patients that are not wearing a mask. These can be a homemade mask, cloth mask, or anything you can use to cover the face.

Chen Eye Center will provide care for the following

Eye Trauma
Eye Infection/Inflammation/Iritis
Pterygium, chalazion, or other mass lesions with irritation
Uncontrolled glaucoma or advance glaucoma
Severe dry eye or ocular surface disorders
Severe eye pain with or without headaches
Sudden or recent vision loss
New onset of floaters or vision disturbance
Diabetic retinopathy requiring laser or injection
Loss glasses and need a new prescription
Postoperative follow-up

The following conditions will not be provided service until the further notice

Routine eye examination
Routine diabetes follow-up
Glasses fitting except urgent need


We have also updated our office hour as follow:

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 8:30 AM – 12 PM
(Open for emergency and urgent patients)

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 1 PM – 3 PM
(Open for testing and pickup)

Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 – 3 PM
(Open for testing and pickup)

Please reach out for any further questions. Thank you so much!

12/11/2019

Bilingual Vietnamese Ophthalmic Technician or Medical assistant

Candidates need to be able to speak fluent Vietnamese and English. The person needs to have excellent interpersonal skills and willing to work hard in a busy Eye Clinic. The candidate will be required to work as a technician taking in patients but may be cross-trained as a receptionist in the future. The office is located near the City of Norcross. The office will train the right candidate even if you have minimal experience in the medical field. If you think you are the right candidate, please send your resume to us. Our practice always appreciates your interest in applying for the position.

Benefits include regular office hours 8:30-5:30 (M-F), health insurance, 401 K plan, paid vacations, holidays, and medical insurance.

Responsibilities for Receptionist:

• Multitasking including checking patients and answering the phones
• Prepare patient’s charts and verify insurance
• Handle all administrative duties promptly
• Perform routine clinical tasks to support medical staff
• Communicate with insurance companies for proper billing procedures
• Previous experience in healthcare administration or other related fields is a plus
• Familiarity with medical billing procedure is a plus
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities for Ophthalmic Technician: (provide onsite training)

• Familiar with ocular anatomy and essential eye drops interaction
• Taking patient’s records using electronic medical record (EMA) using Modernizing medicine
• Schedule patient by using EHR
• Checking visual acuity and eye pressure with tonopen
• Use autorefractor, OCT, HVF, VEP, A-scan, B-scan, pachymeter, Topography, IOL master, etc.
• Assist surgeries including minor procedures
• Dispense necessary glasses or contact lens fitting
• Crossed training to work as a receptionist as needed

12/06/2019

Alcon Chinese Contact Lens Trial ($50 compensation per visit)

The patient participating in the trial will get four visits to fit and follow up on the contact lens. You will be given either Biofinity or Alcon brand contact lens to test. You will need to come in for four visits so we can follow up on the fitting. You will be compensated $50 for your time for each visit. You must meet these requirements.

• Chinese
• Age 18+
• Have experience with contact lens
• No Biofinity lens user
• No daily disposable lens user
• No glaucoma
• Vision corrected to 20/20 or better
• No monovision (one eye corrected for distance, one eye for near)
• Uses lens power from -6.00 to +4.00 (spherical)
The trial period will be January 15 – March 18, 2020.

Alcon隐形眼镜及Chen Eye Center的临床使用试验（每次$50补贴）

参加试验的患者将进行4次造访，以适应并跟进隐形眼镜。
参加试验的患者将进行4次造访，以适应并跟进隐形眼镜。
您将可以使用Biofinity或Alcon品牌的隐形眼镜进行测试。
您需要进行4次造访，我们才能继续进行跟进，您每次造访将得到50美元的补助。您必须符合以下要求。

• 华人
• 18岁以上
• 有使用过隐形眼镜的经验
• 非Biofinity镜片使用者
• 非每日即弃镜片使用者
• 没有青光眼
• 视力矫正至20/20或更好
• 使用者的度数从-6.00到+4.00
• 测试时间从2020年1月15日到3月18日

Alcon Contact Lens Trial Screener Questions

1. Are you Chinese or have Chinese ancestry?
2. What brand and power contact lens do you use?
3. Do you have glaucoma or a family history of glaucoma？


Alcon 隐形眼镜试用筛选问题：

1．您是中国人或是具有中国血统吗？
2．您使用什么品牌的隐形眼镜？度数是多少？
3．您是否患有青光眼或有青光眼的家族病史？

08/09/2019

"Orion, Second Sight Medical Products" was recently approved by the FDA. With this, blind patient may soon have hope for vision with this device to create artificial vision.

Visual cortical prosthesis intended to create artificial form of useful vision for blind individuals

08/05/2019

"Patients with advanced photoreceptor and outer retinal degenerations such as retinitis pigmentosa now have the hope for visual restoration with options of optpgenetic therapy, stem cell therapy, and retinal prosthesis devices." Noteablely there is the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.

The past decade has seen a leap in the development of treatment strategies for patients with profound visual loss from diffuse retinal degenerations, who previo

07/26/2019

FDA will approve a "non-penetrating artificial cornea (KeraKlear, KeraMed) as an alternative to alternative to penetrating keratoplasty" (cornea transplant) soon. Read more about this exciting new technology!

Device in FDA trial for patients with corneal opacity, high risk of penetrating keratoplasty complication