Rhode Island Eye Institute Providence

Our Providence eye doctors provide comprehensive routine eye care for patients across Providence and the surrounding communities of Pawtucket, Cranston, North Providence, and East Providence. Whether you need an annual eye exam, a contact lens fitting, or new eyeglasses, our team makes routine vision care convenient at our flagship Providence office on East Manning Street.

Our routine services in Providence include:

• Comprehensive eye exams for adults, children, and seniors, including prescription updates.
• On-site optical and frames at our Providence location, with experienced opticians who help you choose lenses that fit your lifestyle and budget.
• Contact lens fittings, including specialty lenses such as scleral, RGP, multifocal, and toric lenses. Dr. Paul Zerbinopoulos has been fitting scleral lenses in Providence since 2008.
• Myopia management and children’s vision care for Providence-area families.

Patients in Johnston, Central Falls, and Seekonk, MA also rely on our Providence eye doctors for routine eye care close to home.

When something doesn’t feel right with your eyes, our Providence ophthalmologists are here for same-day care. From eye emergencies to ongoing medical eye care, we serve patients throughout Providence, East Providence, Pawtucket, and Cranston with prompt, expert evaluation.

Common medical eye care concerns we treat in Providence include:

• Eye emergencies: sudden vision loss, flashes and floaters, eye pain, red eye, or foreign body removal.
• Dry eye: customized treatment plans, meibomian gland evaluation, and specialty 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-generation anti-VEGF therapy and monitoring.

Located near Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University, our Providence office is a trusted destination for medical eye care. Patients also visit us from North Providence, Johnston, and Seekonk, MA. If you’re experiencing an eye emergency in Providence, call us right away.

Our Providence office is the surgical and specialty hub of Rhode Island Eye Institute, with multiple fellowship-trained subspecialists practicing under one roof. Patients across Providence, East Providence, Cranston, and Pawtucket receive the same depth of subspecialty eye care typically found at large academic centers.

Specialty and surgical services available at our Providence office:

• Cataract surgery with premium IOL options, including PanOptix trifocal, Vivity EDOF, Light Adjustable Lens, and toric lenses for astigmatism.
• LASIK and refractive surgery with Dr. Elliot Perlman, who has been performing LASIK in Rhode Island since 1994 and was the first ophthalmologist in Rhode Island to offer FDA-approved corneal cross-linking.
• Glaucoma surgery: SLT, MIGS, trabeculectomy, and tube shunt procedures with Dr. Sarah Anis.
• Retina care: full medical and surgical retina services with Drs. Gupta and Thakuria.
• Oculoplastic and cosmetic procedures with Dr. R. Jeffrey Hofmann, an ASOPRS fellow.

This subspecialty depth is why patients across Providence trust us for complex eye surgery.

Rhode Island Eye Institute’s Providence office is our flagship location, and it’s the practice many local doctors choose for their own families. Located on East Manning Street near Brown University and just off I-195, our Providence eye doctors combine subspecialty expertise with the convenience of a community practice.

What makes our Providence office stand out:

• Brown University faculty appointments: many of our Providence ophthalmologists hold academic positions at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
• Multiple fellowship-trained subspecialists in cataract, cornea, glaucoma, retina, oculoplastics, and pediatric ophthalmology, all in one Providence location.
• 4.5-star Google rating with more than 950 patient reviews specific to our Providence office.
• On-site optical and frames: complete your eye exam and select glasses without making a second trip.
• Premium IOL portfolio for cataract patients, including the Light Adjustable Lens.

From routine eye exams to complex eye surgery, our Providence office serves patients across Providence, East Providence, Pawtucket, Cranston, North Providence, and Seekonk, MA, backed by more than 1,800 practice-wide reviews.

Our Providence eye care office is located at 150 East Manning Street, Providence, RI 02906, just off I-195 and a short walk from the Brown University campus. Free parking is available, and most patients across the greater Providence area can reach us in 20 minutes or less.

Driving directions from nearby cities:

• From Pawtucket (~10 min): Take I-95 South to I-195 East. Exit at Gano Street and follow signs to East Manning Street.
• From Cranston (~10 min): Take I-95 North to the Wickenden Street exit, then continue east on Wickenden Street to East Manning Street.
• From East Providence (~10 min): Take I-195 West across the bay, then exit at Gano Street.

We also serve Providence-area patients traveling from North Providence, Johnston, Central Falls, and Seekonk, MA. If you need help finding our Providence office or arranging transportation for an eye exam or surgery, our team is happy to assist. Just give us a call.