Rhode Island Eye Institute Fall River

Our Fall River eye doctors provide comprehensive routine eye care for patients across
Fall River, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, and the South Coast of Massachusetts.
Located on Hanover Street near the I-195 and Route 24 interchange, our Fall River
office makes annual eye exams and contact lens visits convenient for patients in
southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island.

Routine eye care services at our Fall River office include:

• Comprehensive eye exams for adults, children, and seniors with
  thorough overall eye health checks
• Contact lens fittings: soft, multifocal, toric, and specialty
  lenses for irregular corneas, dry eye, and keratoconus
• Pediatric vision care and
  myopia management for Fall River–area families
• Eyeglass prescriptions, with optical and frames available at our
  nearby Providence and South Kingstown offices

Patients in New Bedford, Dartmouth, Westport, Tiverton, Little Compton, and Portsmouth
also rely on our Fall River eye doctors for routine vision care thanks to easy
I-195 and Route 24 access, and the chance to skip the drive to Boston.

When something doesn't feel right with your eyes, our Fall River ophthalmologists
are here for prompt, expert care. We treat eye emergencies, dry eye, and chronic
medical eye conditions for patients across Fall River, New Bedford, and the South Coast.

Medical eye care services at our Fall River office:

• Eye emergencies: same-day care for sudden vision changes,
  flashes and floaters, eye pain, red eye, or foreign body removal
• Dry eye treatment: customized therapy plans, meibomian gland
  evaluation, and specialty contact lenses for severe cases
• Diabetic eye care: annual diabetic retinopathy screenings
  and ongoing monitoring
• Glaucoma management: pressure checks, OCT imaging,
  and visual field testing
• Macular degeneration: current anti-VEGF therapy and
  dry AMD treatment options

For patients in Somerset, Swansea, Dartmouth, Westport, Tiverton, and Little Compton,
our Fall River office is the closest source of subspecialty medical eye care.
If you're experiencing an eye emergency in Fall River or anywhere on the South Coast,
call us right away.

Our Fall River office gives South Coast patients access to fellowship-trained
subspecialty eye care without the drive to Boston. From cataract surgery to retina
care, our Fall River ophthalmologists handle the full range of complex eye conditions
for patients across Fall River, New Bedford, Somerset, and Swansea.

Specialty and surgical services available through our Fall River office:

• Cataract surgery with premium IOLs, including PanOptix trifocal,
  Vivity EDOF, Light Adjustable Lens, and toric lenses for astigmatism
• LASIK and refractive surgery consultations with Dr. Elliot Perlman,
  who has performed LASIK since 1994
• Retina care for diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration,
  and retinal tears and detachments with Drs. Gupta and Thakuria
• Glaucoma management and surgery with Dr. Sarah Anis
  (Wilmer/Johns Hopkins fellowship)
• Oculoplastic and cosmetic procedures with
  Dr. R. Jeffrey Hofmann (ASOPRS fellow)
• Pediatric ophthalmology with Dr. John Donahue

Patients in Dartmouth, Westport, Tiverton, Little Compton, and Portsmouth choose
our Fall River office because it brings academic-caliber subspecialty surgery
to the South Coast.

Rhode Island Eye Institute's Fall River office brings Brown University–affiliated
subspecialty eye care to the South Coast, a level of expertise that historically
meant a trip into Boston. Located on Hanover Street near the I-195 and Route 24
interchange, our Fall River eye doctors are known for personalized, high-quality care.

What makes our Fall River office stand out:

• 4.9-star Google rating: our highest-rated location,
  with 128+ patient reviews specific to our Fall River office
• Brown University–affiliated physicians: many of our
  Fall River ophthalmologists hold faculty appointments at the
  Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
• Full subspecialty roster: cataract, retina, glaucoma,
  oculoplastic, and pediatric specialists available at this Fall River location
• Easy I-195 / Route 24 access, with on-site parking
• 1,800+ Google reviews practice-wide and a
  4.6-star average across all RIEI locations

Patients in Fall River, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, Dartmouth, Westport,
Tiverton, Little Compton, and Portsmouth choose our Fall River office for
trusted subspecialty eye care close to home.

Our Fall River eye care office is located at 235 Hanover Street, Fall River, MA 02720, near the I-195 and Route 24 interchange. The convenient highway access makes us easy to reach from across the South Coast and eastern Rhode Island.

Driving directions from nearby cities:

• From New Bedford (~15 min): Take I-195 West to Fall River. Exit toward downtown Fall River and follow signs to Hanover Street.
• From Tiverton, RI (~10 min): Head north on Route 24, cross into Fall River, and take the downtown exit.
• From Somerset (~10 min): Cross the Charles M. Braga Memorial Bridge into Fall River and continue to Hanover Street.

We also welcome patients from Swansea, Dartmouth, Westport, Little Compton, RI, and Portsmouth, RI at our Fall River office. If you need help finding us or arranging transportation for eye surgery, our team is happy to assist. Just give us a call before your appointment.