Mississippi’s Top Rated Local® Eye Doctors & Optometrists Award Winner: The Center For Eye Care

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that The Center For Eye Care is an award winner for eye doctors and optometrists in 2019.

If you are looking for an eye doctor that will provide you with individual attention, look no further than this award-winning company!

The Center For Eye Care has received many overwhelmingly positive reviews across three different verified sites with an average rating of 4.98 stars, earning them an impressive Rating Score™ of 95.78 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking as one of the top 10 eye doctors and optometrists in Mississippi!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“This is the most professional medical office I have ever been to in my life. I am consistently greeted cordially. [The] wait time is reasonable considering how popular [it is]. Each medical assistant is respectful and efficient. I have had two cataract surgeries, with several follow up appointments, and have always been treated very well. I highly recommend [them]!” – T.L.

It is because of excellent reviews like this that The Center For Eye Care is now able to call themselves a Top Rated Local award winner!

Not Your Average Eye Doctor

We were excited to learn all about how The Center For Eye Care has been able to build such an impressive reputation, so we sat down with the Public Relations Director, Shelley McKay.

The first thing we wanted to know was what it is that makes The Center For Eye Care stand apart from their local competitors. Shelley filled us in on why The Center For Eye Care is able to call itself a premium practice. Every patient is always treated as an individual, and the staff focuses on the quality of care and making sure that patients leave their office feeling heard, understood, and educated on their personal eye health. With this level of personal care, the staff at The Center For Eye Care is able to work towards their mission, which Shelley described to us as:

“[Our mission is] to provide high-quality care and educate every patient so that we can inspire them to live a better quality of life. At the heart of our practice, we value our patients with the same care and compassion as our own family members.”

We also learned that The Center for Eye Care owns all of its own lasers! They’re maintained in-house, and having this technology on-hand gives them a lot more control over precise and accurate procedures. George M. Thurber, MD, was the second physician in Mississippi to perform LASIK and the first in the area to perform custom LASIK! He’s also performed over 5,000 lasik procedures in the last 23 years, and 17,000 eye procedures overall!

Building Success Through Community Involvement

With as pristine a reputation as The Center For Eye Care has created, it was no surprise to learn how involved they are in their community. They participate in school screenings, health fairs, and off-site seminars. They want to be involved in educating the community on general eye health.

There are many businesses out there that are looking to build as impressive a reputation as The Center For Eye Care has managed to. We asked if Shelley could share any expert advice with these companies. Here’s what she had to say:

“Learn and grow from all feedback. Whether someone is 100-percent satisfied or not, it’s important to ask for reviews in the first place and to address them accordingly.”


Congratulations to The Center For Eye Care for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and special thanks to Shelley for taking the time to speak with us!

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