Meet our Doctors
Meet the experienced and friendly doctors who make LA Eye & Vision Center the leading provider of vision care products and services.
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Dr. Claudette Smith-Boudreaux
Dr. Smith was born and raised in Church Point, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Church Point High, received a Bachelor’s of Science with a Concentration in secondary eduction from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and received her doctorate of Optometry from University of Houston.
Dr. Smith is licensed in both Louisiana and Texas. In Louisiana, she is licensed as an Optometric Physician with Advanced Procedures qualifications. These advanced procedures allow her the ability to perform minor procedures on the eyelids such as chalazion removals and benign growth removals as well as laser procedures to enhance vision after cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment that can eliminate a patient’s use for topical treatment as well as a procedure to eliminate a pressure spike inside the eye.
Dr. Smith-Boudreaux performs thorough comprehensive eye exams with specialization in treating and managing pathologies in the eye. She handles majority of the special testing, such as visual fields, ocular coherence tomography, fundus photography testing to determine whether a patient needs treatment or monitoring of eye diseases that can cause permanent vision loss or blindness. She performs difficult contact lens fittings for patients with corneal pathologies as well as difficult spectacle prescription fits for patients that suffer from double vision from visual deficits.
While earning her doctorate from the University of Houston, College of Optometry, Dr. Smith completed several externships where she was responsible for the eye care of indigent patients and managed many eye diseases including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and cataract surgery co-management throughout several clinics in Houston and the rural areas of Oklahoma where she serviced the Cherokee Nation eye health clinics. While under the observation of the UHCO Neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Rosa Tang, Dr. Smith was awarded the Neuro-Optometry award for achievement in the field. She also worked with many pediatric patients at the Pediatric clinic at the University of Houston Eye Center. Dr. Smith is currently an InfantSee provider.
She has volunteered in the community with vision screenings of school-aged children as well as actively bringing education to the community on ocular health and ocular disease prevention. She is an avid supporter of the Church Point High School Battling Bear athletics, where she was once an athlete, as well as the community churches and other organizations.
She is a member of the statewide, Optometric Association of Louisiana and the national, American Optometric Association. She enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her husband and their two daughters.
Dr. Eric Boudreaux
Dr. Eric Boudreaux earned his Bachelor of Science degree from LSU in 2006 and completed his Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Houston College of Optometry in 2010. During his four years of clinical training, he completed more than 1,500 patient encounters across a wide range of specialties, including family eye care, pediatrics, contact lenses, cornea, low vision, and medical eye disease.
Dr. Boudreaux trained at the University Eye Institute in Houston, where he gained advanced experience in specialty pediatrics and primary care optometry. He completed his final clinical rotation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, providing comprehensive and specialty eye care across five clinics serving the Cherokee Nation.
He is board-certified and licensed to examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases of the eye and visual system, as well as identify related systemic conditions. Dr. Boudreaux has a special interest in correcting focusing and vision disorders with eyeglasses and contact lenses, treating medical eye conditions, and helping patients achieve clear, comfortable vision at every stage of life. He is certified to perform minor outpatient laser procedures for conditions such as secondary cataracts and elevated intraocular pressure related to glaucoma, and he provides in-office treatment for eyelid lesions, including stye and growth removal.
Dr. Boudreaux performs comprehensive eye examinations for patients of all ages at his clinics in Crowley and Church Point.
A native of Church Point, Dr. Boudreaux is the grandson of the late Martin “Blanc” Venable and Lou Wilda Sibille. He and his wife are raising their two daughters in Acadia Parish, where he is proud to serve the community he calls home.
His promise to patients is a commitment to lifelong learning, advanced care, and personal attention-continually expanding his knowledge and skills to protect not only vision, but overall health.
