The Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Presents a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For SeaView Eyecare
By Monica Kallas, SharpShooter Marketing Group
SeaView Eyecare was recently welcomed as a new member of The Wellington Chamber of Commerce. The business is located at 2545 South State Road 7 #10, Wellington, Florida (in the Whole Foods plaza) and opened their doors in February. The store is owned and operated by Dr. Amanda Weiss. If you are looking for a complete eye care facility that offers personalized service with smiles, specializes in patients with diabetes, fits you with the perfect glasses and is also an eye care clinic to treat injuries, you should visit Dr. Weiss.
Note: Mark your calendar for an open house – Friday, March 22nd, 6 – 8pm and see what excellent eye care is all about! Complimentary refreshments! RSVP to Info@SeaViewEyecare.com.
Dr. Weiss was born in Decatur, Illinois and raised in St. Louis, Missouri where she graduated from high school. She attended Southern Illinois University where she earned her undergraduate degree with a major in biology. Dr. Weiss then attended Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee where she earned her doctorate degree in optometry in 2004. She also did her residency through the college which was associated with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. It was a family practice residency which she finished in 2005 with an emphasis in ocular disease.
Later that year, Dr. Weiss began her career in Port Orange, Florida in a specialty practice for glaucoma and retinal disease. During that time she served as a co-investigator in clinical trials for new treatments in glaucoma and macular degeneration.
In describing her new location in Wellington, she stated that her practice is not just another eye glass store. She said, “My practice does comprehensive eye exams and we examine patients for eye glasses and contact lenses. We examine patients of all ages, children from age three to mature adults. We accept a number of different vision insurance plans and some medical insurance plans as well. We treat and diagnose eye disease, treat eye infections and eye injuries.”
Dr. Weiss also has experience with patients who are diabetic and need glasses and contact lenses. “We have a lot of diabetics who come in. That’s one of the things I did at the VA hospital. We had a lot of Vietnam veteran patients who came back with agent orange exposure with diabetes so all of those things have complications with the eye. I’m very comfortable with and often watch patients with diabetes for complications with their vision and their eyes.” She also has a lot of experience with treating patients with dry eye and fitting people with multi focal contact lenses.
When discussing her younger patients, Dr. Weiss admitted, “I’m very good with kids. When people take their child to the doctor for the first time, kids are scared, parents are a little nervous and I’m very good at making both kids and parents feel comfortable with the testing we do. We make the exam fun. I’ve made sure we have the largest selection of children’s eye glass frames in the Wellington area – so there is a lot to choose from.”
Dr. Weiss explained how her practice differs from other eye glass stores and said, “Optometry has changed a lot and in the past 15-20 years it has become a lot more retail oriented. You have places opening up that are chains and franchises, and those businesses are not without constraint on what they are able to offer their clients. They have only a certain limited selection of lenses to choose from and they are only allowed to offer those things. I have an advantage, and the patient ultimately has the advantage in me being able to offer specialized products that are more specific for that patients needs. Other retail chains are unable to do that because they are governed by corporate laws and restrictions. I also have a fantastic staff and I’m good with people. I’m a people person and I care.” She added with a smile, “Maybe that sounds cliché but I do.”
Dr. Weiss is currently a member of the Young Professionals group within the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. She has also gone to area schools to perform vision screenings for the children.
For more information about SeaView Eyecare, call Dr. Amanda Weiss at 561.790.7290 or email to info@seavieweyecare.com. Visit their website at www.seavieweyecare.com. For more information about area businesses, call the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at 561.792.6525 and visit their website at www.wellingtonchamber.com.