CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Being proactive about your eye health is essential to maintaining and enjoying the gift of sight for a lifetime. So when it comes to addressing vision-related concerns, having the right eye care team in your corner makes all the difference.
Optometrist Dr. Reed Gibb and the experienced staff at Red Cliffs Eye Center, Southern Utah’s newest optometry clinic, look forward to providing high-quality eye care and reconnecting with patients in the community. Red Cliffs Eye Center recently opened in the same location as the former Graf Medical Eye Care & Vision Center, which was led by Dr. Jeffery Graf for more than 15 years until his retirement.
“I’ve really enjoyed my patients over the years,” Gibb said. “I want to continue to see those folks.”
Red Cliffs Eye Center facilitates comprehensive eye care for patients of all ages. Along with exams, services include the diagnosis and management of dry eye disease, diabetic eye disease, vascular eye disease, cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and other conditions. The clinic also has an optical center where veteran optician Deniece Cox helps fit patients for glasses and contacts.
“I have been thrilled with the expertise of my staff since starting at Red Cliffs Eye Center,” Gibb said.
As a smaller clinic, Red Cliffs Eye Center offers a peaceful, welcoming environment where patient comfort is top priority. They also strive to keep patients waiting as little as possible.
“If you normally have to wait in an eye care provider office for hours just to have three minutes to talk to the doctor, something is wrong with that system,” Gibb said. “I invite you to give us a try. We will take the time to listen to your concerns and work through the issues. Vision is so important, and it’s nice to have the time you need with the doctor.”
Having practiced in St. George since 2004, Gibb is a familiar face among patients and a well-respected provider in the local eye care community. His decades of clinical experience have primarily focused on geriatric eye care, such as cataracts and glaucoma, as well as retinal diseases including macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Gibb grew up in the small farming community of Ellensburg, Washington, and served a church mission in South Korea before enrolling at Brigham Young University, where he graduated with a bachelor of science in zoology with a minor in business. He earned his medical degree from the Pacific University College of Optometry in Oregon and completed post-graduate residency training at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City.
St. George has been Gibb’s home for nearly 20 years, and he’s passionate about helping Southern Utahns live better through excellent vision care. The community has been a great place for him and his wife to raise their six kids, he said, and he’s grateful for the thousands of patients he’s had the opportunity to meet along the way.
Gibb is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Utah Optometric Association. Along with managing his own clinic, he also serves patients on a part-time basis at Retina Associates of Southern Utah, the area’s only retina specialty practice.
Because of this, Red Cliffs Eye Center will always be at the forefront of treatment options for conditions such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. As soon as new technologies come to the market, they will be offered to patients.
Gibb has spent his entire career working alongside ophthalmologists and specialists in complex eye care, including cataracts and LASIK surgery. This experience has given him valuable insight into eye disease that many other optometrists don’t have, which is reflected by the cutting-edge imaging and diagnostic technology used at Red Cliffs Eye Center.
“I’m an optometrist with a medical eye care background, so my patients receive all the eye care they need up to the point of surgery,” he said. “Patients can expect a very high level of care here.”
Red Cliffs Eye Center is accepting new patients, and Gibb looks forward to becoming your preferred optometrist. Visit redcliffseyecenter.com or call 435-634-0420 to request an appointment.
Written by ALEXA MORGAN for St. George News.
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- Red Cliffs Eye Center | Address: 754 S. Main St., Suite 6, St. George | Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Telephone: 435-634-0420 | Website.
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