Practice consisting of six ophthalmologists and six optometrists who are supported by a large, select, and highly trained staff.
11/05/2025
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month!
Diabetes is the leading cause of preventable blindness, and early stages often have no symptoms.
If you have diabetes, don’t wait for vision changes. Your annual dilated exam is your best defense!
Protect your sight. Schedule your appointment today!
10/21/2025
We are hiring the following positions if interested please apply at hr@greateyecare.com. Or call 269-428-3300, ext. 243
Medical Coding Specialist
Insurance Specialist
Patient Service Specialist- Niles
Cleaning Specialists- Niles
Ophthalmic Assistants
10/09/2025
🎃 October is Halloween Safety Month! 👁️
To avoid a real-life Halloween horror story, think twice before using costume contact lenses purchased without a prescription. The American Academy of Ophthalmology warns that these unregulated lenses may not be sterile and can cause serious eye infections or even permanent vision loss.
If you’re planning to enhance your costume this Halloween, protect your sight by getting contact lenses through a licensed eye care professional. Your eyes aren’t worth the risk! 👀🧡
10/08/2025
We are hiring Patient Service Specialists! Please submit resume to hr@greateyecare.com.
10/07/2025
We are hiring a Medical Coding Specialist & an Insurance Specialist. Please submit your resume to hr@greateyecare.com.
We are hiring Ophthalmic Assistants and an Insurance Specialist. Please contact HR. 269-428-3300, ext. 243.
09/03/2025
🌟 Help us out! 🌟
Great Lakes Eye Care is up for Best Eye Care Practitioner in the Herald-Palladium Readers’ Choice 2025 awards! 🏆
You can nominate us once per day until Sunday, September 7. Just click the link, select the Eye Care Practitioner category, and write in "Great Lakes Eye Care".
Great Lakes Eye Care and Great Lakes Surgery Center are teaming up with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan to host a Community Blood Drive on Friday, September 12th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM!
📍 Location: Great Lakes Surgery Center
2848 Niles Road, Suite B, Saint Joseph, MI 49085
💡 Helpful tip: Eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating!
🎁 Special perk: Donate for a chance to win 2 tickets + a VIP experience to your favorite hometown football team!
Together, we can make sure life-saving blood is available for those who need it most. ❤️
08/01/2025
👁️ August is Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month!
Did you know children are especially vulnerable to vision issues like infections, injuries, and increasing nearsightedness? This month, we’re joining the American Academy of Ophthalmology and IJCAHPO in raising awareness about how to protect and preserve kids’ eye health!
Regular eye exams, protective eyewear, and early detection go a long way. Let’s keep those little eyes healthy and strong! 💪👓
07/28/2025
We are hiring Ophthalmic Assistants!
Contact HR
269-428-3300 Ext. 243
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Great Lakes Eye Care (originally called Great Lakes Eye Clinic) was established in 1987 to provide for the diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions and diseases in people, as well as normal preventive eye care for the community of Southwest Michigan.
We are a practice consisting of 8 ophthalmologist and 2 optometrists who are augmented by a large, select, and highly trained staff. We deliver personalized care in kind, compassionate ways, always with the patient's best interests in mind. Our up-to-date training and state-of-the-art equipment is matched by modern, comfortable facilities in St. Joseph, Niles, South Haven, and a recently opened Mishawaka office (retinal service only)!
Office visits are by appointment only. We make every effort to schedule your appointment as soon as practical. During the business day and after hours, emergencies will receive priority status.
Great Lakes Eye Care provides a large service department for your individual eye-care needs. We are open during our normal hours and are well prepared for most eye-wear repairs or adjustments you might need.
Certain occupational and recreational activities require special options in eye-wear. We can provide expert advice for these special situations. For example, eye-wear for activities like sport shooting, racquetball, or fishing each have different characteristics that are customized in different ways beyond the normal pair of glasses.
We also provide direct shipping of contacts to your home with a valid prescription for existing patients. We make every effort to be a full-service eye care practice.
Our staff participates in many community-building activities outside of the office. Some of these activities include:
Providing primary eye care in poor or underdeveloped areas of the world. We do this because it is our nature to care about people. Some information on these activities may be accessed through this website.
Through Vision Outreach International, we have had the opportunity to travel to many countries including: Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, China, Indonesia, Honduras and Guatemala.