Clint Meyer, OD

Dallas Eyeworks

Dr. Clint Meyer has practiced the profession of optometry for over 20 years. Starting out in Amarillo after attaining his optometric degree, he eventually moved to the White Rock Lake area of east Dallas.

“ I really like this area because the sense of community reminds me of where I grew up in Iowa. Although there are no corn fields, hog farms, or the Mississippi river, ...hmm, I guess Dallas is a bit different. Anyway, it’s that sense of community that I like and is important to me. I believe in building relationships. I appreciate the small business owners in the area and try to support them whenever I can. At Dallas Eyeworks we strive to make every patient feel welcome and comfortable by providing a professional and relaxing atmosphere.

This is a wonderful profession where we actually help to make peoples’ daily lives better through improved vision and eye health and I am proud to be part of that.

combined with patients’ values and preferences. The new thinking attempts to blend the clinical side of medicine — lab results, statistics and machines — with greater attention to the patients’ experience. The impersonal nature of technology makes a connection to the physician more important than ever. The patients’ experience begins in the reception room. If the space feels cold or unwelcoming, it can add unnecessary stress to the visit.

“We strive to provide a courteous relationship and a relaxing environment, where people will feel comfortable talking about difficult issues,” says Dr. Julie Vu, an associate at Brothers & Crochet Ob/Gyn Associates of Dallas, LLP. This applies whether she is working with an expectant mother or a woman in menopause.

“Often, women have read a lot about childbirth and have very specific wishes,” Dr. Vu says. “We try hard to let them have the kind of delivery they would like, while keeping their expectations realistic.”

Trust and communication help increase satisfaction with the outcome for both doctor and patient.

When care is patient-centered, doctors make sure patients have all the information they need about their options. As technology advances, there is often more than one good choice. Patients also have more responsibility in the partnership. They must tell their doctors their priorities, and their lifestyle choices (like nutrition or sleep habits) that can enhance treatment success. A good relationship with a doctor increases the likelihood that a patient will follow through on healthy behaviors.

Dr. Clint Meyer of Dallas Eye Works focuses on specifics based on each person’s case history. He strives to learn details about how each individual uses his or her eyes.

“There are unique situations,” he says, recognizing that for most people, eye exams aren’t second nature.

“I focus on putting them at ease and zooming in on why they’re there for the day,” Dr. Meyer says. “Why they carved out some of their time to come in and get seen.”

Acknowledgment of the patients’ valuable time is another example of how clinicians are focusing on the patient experience rather than the old model of emphasizing an efficient delivery, where sometimes clinical excellence seems to be divorced from simple courtesy.

Not only is patient-centered care the right thing to do from a standpoint of better health outcomes, but evidence shows it also leads to a wiser allocation of resources. Researchers have reason to hope that as doctors and clinics increase their awareness of patient-centered care, the doctor-patient relationship will continue to evolve toward partnership and increased success in patient treatment. HCA