To comply with the latest recommendations and guidelines established by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, we are focusing our care on patients with urgent and emergent needs.  Patients with upcoming appointments for routine, non-emergent care will be contacted to reschedule their appointment.  For the week of March 30^th through April 3rd, only the office at 1920 Pickens St. will be open.  Office hours will be 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM.  A physician will be on call, as always, for emergent after-hours care for our patients.

Each patient’s care and the safety of all patients, visitors, and staff members are of paramount importance.  You can rest assured that all Physicians and staff at Columbia Eye Clinic will continue strictly adhering to CDC guidelines for disinfecting the office and hand hygiene.  In addition, visitors and family members of patients will not be allowed in the building, and each patient will complete a written Coronavirus screening to help safeguard everyone’s health.

Please contact our office at (803) 779-3070 if you have any questions.

To comply with the latest recommendations and guidelines established by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, we will focus our care on patients with urgent and emergent needs.  Therefore, patients with upcoming appointments for routine, non-emergent care will be contacted to reschedule their appointment.  For the week of March 23^rd through March 27^th, office hours will be limited at each location.  A physician will be on call, as always, for emergent after-hours care for our patients.

Each patient’s care and the safety of all patients, visitors, and staff members are of paramount importance.  You can rest assured that all Physicians and staff at Columbia Eye Clinic will continue strictly adhering to CDC guidelines for disinfecting the office and hand hygiene.  In addition, we will continue limiting visitors in the buildings, and each patient will complete a written Coronavirus screening to help safeguard everyone’s health.

Please contact our office if you have any questions.

The 14 physicians and more than 100 staff of Columbia Eye Clinic welcome Stephen A. Cross, M.D. to the practice. Dr. Cross is a cornea specialist with clinical interests including comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract and refractive surgery, cornea surgery and transplantation and glaucoma surgery. He sees patients at the downtown Columbia and Lexington clinic locations.

Dr. Cross was fellowship-trained at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his residency at the UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, University of Alabama Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama and internship at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC and INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia.  He earned his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.  He holds a B.S. degree from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Cornea Society, South Carolina Medical Association and South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology.

Call 803.779.3070 to schedule an appointment.