Up North Eye Care, PLLC

06/15/2026

👁️ June is Cataract Awareness Month! 👁️

Did you know cataracts are one of the leading causes of vision loss, affecting millions of Americans? Cataracts develop gradually, causing blurry or cloudy vision, increased glare, and difficulty seeing at night.

The good news? Cataracts are treatable, and regular comprehensive eye exams can help detect changes early.

If you’re experiencing changes in your vision, don’t wait—schedule your eye exam and keep your eyes healthy for years to come!

06/12/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to our wonderful optometrist, Dr. Burns! 🎉

We are so thankful for the kindness, compassion, and exceptional care she provides to our patients each and every day. Her dedication to helping others see their best truly makes a difference in our community.

Please join us in wishing Dr. Burns a very happy birthday! 🥳🎂

If you happen to see her out today, be sure to say hello and wish her a fantastic birthday. We hope your day is filled with joy, laughter, and all your favorite things!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Burns! 💚

05/21/2026

We’re excited to introduce our new communication system to help keep our patients better informed and connected with our office! 🎉

Our updated system allows us to send:
📧 Email eblasts about office news, promotions, sales, events, holiday closures, and important updates
📬 Recall reminders through postcards, text messages, and email to help you stay on track with your eye care appointments
⭐ Post-appointment review requests by email, giving you the opportunity to share your experience and feedback with others

Our goal is to make communication easier, more convenient, and more efficient for all of our patients. If you ever need to update your contact information, please let our office know so you don’t miss important updates!

Thank you for continuing to trust us with your eye care needs! 👓

05/20/2026

Our very own Dr. Grabriel had the opportunity to speak to the students at Thunder Bay Junior High for Career Day and share all about the world of optometry!

We are so thankful to have her on our team and love seeing her inspire the next generation. 👓✨

05/14/2026

📣 New Appointment Reminder System 📣

To help make appointment reminders more convenient, we are excited to introduce our new automated reminder system!

Here’s how it works:

📧 5 days before your appointment, you will receive an email reminder where you can confirm your appointment.

📱 If the appointment is not confirmed through email, you will receive a text reminder 3 days before your appointment with another option to confirm.

📞 If we still have not received confirmation, you will receive an automated phone call 2 days prior to your appointment, along with a personal call from our office the day before.

✅ If you confirm through either the first email or text reminder, you will not receive additional phone calls — only a same-day text reminder for your convenience.

We hope this new system helps make managing your appointments easier and more efficient!

As always we appreciate your patience as we navigate this new system.

05/07/2026

Scheduling link

05/07/2026

✨ Exciting Updates at Our Office! ✨

We’re happy to announce two new ways we’re making your experience easier and more convenient!

📅 Online Scheduling is Now Available
You can now schedule appointments online anytime — day or night — right from the comfort of your home! The link is provided on our page at the top of the page and under the link section as well as on the google page and our website.

📲 New Appointment/Order Reminder System

To help keep appointments simple and stress-free, we’ve also launched a new automated reminder system that can send:
✔️ Text reminders
✔️ Email reminders
✔️ Automated phone calls

Along with this comes 2 way messaging. This way if you get a text from us, you can respond to the text and we will receive it and be able to respond back.

With that being said the phone number that comes up for this system will not be our actual number but we will get the responses.

Our goal is to make staying on top of your eye care easier than ever while improving communication and convenience for our patients.

If you have any questions or need any help, our team is always happy to help! 😊

Thank you for trusting us with your eye care!

04/01/2026

Congratulations Dr. Burns!!!

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT - Dr. LeAnn Burns

Optometrist / Owner - Up North Eye Care

Dr. LeAnn Burns began her higher education journey at Alpena Community College while working toward a Bachelor of Science and Arts degree pathway. Today she is the owner and optometrist at Up North Eye Care, serving patients across Northeast Michigan.

LeAnn credits ACC with helping her develop independence early in her educational journey.

“ACC helped grow my independence.”

As an optometrist, she says the profession involves far more than just vision prescriptions.

“Optometry isn’t just about prescriptions and disease - it’s about relationships. You’ll manage chronic conditions like glaucoma, diabetes, and dry eye. You’ll calm anxious patients and explain complex things in simple terms. If you enjoy science and connecting with people, you’ll thrive.”

03/17/2026

We will be back open tomorrow 3/18/26 in both the Alpena and Rogers City locations. Thanks for your patience.

03/16/2026

Due to continued power outage at the Alpena office we will be closed Tuesday 3/17/26. If you have an appointment scheduled we will be reaching out to you to reschedule.

Due to hazardous road conditions, the Rogers City office will also be closed on March 17, 2026, to ensure the safety of our staff and patients.

Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe!