Costs of Eye Drops Too High

Drug Assistance opportunities are now available through Eye Care America. For more information about this program follow the link below to access their website.

Eye Drop Medication Assistance

Free Screenings

We provide free eye disease screenings for anyone in the community concerned about their eye health.  Your eye health history will be obtained and you will meet with one of our doctors for a one on one consultation.  We screen for Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy and Dry Eye Disease. 

Screening appointments with our doctors are available Monday through Friday.  Call our office to schedule your free screening today!

Support Groups

Our Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Diabetes of the Eye and Dry Eye Disease support groups enable people from the local community the opportunity to meet with others who are coping with the same daily struggles caused by their eye disease.  Come share your tips and ideas, concerns and encouragement.

Upcoming Support Group Dates:

Glaucoma-July 27th at the East Florida Eye Institute at 10am

Macular Degeneration-August 10th at the East Florida Eye Institute at 10am

Diabetes of the Eye- August 3rd at the East Florida Eye Institute at 10am

Dry Eye Disease-August 17th at the East Florida Eye Institute at 10am

Call our offices for our upcoming Support Group dates at (772)287-9000.

Lectures

We offer a free Lecture Series, held in our office where our doctors speak to attendees about the latest advances in the treatment of Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma and Diabetic Eye Disease.  Attend one of our lectures and you’ll see why folks in our community say that our doctors are knowledgeable, approachable and experienced.  

Upcoming Dates:

Seeing As You Grow Older- October 10, 2010 at the Blake Library in Stuart at 2:30pm.

If you would like one of our doctors to speak at your community function, please call our office.

Call our offices for our upcoming Lecture Series schedule at (772) 287-9000.

Health fairs

Throughout the Treasure Coast Community you are likely to see the friendly faces of the East Florida Eye Institute staff at local events and health fairs.  Our staff provide screenings for Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration and Visual Health.  We believe that everyone should have access to quality healthcare and make efforts to “bring it to our local community”, even if they can’t come to us.  So stop by our booth at the next local health fair and say hi to our doctors and staff!

Call our office for our upcoming community events calendar.

Patient Testimonials

About our practice…   I was so impressed with the thorough, attentive care I received at East Florida Eye Institute.  The staff is well trained, the doctors are more knowledgeable than any eye doctor's office I have ever been to.   I have confidence in their treatment recommendations because of their involvement in clinical trials.  The doctors offer me the newest, most advanced options available anywhere. -- Vic Giuliano, EFEI patient Our Glaucoma Treatment…   “Last year, Dr Frenkel implanted a new device to keep my Glaucoma under control — the Express Shunt.  It is wonderful!  It keeps my pressure at my personal target which Dr Frenkel says is safe for me.  I don’t even know it’s there”!  -- Nancy Plaia, EFEI patient for 17 years Our Macular Degeneration Treatment…   "Joining the VEGF Trap Phase II clinical trial was an easy decision—to have the chance to be treated with a medicine that could mean less injections than getting Lucentis monthly was great!” Roberta said. “I have gone as long as 6 months between treatments and only required 7 injections in over 24 months as compared to Lucentis which is given monthly”, she stated. My vision has maintained at nearly 20/20 for over 2 years. “Being able to have injections less often has been so much better for my lifestyle—I can go out of town or even leave the country and not worry about scheduling around my eye treatments”.  “After the trial was completed, Regeneron created a follow up trial so I could keep getting VEGF Trap, all for free. It’s wonderful, and I was so impressed with my results after my first treatment that I actually purchased stock in Regeneron!”. -- Roberta Davidson, EFEI Patient Our Dry Eye Disease Treatment…   “Dr. Toler put me on Restasis.  Thanks to Restasis, I am now able to read again.  My eyes used to hurt when I read.  Not only do they feel better, but they LOOK better too!” -- Dee Fitzgerald, EFEI patient