We have some exciting news to share with our Exeter patients!
We are moving our Exeter office to a bigger, better home. Starting Monday, June 29, you will find us at 75 Portsmouth Avenue, the former Rite Aid building right next to Exeter Hospital.
We are leaving our longtime spot in the McReel Building at 192 Water Street, but we are not going far. The new office is only about 0.9 miles down the road, so the trip will feel familiar, and the faces you have come to know will be the same ones greeting you at the door.
If you have visited our Water Street office, you know it served us well, and you may also know it could feel a little tight on a busy day. That is a big part of why we are moving. The new building is roughly four times the size of the old one, and that extra room changes the experience in ways you will notice right away. More exam rooms and a larger floor plan mean we can see more patients, cut down on the time you spend waiting for an appointment, and give you a calmer, more comfortable visit from the moment you check in.
It also gives us space to offer more services in Exeter, so you can take care of more of your eye health without driving out of town.
A Bigger Space Built Around You
We have been part of the Seacoast community since 1983, and over those years, our Exeter patients have trusted us with everything from their first pair of glasses to surgery that changed how they see the world.
One of the things we are most excited about is the chance to grow our retina program. Beginning in August, a retina surgeon will join our Exeter team. For patients managing conditions at the back of the eye, that means advanced diagnostic and surgical care closer to home and fewer long drives to find a specialist.
Everything Your Eyes Need, All in One Place
Part of what makes our Exeter office work for so many families is that you can handle routine vision needs and complex medical conditions with the same practice, year after year.
Here is a closer look at the care you will find when you walk through our new doors:
Cataract Surgery and Premium Lens Options
If your vision has started to look cloudy or washed out, cataracts may be the reason, and they are one of the most common parts of aging eyes.
When the time comes, our cataract surgery is built around your goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. During the procedure, we replace your eye’s clouded natural lens with a clear artificial one, and the lens you choose shapes how you see afterward.
You might pick a multifocal implant to cut down on your reliance on glasses, an astigmatism-correcting lens if your cornea has an irregular curve, or the Light Adjustable Lens, which lets us fine-tune your vision after surgery before the prescription is set. At Eyesight Ophthalmic Services, you get to weigh your options with your surgeon, in person, without feeling rushed.
Glaucoma, Diabetic Eye Care, and Retina Services
Some of the most serious eye conditions give you almost no warning until they have already done damage, which is exactly why we keep a close eye on them.
We provide glaucoma diagnosis and management, watching your eye pressure and optic nerve over time to slow a disease that can quietly take your peripheral vision. If you live with diabetes, regular exams with us help catch diabetic retinopathy early, while we still have the most options to treat it.
We also care for patients with macular degeneration, a leading cause of central vision loss as we age, and our retina care is one of the areas the new space lets us expand.
With a retina surgeon joining us in August, the care that used to send you out of town will be available right here in Exeter.
Cornea, Keratoconus, Dry Eye, and Specialty Contacts
The front surface of your eye calls for its own kind of expertise, and it is something our team knows well.
Keratoconus, a progressive thinning that warps the cornea into a cone shape, can blur and distort your vision in ways regular glasses simply cannot fix, so we manage it with specialized care and lenses made for irregular corneas.
We also help patients whose eyes burn, water, or feel gritty through dry eye disease management, getting to the reason your tears are unstable or in short supply, rather than just chasing the symptoms.
And if you have never been able to get comfortable vision from ordinary contacts, scleral and other specialty lenses rest on the white of the eye and vault over the irregular cornea.
Vision Correction Through Clear Advantage
If you have ever wished you could put down your glasses for good, we can help you explore that too. Through Clear Advantage Vision Correction Center, our sister practice and one of the most established refractive surgery centers in New England, you have access to LASIK as well as the EVO Visian ICL, an implantable lens for people who are not ideal candidates for laser surgery.
Dr. Christopher Turner, who practices right here in our Exeter office, handles the pre- and post-operative care that keeps you supported before and after your procedure.
Stop by the Optical Shop
Our new Exeter office is also home to a full-service optical shop staffed by certified opticians. You can browse a wide selection of designer frames, sunglasses, and safety glasses, and pick up contact lenses fitted to your prescription. Because we have lab capabilities on site, we can move you from prescription to finished eyewear faster and keep the whole process under one roof. If your household juggles more than one prescription, that convenience adds up quickly.
Come See Us at the New Office
Our new home at 75 Portsmouth Avenue opens June 29, and we cannot wait to welcome you to a space that reflects more than 40 years of caring for this community.
To book an appointment at our new Exeter location, give us a call at 603-778-1133. Whether you are coming in for a routine exam, a cataract consultation, or ongoing treatment, you will find the same care you have trusted for decades, now in a bigger home just down the road.
