For 37 years, Woodruff and Webb Optometry has served the eye care needs of families in Columbus and the surrounding communities. We take pride in the high quality comprehensive vision and health care services provided at our office. As we’ve grown to become one of the largest private practices in the area, we realize the importance of maintaining a personal relationship with our patients. Since a practice is more than just the doctors, we’re introducing a new name and slogan that reflect our commitment to customer service. Woodruff and Webb Optometry will now be called The Eye Place: Where Our Focus is You.
In addition to the new name, The Eye Place is excited to announce that Dr. Neil Pence will be joining our team in May. Dr. Pence, who maintains a private practice in Columbus, has been a member of the faculty of Indiana University School of Optometry since 1979. Recently, he accepted a position as an Associate Dean at the school. We congratulate Dr. Pence on his new role at Indiana University and welcome him to The Eye Place.
The Eye Place will continue grow and change in order to provide the highest level of eye care available in the area. This includes the implementation of electronic health records, or EHRs. In December of 2010, The Eye Place began the conversion process from paper records and examinations to EHRs. This conversion has had a positive impact on the quality of our care, as it allows our doctors to spend more time focusing on the needs of the patient. The change also requires our optometric technicians to play an integral role in the work-up process. In order to maintain a high quality of care, we have provided our technicians with extensive training, including courses to become Certified Paraoptometrics.
The conversion to EHRs isn’t the only change patients will notice at The Eye Place. We have remodeled the office to increase the number of exam lanes, allowing us to see patients more efficiently. We’ve also improved the privacy of our check out area, and we redecorated the waiting room to highlight the architecture of Columbus. This summer, we are planning to update our frame room to a more modern design that includes the latest trends in eyewear.
Even though we’ve had many changes at The Eye Place, our commitment to quality remains the same. We will continue to build personal relationships with our patients, treating them like members of our own family. Our wide selection of glasses and 2 year warranty will also remain the best in Columbus. And as always, it will be our priority to keep patients seeing for a lifetime. We’re still the people you need to see, and at The Eye Place, Our Focus is You!
