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Dr. Jonathan Carrere is a board certified ophthalmologist, and specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of cataract, glaucoma, eyelid disease, and laser refractive surgery. Dr. Carrere completed his undergraduate education at Centenary College of Louisiana and his medical school training at LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport, LA. After graduating summa cum laude in undergraduate and medical school, he went on to complete his ophthalmology residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS, where he served as Chief Resident during his senior year of training. At that time, he developed both a clinical and research interest in oculoplastic surgery, and is a published author in leading oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery journals. Dr. Carrere is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Lona Naquin is the LASIK and Cataract Coordinator at Advanced Eye Institute. As a Certified Ophthalmic Technician, Lona has specialty training in premium lens options and is well versed with our FEMTO laser for laser cataract surgery. She is proficient in the latest advancements of Intralase LASIK. Lona is originally from Thibodaux and has been part of the Advanced Eye Institute Team for 20 years.

Ann Lovell is the Clinical Manager for Advanced Eye Institute, as well as a Certified Ophthalmic Technician. Ann is from Houma and has worked in the Ophthalmology field for 19 years and has been with Advanced Eye Institute for the last 7 years.

Lauren is from Houma and graduated from Nicholls State University in 2004. She has been a Registered Nurse for 15 years. She has hospital experience in both nursing and case management roles, as well as, 6 years Director of Nursing experience at a local nursing home. Lauren has been the Director of Nursing at Thibodaux Laser and Surgery Center since September 2015

Renee Prejean is the Financial Manager for Advanced Eye Institute. Renee has been the in the Medical Business Administration field for 34 years. During this time, she has served as Medical Practice Administrator for over 25 years. These experiences developed into her personal consulting company providing administrative support and medical billing services for a variety of medical practice specialties. These services are what introduced Renee to Advanced Eye Institute 2 years ago, where she has transitioned into joining our team.

Dr. Arora is the area’s only full time, fellowship trained Retina specialist who we are proud to partner with for our patients’ retina care. He is available in our Thibodaux office to see patients several times per month. He also has a busy retina practice in Houma where he is able to offer the full gambit of retinal treatment options for patients. Dr. Arora is the first surgeon to bring Retinal surgery to the Bayou Region. Patients previously were forced to travel to New Orleans or Baton Rouge for these surgical/medical treatments. He specializes in the treatment of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, ocular trauma, and other retinal diseases.

Dr. Eustis is Pediatric Ophthalmologist and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has been on staff at Ochsner since 1986. A well-known pediatric ophthalmologist, he has over 35 scientific publications and over 70 presentations to his credit. Dr. Eustis holds Clinical Associate Professorships in ophthalmology at LSU medical school. Dr. Eustis visits the Advanced Eye Institute Houma office twice per month to see our pediatric patients locally.

Dr. Darby Chiasson is an Optometrist from Advanced Eye Institute in Cut Off. He is a native of Cut Off and takes time away from his bustling practice to join AEI a few days per month to provide general eye exams, contact lens fittings and refractions for glasses. He has been a valued team member for over 20 years and patients love his friendly, hometown approach to patient care. He is proud to serve the patients of the tri-parish area and to work with the skilled surgeons at AEI to provide the best care for his patients both up and down the bayou region.

Dr. Arceneaux is a native of south Louisiana and is originally from Covington, LA where he attended St. Paul’s High school. He later went on to enroll in college at the University of Southern Mississippi where he graduated Summa Cum Laude followed by graduate studies at Tulane University where he earned his Master of Science degree. Following his graduate school education, Dr. Arceneaux chose to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center medical school in New Orleans. His residency training was completed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham at the internationally renowned UAB Callahan Eye Hospital where he served as chief resident in his senior year. Dr. Arceneaux is a Board-Certified Comprehensive Ophthalmologist and specializes in cataract, LASIK, and glaucoma surgery as well as many other procedures in and around the eye. He takes great pride in caring for each and every patients’ individual needs. Dr. Arceneaux believes it is important to examine the whole eye and the whole patient as there are often systemic diseases manifesting as visual problems. He is dedicated to keeping up with the latest ophthalmologic advancements, in both surgical techniques and medical care. He is an extremely skilled surgeon and he is the kind of physician that listens whole heartedly and wants to connect with patients. He is passionate about providing the best possible eye care for the people in our community.