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02/12/2026
Traffic Alert – Story Avenue
Story Avenue is currently reduced to one lane due to road work, and traffic may be slower than usual.
If you have an appointment with us, please allow a little extra travel time to ensure you arrive on time.
We appreciate your patience and look forward to seeing you!
🎉 Happy Birthday to Dr. Woodruff!
❤️🩺 We’re so grateful for the expertise, compassion, and dedication she brings to our patients every day. Her commitment to exceptional eye care and her genuine care for those she serves makes a lasting impact on our community.
🥳 Join us in wishing Dr. Woodruff a wonderful birthday and a year ahead filled with happiness and success!
01/29/2026
👀 Dry, irritated eyes interfering with your day?
📋 You might be eligible for a clinical research study focused on Dry Eye Disease.
👥 Participants receive study-related visits at no cost and may be compensated for their time.
👉 Call (502) 219-7700 or visit ButchertownClinicalTrials.com to see if you qualify.
01/27/2026
👁️Tired of dealing with dry, irritated eyes?👁️
📋 You may qualify to participate in a clinical research study evaluating new ways to understand and manage Dry Eye Disease.
✔️ Study-related care at no cost
✔️ Compensation available for time
✔️ Help advance future dry eye treatments
📞 Call (502) 219-7700 or visit ButchertownClinicalTrials.com to learn more.
01/25/2026
For the safety of our patients and staff, The Eye Care Institute and Butchertown Clinical Trials will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to inclement weather and road conditions.
Our staff will be contacting patients to reschedule appointments.
For vision-threatening emergencies, please call 502-589-1500.
Stay safe and warm!
01/23/2026
🎉 Join us in celebrating Melissa Majors on her 20th Work-A-Versary!
💪 For the past 20 years, Melissa has been a steady, reliable force within our practice, serving nearly equal time in both the front office and the billing department. Her willingness to learn, adapt, and master new systems and processes is truly impressive, and she is someone we know we can always lean on when help is needed!
❤️ We are beyond grateful for Melissa’s continued dedication to our patients and our practice! Happy work-a-versary!
01/21/2026
❄️ Due to the forecast and inclement weather we are experiencing higher call volumes and wait time.
✅ Please try one of the following alternatives to calling:
We appreciate your patience during this time. Thank you! 👁️🩺❤️
01/19/2026
🇺🇸 In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy and commitment to justice and community, our office will be closed on Monday, January 19.
📅 We will reopen on Tuesday, January 20.
☎️ FOR VISION THREATENING EMERGENCIES, OUR PHONES ARE ALWAYS ANSWERED AT 502-589-1500
01/12/2026
🤩 Brand Feature of the Week: Maui Jim!
🕶️ Shield your eyes from harmful sunrays all year round with a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses!
👓 Our optical shop is stocked with stylish choices for every face and lifestyle. Come try on your new favorite pair!
01/07/2026
🎉 What an amazing year! 🎉
We’re proud of all we accomplished in 2025 and grateful for every patient, staff member, and community partner who helped make it possible.
Thank you for trusting us with your care! 👁️🩺❤️
01/05/2026
❄️ Happy January! ❄️
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We are Leaders in LASIK and offer lots of other ways to improve your vision.
John C. Meyer, MD has performed over 15,000 laser vision correction procedures. He first used the excimer laser while completing his Fellowship in Refractive Surgery and Corneal Diseases at Emory University during 1994 and 1995. As such, he is one of the first doctors in the country to have had access to an excimer laser. LASIK is a great option but we also offer many other vision correction procedures that may be right for you.
Guruprasad R. Pattar, MD, PhD is a LASIK surgeon with The Eye Care Institute and he has performed over 1,000 LASIK laser vision correction procedures.
We are eye physicians and surgeons in Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana. In practice since 1984, we have performed over 16,000 laser vision correction procedures and over 100,000 cataract extractions and other surgical procedures. Our eye doctors have a combined experience level exceeding 120 years, including over 80 combined years of eye surgery experience.
We offer all eye services including LASIK, laser cataract surgery, premium cataract surgery lens implants offering you many lifestyle choices of distance and near vision and many other vision correction options. We offer laser surgery for medical eye conditions as well as care and surgery all eye diseases including cataract, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and macular degeneration. We perform advanced corneal transplants. We offer routine and family eye exams and contact lens exams. Our optical shop features the latest in designer eyewear, and you can order your contact lenses from us in person, by phone or online. We also offer clinical trials and participate in scientific studies on everything from antibiotics to artificial intelligence.