General Practitioners

• Pediatric Care
  Tessa Payne received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University in 2009. She is originally from Fort Myers, Florida and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Stetson University. While at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Dr. Payne completed a clinical externship with honors in pediatrics at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia, ocular disease training with honors at Seidenberg Protzko Eye Associates in Havre de Grace, MD and Optometric Care Inc. in Aliquippa, PA. She practiced primary care and pediatric Optometry in Delaware for 8 years before returning to her home state of Florida. She enjoys scuba diving, cooking, and travel.
• Primary Care

Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma
  Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in people ages 40 and older. The most common form of the eye condition often worsens without any symptoms, causing progressive vision loss and can lead to blindness if left untreated. Early diagnosis and treatment is crucial.
• Ophthalmology
  Perich Eye Center is the surgical center to the HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Ophthalmology Residency Program. The program's goal is to offer residents a rewarding, educational environment where ophthalmology residents receive individualized learning opportunities to maximize their full potential as clinicians, educators and healthcare leaders.
• Macular Degeneration
  Macular degeneration is a very serious eye condition, and one of the leading causes of blindness and vision impairment. This disease usually occurs in people over the age of 50, but can begin to develop as young as 40. The eye condition typically manifests with only mild symptoms, such as slight blurriness or vision distortion, and progressively gets worse.
• Cataracts
  Resident exposure to surgery increases during each year of the program. PGY-2 begin with extraocular procedures. After demonstration in a level of competency, they progress to perform certain intraocular procedures near the end of the first year. In the second year (PGY-3) the exposure to surgery increases. Each second year resident does about 15 to 30 cataracts. In the third year a large number of surgeries of all types are performed. By the end of the program each resident generally has performed between 150 to 200 surgical procedures.
• Cataract Surgery
  Are you considering cataract surgery? Your Flex Spending Card can help. During consultation, you will be asked to choose the Intraocular Lens (IOL) which best fits your lifestyle. Just like there are different models of cars and refrigerators, there are different models and functions of Intraocular lenses (IOL).
• Eye Exam
  An eye exam involves a series of tests to evaluate your vision and check for eye diseases. Our optometrists use the latest technologies to measure the health of your vision. Each test during an eye exam evaluates a different aspect of your vision or eye health. If additional procedures are required, our in-house ophthalmologists will save you additional trips to other clinics.

Psychiatrists

• Anxiety

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
• Diabetic Retinopathy
  In diabetic retinopathy the blood vessels of the retina become abnormal and develop tiny leaks, causing fluid or blood to seep into the retina, especially the macula. When fluid accumulates in the macula, it becomes wet and swollen and cannot work properly. This is called macular edema, which causes the central vision to become blurry.

Surgeons

• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Pterygium surgery is a minimally invasive surgery, that generally takes no more than 30 to 45 minutes. Before your surgery date we will provide you with general guidelines to help you feel prepared. You will be required to fast or only eat a light meal beforehand. In addition, if you wear contact lenses, you will be asked to not wear them for at least 24 hours before the procedure. Because you’ll be lightly sedated, doctors will require you to arrange transportation after the surgery, as you’ll be unable to drive yourself.
• Otolaryngology
  Dr. Perich holds Professional Memberships in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Optometric Association (AOA), and the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (AOCOO).

Plastic Surgeons

• Brow Lift
  Marking and measuring the amount of skin that is going to be removed gives the best symmetry. Dr. Tanya Perich always thoroughly evaluates her patient’s eyelids before surgery. Each eye is unique and needs individual attention. Maybe one side is more saggy than the other? In that case you may need a brow lift on one side or take more skin from one side to balance your facial symmetry
• Eyelid Surgery
  Why is it important to work with an eye doctor for your eyelid surgery?, Florida Eye Care Tips, Florida Eye Care Certified Ophthalmologists & Optometrists
• Face Lift
  Dr Perich has been performing oculoplastic surgeries since 1983. He was a pioneering surgeon in performing the Contour Thread Facelift and has trained over 90 plastic surgeons on this technique. He has also taught courses on laser skin resurfacing and endoscopic brow lift techniques. He continues to teach Ophthalmology residents ocular plastic surgeries.
• Blepharoplasty
  Upper lid blepharoplasty, also known as an upper eyelid lift, is a surgical procedure to reduce loose or excess skin found in the upper lid crease. This can reduce the weight of the upper eyelid (making it easier to keep the eyes open) and remove upper eyelid hooding (improving the peripheral vision). This results in a more youthful, awake appearance and improve peripheral vision. The incision is made within the crease of the eyelid, resulting in no visible scar. This procedure is performed with a CO2 laser, which minimizes bruising and swelling, with a resulting faster recovery time.

Dermatologists

• Skin Cancer
  In most cases, our patients will not need any bandages and will be able to open their eyes fully and completely following their surgeries. The only exception to this involves surgery for the removal of basal cell carcinoma, which is a type of skin cancer.