Providing Outstanding Eye Care to Mid Coast Maine

ATTENTION PATIENTS

RETIREMENT NOTICE

I wanted to let you know that as of March 29, 2023, after almost 41 years as an M.D., I will be retiring from ophthalmology practice and closing my office. I advertised nationally for a year for someone to take over the practice, offering to give the practice and all the equipment away with purchase of the real estate, but had no significant response. There is a serious shortage of job seekers in ophthalmology, particularly for rural areas. Additionally, job seekers prefer group and corporate practices to being self-employed, and prefer access to a dedicated ophthalmic surgery center rather than a hospital based operating room.

While the “facility fee” charged by hospital employers discourages MaineHealth from an interest in using my office, I am hopeful that MaineHealth will try in the near future to recruit an ophthalmologist to work in an office on the hospital grounds. That would be a welcome addition to the Mid-Coast for ongoing ophthalmic eye care access. In the meantime, to help in your search for alternate eye care, I have prepared a list of current eye practices in the 3 counties.

Thank you for your trust over the decades.
Howard W. Hoyt, M.D.

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Hoyt Eye Care Center is happy to offer the services of an optical shop to our patients and to the public. As with all the services we provide, the quality of care you receive is our focus.

Whether you need new eyeglasses for everyday living, new sunglasses, or glasses for specific tasks such as for the computer, the Optical Shop’s optician will spend time with you to help you choose eyewear that meets your needs and is best for you.
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1100 Commercial St.
Rockport, ME 04856
207-594-5432
Opening Hours
Monday through Friday: 8am - 5pm,
except Thursday 8am to 12 noon