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COVID recovery safety first

Bay College Optometric Centre is Open & Offering Appointments!

We take our role as members of your community seriously and have taken several measures to ensure your safety. As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, please be aware that we are scheduling appointments for all patient encounters and cannot accept walk ins at this time. Please call ahead to schedule appointments for:

  • eye examinations
  • glasses ordering, repair and pickup
  • contact lens ordering and pickup
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An Expectations Checklist—For All of Us

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To ensure your safety and the safety of our staff, we ask that you please help us by:

  • Completing our entrance form and COVID-19 screening forms online or by phone before arriving for your appointment
  • Coming alone to your appointment unless you require a caregiver or are accompanying a child to their appointment
  • Bringing your own face mask from home and wear upon entering the office
  • Using hand sanitizer immediately upon entering the office and again when leaving the office
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Steps we are taking to ensure your safety include:

  • having hand sanitization stations available at our entrance and throughout the office
  • taking temperatures of staff at the beginning of each day and of each patient on entering the office
  • ensuring all doctors and staff wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including face masks, face shields, and gloves as needed
  • installation of plexiglass shields at the front desk and dispensary desk, and installation of shields on all testing equipment inside the exam room
  • disinfecting chairs, equipment, surfaces, and door handles after every patient use
  • disinfecting frames after each patient’s use
  • disinfecting pens after each use and touchless credit/debit card payments when possible
  • scheduling follow up appointments by telephone or telehealth video conferencing where appropriate